F1: Top 5 races of Kimi Raikkonen

#5 Australian Grand Prix, 2013

Kimi checked Alonso's Ferrari and Vettel's Red Bull in check to clinch a great win

The last that Raikkonen won a Grand Prix would be in the season-opener at Melbourne in the 2013 season.

Proving that his last win in that Lotus-Renault in the desert heat of Abu Dhabi, the previous season wasn't a flash in the pan, Raikkonen took his Lotus to the top of the podium at the Australian Grand Prix much to the delight of his Raikkonen army; a globetrotting legion of fans captivated by Kimi's unflustered attitude to racing.

In emerging on top of a clear two-stop strategy, clinically managing his race ahead of the Ferrari of Alonso and the Red Bull of Vettel in the closing stages, Kimi proved he wasn't going to be nudged around by other superior cars on the track.

What set a clear tempo of Raikkonen's win was his impressive passing in the earlier stages of the 58-lap contest, wherein the Iceman, who started seventh on the grid, made up swift places to move up to fourth to give himself a shot at the podium.

Interestingly, when Ferrari's Alonso passed Sutil, then in Force India, to emerge behind Raikkonen, the Lotus driver upped his pace to steer away from the Ferrari's looming threat. Exhibiting excellent control of his car and in demonstrating great tyre management, Raikkonen clinched a win which clearly didn't seem to be his when the five red lights went off.

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