Overview[]
The S6 - Australian Grand Prix was the sixteenth and final race of Masters Season 6.
Report[]
The final race of the season at Adelaide saw its fourth consecutive championship showdown and one that had the potential to produce one of the biggest shocks in FF1M history. Although Fernando Alonso led the championship, his nearest challenger was, unexpectedly, the Super Alex of David Coulthard, while Ayrton Senna was a further six points behind. Although Maestro and Gui Racing had the advantage in qualifying, Super Alex had arguably the best race car, and one more good race could seal an amazing championship win for DC.
None of the three championship contenders qualified on pole, that honour went to Michael Schumacher. Senna was the in the best shape with 4th, Alonso was two places further back in what was his worst qualifying of the season... never mind, could be worse... DC was down in 20th. He would need Super Alex's superior race-pace the most for the race.
Unfortunately for DC, he retired early from the race leaving Senna and Alonso to battle it out for the championship. Although Senna had perfect race to take the win, it ended up being a bittersweet result as Alonso finished 3rd, which was enough for him to win the championship by a single point. Considering his mid-season slump, Alonso could consider himself fortunate to have still won the championship. Sandwiching the two championship protagonists in the race was Lewis Hamilton. The engine trophy battle was just as exciting with Mugen Honda beating Ferrari by a single point.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
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| 1 | 21 |  Michael Schumacher
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 Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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| 2 | 16 |  Alain Prost
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| 3 | 12 |  Mika Hakkinen
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 Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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| 4 | 7 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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| 5 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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| 6 | 1 |  Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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| 7 | 17 | Kimi Raikkonen
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| 8 | 9 | Nigel Mansell
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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| 9 | 3 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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 M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| 10 | 14 | Jenson Button
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| 11 | 15 | Nico Rosberg
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| 12 | 4 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| 13 | 8 | Timo Glock
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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| 14 | 11 | Damon Hill
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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| 16 | 18 |  Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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| 17 | 5 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| 18 | 6 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| 19 | 22 |  Gerhard Berger
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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| 20 | 19 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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| 21 | 10 | Martin Brundle
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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| 22 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Grid | Pts. |
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| 1 | 7 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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4 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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6 | 6 |
| 4 | 21 | Michael Schumacher
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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1 | 5 |
| 5 | 12 | Mika Hakkinen
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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3 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | Nico Rosberg
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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11 | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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16 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Nigel Mansell
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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8 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 6 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| Fin | 10 | Martin Brundle
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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21 | |
| Fin | 22 | Gerhard Berger
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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19 | |
| Fin | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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15 | |
| Fin | 23 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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22 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 19 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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| Ret | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| Ret | 16 | Alain Prost
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| Ret | 11 | Damon Hill
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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| Ret | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| Ret | 17 | Kimi Raikkonen
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| Ret | 8 | Timo Glock
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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| Ret | 5 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| Ret | 14 | Jenson Button
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso
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68 | 3 | = | 1 | Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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125 | 4 | = | 1 | Mugen Honda
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206 | 5 | = |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna
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67 | 3 |  1
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2 | Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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87 | 4 | 3
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2 |  Ferrari
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205 | 6 | = |
| 3 | David Coulthard
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61 | 2 |  1
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3 | Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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80 | 2 | 1
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3 | Renault
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110 | 4 | = |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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57 | 1 | = | 4 | M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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80 | 1 | 2
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4 | Ilmor
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47 | 1 | = |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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47 | 1 | = | 5 | Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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78 | 2 | 2
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5 |  Ford
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22 | = | |
| 6 | Alain Prost
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46 | 2 | = | 6 | J Racing-Ferrari
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70 | 2 | = | |||||