The former Honda continued their flying pace from practice and pre-season testing as they dominated the qualifying at Albert Park.
Jenson Button crossed the line in one minute, 26.202 seconds to edge out his team-mate Brazilian Barrichello by three tenths of a second.
In what looks like a much more competitive season to come, there was not a Ferrari or McLaren in sight as Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel qualified third best, ahead of BMW’s Robert Kubica, Williams’ Nico Rosberg and Toyota’s Timo Glock.
POS DRIVER ENTRANT 1 Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes 2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 6 Timo Glock Toyota 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 12 Fernando Alonso Renault 13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 14 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 15 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 16 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 Nelson Piquet Renault 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 20 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari

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