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HrvatskiFelipe Massa led his team mate Kimi Raikkonen at qualifying for the Malaysian GP 2008. - watch his great onboard lap in Ferrari F2008
2008 Malaysian GP – Massa takes pole, but Raikkonen wins
1992 Mexican GP – First podium for Michael Schumacher
On this day in 1992, Michael Schumacher climbed on the podium for the first time in his F1 career in the last race on the old Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit which was won by Williams drivers Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese.
2004 Malaysian GP – Schumacher beats Montoya, first podium for Button
Michael Schumacher won the second race of the 2004 F1 season in searing heat of Malaysia, where he beat Juan Pablo Montoya in BMW Williams while Jenson Button finished on the podium for the first time in his F1 career.
2005 Malaysian GP – Alonso takes championship lead, first F1 podium for Toyota
Fernando Alonso secured his first victory in the 2005 F1 season from pole position, confirming that Renault will compete for the championship title while Jarno Trulli finished second and gave Toyota's first Formula 1 podium.
2007 Australian GP – Raikkonen wins first race with Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen won the first race of the season in Australia on this day in 2007, in his first appearance for Ferrari, making the best possible start to his only championship winning season.
2002 Malaysian GP – Schumacher and Montoya clash, first 1-2 for BMW Williams
Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya brought the first 1-2 win for the partnership between BMW and Williams, defeating Michael Schumacher in last year's Ferrari, and the race was marked by contact between Michael Schumacher and Montoya.
1996 Australian GP – Williams dominate as Villeneuve takes pole on F1 debut
Damon Hill won his first race of the season for Williams in Australia where Williams was dominant on the new street track in Melbourne while his team-mate and debutant Jacques Villeneuve wrote F1 history after he secured pole position in the first ever F1 appearance.
First F1 race in Austin – Hamilton beats Vettel to victory
Lewis Hamilton won the first F1 race in Austin on this day in 2012 after he defeated Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull who started from pole position, overtaking him on the longest straight with DRS assistance.
2010 Abu Dhabi GP – Vettel, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton fight for the championship
Second Abu Dhabi GP was also the last championship race as in 2009, but this time the championship was not decided. On the contrary, for the first time in the history of Formula 1, the title race included four drivers.
1994 Australian GP – Schumacher controversially wins his first title
1994 Australian Grand Prix was the last race of the championship in which Michael Schumacher won his first world title by only one point after a controversial collision with Damon Hill
