The Australian Grand Prix is set to kick off the 2014 F1 racing season this coming weekend. Lewis Hamilton is favoured to win this first race of the season with Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso tipped to be his biggest competition.
To Win Australian Grand Prix Outright
- Lewis Hamilton 2/1
- Nico Rosberg 4/1
- Fernando Alonso 8/1
- Jenson Button 10/1
- Felipe Massa 10/1
- Sebastian Vettel 12/1
- Kimi Raikkonen 14/1
- Kevin Magnussen 16/1
- Valterri Bottas 16/1
Lewis Hamilton didn’t have a great year in 2013 finishing 4th in the driver standings. He will look to start off 2014 with a big win as he is the favourite to finish atop the standings this year. Hamilton finished last years Australian Grand Prix in 5th position, so he does have some improvements to make this year. Kimi Raikkonen who is listed at 14/1 is the defending champion after coming from the 7th grid to win last years race.
Fastest Qualifier
- Lewis Hamilton 5/4
- Nico Rosberg 7/2
- Felipe Massa 9/1
- Sebastian Vettel 10/1
- Valttteri Bottas 14/1
- Kevin Magnussen 14/1
Last year Sebastian Vettel had the fastest qualifying time at this race, while Lewis Hamilton, the current favourite had the third fastest time. Mark Webber, who is not one of the favourites to post the fastest qualifying time was the second fastest finisher last year.
Fastest Lap
- Lewis Hamilton 7/2
- Nico Rosberg 9/2
- Felipe Massa 8/1
- Sebastian Vettel 8/1
- Valtteri Bottas 9/1
- Fernando Alonso 11/1
- Jenson Button 12/1
- Kimi Raikkonen 14/1
- Niko Huklenberg 16/1
These odds are similar to the fastest qualifying odds. The difference being that there will be other competitors to contend with during the race.
Podium Finish?
- Lewis Hamilton 8/13
- Nico Rosberg 10/11
- Fernando Alonso 7/4
- Jenson Button 5/2
- Felipe Massa 12/5
- Kimi Raikkonen 3/1
- Valtteri Bottas 3/1
- Kevin Magnussen 4/1
- Sebastian Vettel 4/1
- Niko Huklenberg 11/2
Here are the odds for whether each racer will finish in the top 3 and get a spot on the podium after the race. Hamilton and Rosberg are each expected to be on the podium more times than not according to the oddsmakers.
Winning Margin
- Under 5 seconds 5/2
- Between 5 and 10 seconds 15/8
- Over 10 seconds 11/10
Last year Kimi Raikkonen won the race by 12.45 seconds over Fernando Alonso. This is a pretty big margin for an F1 race, but according to the odds an over 10 second gap happens about 50% of the time.
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