Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the pole on the Australian GP on the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. Felipe Massa, his teammate and the previous GP winner in Brazil, was out due to technical problems with his Ferrari.
Kimi’s major rival for the new season Fernando Alonso, who earned his place in McLaren-Mercedes, will start second tomorrow. Alonso’s former teammate, Renault driver Giancarlo Fisicella, classified six.
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren rookie and a companion of the current world champion Alonso placed 4th after Nick Heidfeld of BMW.