Australian Grand Prix photos

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Jenson Button makes the most of his pole position by getting away cleanly in Melbourne



The silver and red McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen touches the Red Bull of Mark Webber and both are out of contention at the first corner



Nick Heidfeld in the BMW and Fernando Alonso's Renault are also on the gravel




Button opens a four-second lead by lap four with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Felipe Massa closing in



Button pits but gets out again in front, with a lapped car between him and the pack, as the safety car comes out, laps 19-23



Vettel and Kubica, battling behind Button, collide with only three laps left, wiping out both cars despite the German's attempt to continue



Button crosses the line to win the Australian Grand Prix and seal a memorable weekend for him and the whole Brawn GP team




Barrichello completes and celebrates a Brawn GP one-two, owing as much to other team's performances as their own diffusers




Victory is sweet for Button