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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Raikkonen wins season-opening Australian Grand Prix


Lotus Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland (C) celebrates next to Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain and Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) after winning the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel MunozLotus Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland (C) celebrates next to Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain and Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) after winning the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Finland's Kimi Raikkonen won the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix for Lotus on Sunday, beating Ferrari's Fernando Alonso into second place at Albert Park.

Spaniard Alonso was followed across the line by the Red Bull of triple world champion Sebastian Vettel after a thrilling race on the Melbourne street circuit.

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Alan Baldwin)

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