Australia: Odds of a Brawn GP win?
By Phil Huff
March 26 2009
As the Australian Grand Prix is the opening race of the season, the bets are off. Except they're not, as we run you through the odds available for the Melbourne race, and see where you could just win a bit of pocket money.
Given it's the first race, and the rules have changed significantly, there's no real big value gamble. Favourite to win is, surprisingly, Fernando Alonso in his Renault, with odds of 3/1 - that is, bet £10 and, should the Spaniard win, you'll get back £30 plus your £10 stake.
Brawn GP drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello look tempting, assuming you believe they'll last the distance. Button's on 4/1, while Barrichello is a very tempting 8/1. Both BMW Sauber drivers look good for an each way bet, with Kubica and Heidfeld being 12/1 and 25/1 respectively.
Toyota are confident they've turned a corner, and with both drivers on 33/1, a brave man could gamble a small amount there.
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The full odds for the Australian Grand Prix are...
| Driver | Team | Odds |
| Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2/1 |
| Jenson Button | Brawn | 4/1 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 6/1 |
| Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7/1 |
| Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 8/1 |
| Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 10/1 |
| Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 12/1 |
| Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 25/1 |
| Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 25/1 |
| Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 33/1 |
| Timo Glock | Toyota | 33/1 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 40/1 |
| Nico Rosberg | Williams | 40/1 |
| Mark Webber | Red Bull | 66/1 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 80/1 |
| Nelson Piquet | Renault | 80/1 |
| Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 200/1 |
| Adrian Sutil | Force India | 400/1 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 400/1 |
| Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 400/1 |
Odds correct at 10:30 26/03/2009. Odds supplied by SportingBet. Visit www.SportingBet.com for latest odds.