2010 Australian Grand Prix Race day at Albert Park

Well, that was more exciting than Bahrain, wasn't it! Chaos, incident and good racing from the first lap to the last, Formula 1 delivered today - partially thanks to the weather.

Having dispersed with Alonso and Schumacher at the first corner in the wet, Jenson Button then kept it together to take a wonderful victory. His early stop for slick tyres initially looked to be the wrong tactic, with an off at Turn 3, but he got it together and drove magnificently to romp home by 12 seconds.

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber endured a nightmare race. The Australian was too impatient and fate dealt Vettel a cruel blow. Red Bull has serious work to do already to catch up in the championship race.

Down at the back, Karun Chandhok finished to give Hispania Racing a boost after another tough weekend, and Lotus will be pleased with Kovalainen bringing his car home once again.

This was the Australian Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live. We hope you have enjoyed the coverage over the last three days. We will be back tomorrow, with the early weather forecast for next weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix from Kuala Lumpur.

An exciting race leaves Alonso and Ferrari on top of the pile, chased by his team-mate and the McLaren pair. Another disastrous day for Red Bull leaves them fourth in the constructors' battle after two rounds. World Championship standings, round 2: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Alonso 37 1. Ferrari 70 2. Massa 33 2. McLaren-Mercedes 54 3. Button 31 3. Mercedes 29 4. Hamilton 23 4. Red Bull-Renault 18 5. Rosberg 20 5. Renault 18 6. Kubica 18 6. Force India-Mercedes 8 7. Vettel 12 7. Williams-Cosworth 5 8. Schumacher 9 9. Liuzzi 8 10. Webber 6 11. Barrichello 5

Here is our round-up of a spectacular Australian Grand Prix:

Button takes first win with McLaren

The trio stand atop the podium for the photographers. All three will be pretty satisfied with how the race unfolded.

The champagne sprays on the podium at the end of a wet-dry incident-filled race. Jenson Button congratulates both Kubica and Massa.

Felipe Massa gets his award for another strong podium finish.

Martin Whitmarsh accepts the constructors' prize for McLaren. He is delighted for the team.

Robert Kubica receives his prize for second place today. He did really well under pressure from the chasing pack.

Recovering from a clash with Alonso off the start, his bold gamble on dry tyres paid off and he claimed the win in a memorable grand prix.

Jenson Button accepts the winner's trophy after an outstanding drive this afternoon.

God Save the Queen rings out over Albert Park to honour Jenson Button and McLaren - today's winners at the Australian Grand Prix.

Ten drivers retired from the Australian Grand Prix:

Timo Glock, Lucas di Grassi and Adrian Sutil all retired with mechanical problems in the pits.

Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the race at Turn 13 while leading.

Vitaly Petrov spun out of the race while looking on course to score his first points.

Bruno Senna stopped out on track shortly after the safety car came in to release the field.

Sebastien Buemi, Nico Hulkenberg and Kamui Kobayashi were involved in a horrible accident at Turn 6 on lap one.

Jarno Trulli didn't start the race, after a sensor problem was found on his Lotus on the grid.

It is nearly dark at Albert Park as Button gets out of the McLaren. He is delighted.

Jenson Button tours into the pitlane as back-to-back winner of the Australian Grand Prix.

Alguersuari was 11th, de la Rosa 12th after succumbing to his fellow-Spaniard in the closing laps. Kovalainen and Chandhok deserve credit for finishing the race in 13th and 14th.

Hamilton will also no doubt be unhappy after that call to pit only his McLaren. He was third at the time and right with Kubica's Renault.

Michael Schumacher, having been stuck behind Alguersuari for what seemed like an age, claims the final point in tenth spot.

Mark Webber struggles home in no doubt a very angry ninth place. He will be gutted with the way the race unfolded.

Button is delighted with his win, telling the team they timed that gamble to go to slicks perfectly.

Tonio Liuzzi finishes in seventh spot, taking advantage of Webber's misfortune. Barrichello was eighth, right on his tail.

Fernando Alonso comes home in fourth place with Rosberg fifth and Hamilton in sixth place.

Robert Kubica finishes in a fine second place for Renault, with Felipe Massa taking the final podium spot for Ferrari.

Jenson Button wins the 2010 Australian Grand Prix! A tricky start became a glorious drive as the world champion claims his first victory as a McLaren driver.

Lap 58: Schumacher surges past de la Rosa at Turn 3 to grab the final point.

Lap 58: One lap remains in a sensational Australian Grand Prix.

Lap 57: Both limp out of the sand, but it has all gone wrong for Webber, who pits for a new nose.

Lap 57: Alonso closes the door and Webber slams into Hamilton, putting the pair in the gravel!

Lap 56: The McLaren continues to harry Alonso but still the Spanaird defends.

Lap 56: Rosberg is now right on top of the group in front. He has caught Webber to make it a six car train.

Lap 56: Hamilton, on the radio, is clearly unhappy with the team's decision to pit his McLaren. He was battling Kubica for second before the stop.

Lap 56: Michael Schumacher has finally passed Jaime Alguersuari for 11th. He dived up the inside at Turn 13 and the pair were side by side at Turn 14 - even banging wheels before Michael finally took the position.

Lap 55: Hamilton still can't get Alonso on the front straight, despite superior straight-line speed.

Lap 55: Barrichello in ninth pulls in another second and is just three seconds behind Liuzzi now.

Lap 55: The group behind Kubica are so slow now that Nico Rosberg is catching all of them. The German is seventh and just three seconds behind them.

Lap 54: Battle continues between Alonso, Hamilton and Webber as they dispute fourth in these final stages.

Lap 54: Barrichello is now chasing after Tonio Liuzzi in eighth. The gap is less than four seconds.

Lap 54: Button continues to lead by an impressive 18.5 seconds over Kubica's Renault.

Lap 53: Barrichello has passed Pedro de la Rosa for ninth place. The Sauber driver now has Alguersuari and Schumacher right on his tail.

Lap 53: Hamilton reports on the radio that his tyres have gone off now he is stuck behind Alonso.

Lap 53: Hamilton must be ruing that decision to pit, as now he is struggling to regain the positions he lost by stopping.