The FORMULA 1™ ING Australian GP brings together the country’s premier motor sport event with a world-class entertainment offering, all set in the country’s most stylish city. The glamour, sophistication and cutting-edge technology of F1 racing, the ever-popular V8 Supercars will return in an exciting new format, the popular Celebrity Challenge race and more... The Australian Grand Prix is so much more than edge-of-your-seat motoring excellence. Off circuit there is a carnival atmosphere to leave you with memories that will last a lifetime.With the top flight's substantial raft of regulation changes – the introduction of KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems) technology, the much-anticipated return of slick tyres and dramatically different front and rear wings – the form book has been thrown out of the window. The curtain-raising event on the 2009 calendar could, quite literally, be anyone's race.
Hamilton finished fourth, was promoted to third after Trulli was penaltised for passing him under the safety car, but was ultimately disqualified after stewards decided he and McLaren had provided 'misleading' evidence relating to the incident.Both Toyotas were demoted to the back of the grid for running illegal rear wings and opted to start from the pit lane
As this was the first race of the season, Button led the Drivers' Championship with 10 points, followed by Barrichello on 8 and Trulli on 6.
