Australian GP Tyre Strategies

In 2009, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the Australian Grand Prix, the super soft compound Bridgestone Potenza tyres were marked with green bands on the sidewalls. The wet weather tyre was also marked with a green line in a groove. 

Team / Race Driver     Tyre Choice by Stint*: Medium or Soft

Tyre Choice by Stint*: Medium or Super Soft Compound

Scuderia Ferrari                
Felipe Massa	Super Soft	 Medium	Medium	DNF
Kimi Raikkonen         	Super Soft  Medium  	Medium 	Super Soft	  DNF

Vodafone McLaren                
Lewis Hamilton	Super Soft	 Medium	Medium
Heikki Kovalainen	Medium     DNF

BMW Sauber F1 Team              
Robert Kubica	Super Soft	Medium	Medium	DNF
Nick Heidfeld             Medium     Medium    Medium     Super Soft

ING Renault F1 Team             
Fernando Alonso	Medium 	Medium	Super Soft
Nelson Piquet            Medium    Medium     DNF

Panasonic Toyota                
Jarno Trulli              	Super Soft Medium     Medium
Timo Glock               	Medium     Medium     Super Soft

Scuderia Toro Rosso             
Sebastien Bourdais    Super Soft Medium     Medium
Sebastien Buemi        Medium    Medium     Super Soft

Red Bull Racing                 
Mark Webber             Medium    Medium     Super Soft
Sebastian Vettel	Medium     Medium     Super Soft  DNF

AT&T Williams                   
Nico Rosberg             Medium 	Medium      Super Soft
Kazuki Nakajima	Medium     DNF

Force India F1 Team             
Adrian Sutil          	Medium	Medium      Super Soft  Medium
Giancarlo Fisichella    Medium    Medium      Super Soft

Brawn GP F1 Team                
Jenson Button           Medium	Medium      Super Soft
Rubens Barrichello     Medium    Medium      Super Soft


*   Teams do not necessarily change tyres at pit stops
*   Includes drive-through/stop-go penalties