2013 Australian Grand Prix

The 2013 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) will be the opening race of the 2013 Formula One Season. It is scheduled to be held on March 17 2013 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, in the Southern part of Melbourne, Victoria. It will be the 18th running of the event at the Albert Park circuit, and the 29th Formula One World Championship event to be held in Australia.
Jodie Goodard started strongest, setting the best times in both Friday practice sessions. 
==Background==
The number of cars that would start the season off in Australia would be 22 after HRT collapsed in December 2012. Which meant that the changes was needed in qualfying. The three round knockout system which has been in use since 2006 will remain with 6 teams being knocked out in session 1 and 2, not the 7 in previous years. The third qualifying session will remain the same at ten with a 10 minute block to finish a lap.
The number of DRS zones for the 2013 event will remain at two, again along the main straight and between turns 2 and 3. These will, as with the 2012 event, utilise a single detection point - between turns 14 and 15 of the previous lap.
Unlike in previous seasons, a new rule has come into force whereby a driver is now allowed to use DRS only at these specific points, even in Practice and Qualifying. In previous years, use of DRS had been unlimited in these sessions except where ruled unsafe by stewards.
==Qaulifying==
No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	 	Q2 	 	Q3 	
No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
6 	Chloe Chapman 	Mclaren Mercedes	1.41.819	1 	1:36.920	4 	1:34.029	7
1 	Gema Chapman 	Scuderia Ferrari	1:41.892	2 	1:35.000	1 	1:34.569	9
7 	Natalie Everett 	Mclaren Mercedes	1.41.940	3 	1:37.000	7 	1:34.010	4
4 	Lewis Sheller 	Red Bull Racing 	1:42.000	4 	1:35.001	3 	1:33.670	1
9 	Charlotte Webster	Mercedes F1 	1:42.002	5 	1:36.000	5 	1:34.427	8
8 	Lauren Shorey 	Lotus F1 	1:42.120	6 	1:39.000	8 	1:33.987	3
11 	Robbo Tyler 	TRRacing 	1:42.121	7 	1:42.121	14 	Not In 	14
15 	Jodie Goodard 	Suaber F1 	1:42.124	8 	1.39.001	10 	1:34.196	6
16 	Laura Jackson 	Suaber F1 	1:42.124	9 	1:42.124	13 	Not In 	13
2 	Kate Bradley 	Scuderia Ferrari	1:42.125	10 	1:42.125	11 	Not In 	11
17 	Danny Olsen 	Force India 	1:42.235	11 	1:43.000	12 	Not In 	12
10 	Hannah Wood 	Mercedes F1 	1:42.239	12 	1.36.999	6 	1:34.29 	5
3 	Michael Watts 	Red Bull Racing 	1:42.250	13 	1:34.003	2 	1:33.692	2
7 	Rebecca Harper 	Lotus F1 	1:42.450	14 	1:48.000	15 	Not In 	15
14 	Sammy Harper 	Toro Rosso 	1:43.000	15 	1:49.222	17 	Not In 	17
18 	Chloe Bateman 	Force India 	1:44.111	16 	1:39.000	9 	1:34.576	10
12 	Callum Oneil 	TRRacing 	1:44.555	17 	1:42.222	16 	Not In 	16
13 	Carla Bird 	Toro Rosso 	1:45.000	18 	Not In 	18 	Not In 	18
19 	Canine Foster 	Marussia 	1:45.004	19 	Not In 	19 	Not In 	19
20 	James Carrick 	Marussia 	1:45.222	20 	Not In 	20 	Not In 	20
21 	Sebastian Torres 	Caterham 	1:45.222	21 	Not In 	21 	Not In 	21
22 	Kenny David 	Caterham 	1:45.222	22 	Not In 	22 	Not In 	22
==Results==
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor
1 	4 	Lewis Sheller 	Red Bull Racing
2 	9 	Charlotte Webster	Mercedes F1
3 	5 	Natalie Everett 	Mclaren Mercedes
4 	10 	Hannah Wood 	Mercedes F1
5 	2 	Kate Bradley 	Ferrari
6 	3 	Michael Watts 	Red Bull Racing
7 	16 	Laura Jackson 	Suaber
8 	15 	Jodie Goodard 	Suaber
9 	8 	Luaren Shorey 	Lotus
10 	1 	Gema Chapman 	Ferrari
11 	17 	Danny Olsen 	Force India
12 	14 	Sammy Harper 	Toro Rosso
13 	7 	Rebecca Harper 	Lotus
14 	18 	Chloe Bateman 	Force India
15 	13 	Carla Bird 	Toro Rosso
16 	11 	Robbo Tyler 	TRRacing
Ret	12 	CO 	TRRacing
Ret	6 	Chole Chapman 	Mclaren
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