While Mark Webber has had more bets placed on him than any other competitor with online bookmaker sportsbet.com to win the Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel looms as the one to beat and is the $3.60 favourite.
Webber is well and truly in the hunt at $9.50, however faces stiff competition with Fernando Alonso ($5.50), Jenson Button ($6.00) Lewis Hamilton ($8.00) and Kimi Raikkonen ($8.50).
Fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo is a long shot at $151, with ‘no’ and Australian won’t win looking likely at $1.06, with yes priced at $8.00.
A podium finish for an Australian also looks unlikely at $2.63, with no Aussies to be popping the champagne priced at $1.44.
“The punters are tipping that Webber can finally win his first Australian Grand Prix and he has been well backed, but Sebastian Vettel has been the favourite since the market opened and that doesn’t look like changing ,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Punters are also able to bet on how well attended the event will be this year, with a line set at above or below 314,000 fans priced at $1.83.
Channel 7’s Mark Beretta is still the $4.00 favourite to win the Celebrity Race, followed closely by Brad Hodge, Chris Tarrant and Sir Chris Hoy all priced at $6.00.
Markets courtesy of Sportsbet.com.au
Who will win the Australian Grand Prix?
$3.60 Sebastian Vettel
$5.50 Fernando Alonso
$6.00 Jenson Button
$8.00 Lewis Hamilton
$8.50 Kimi Raikkonen
$9.50 Mark Webber
$19 Romain Grosjean, Nico Rosberg, Sergio Perez
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$151 Daniel Ricciardo
Others quoted
Will an Aussie win the Grand Prix?
$1.06 No
$8.00 Yes
Will an Aussie have a podium finish?
$1.44 No
$2.63 Yes
Total crowd attendance?
$1.83 Below 314,000
$1.83 314,000 or above
Biggest crowd figure in one day
$1.83 Below 112,000
$1.83 112,000 or above
Will next year’s Australian Grand Prix be held at night?
$1.08 No
$6.50 Yes
Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge 2013 winner
$4.00 Mark Beretta – Channel Seven sports presenter
$6.00 Brad Hodge – Australian Cricketer
$6.00 Chris Tarrant – former AFL footballer
$6.00 Sir Chris Hoy – Olympic Cyclist
$11 Anna Meares – Australian Olympic cyclist
$11 Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann – Radio Presenter – Gold FM
$11 Hamish Macdonald – Channel Ten news presenter
$11 Jared Daperis – Actor Underbelly: Squizzy
$17 Shane Delia – Celebrity Chef
$34 Em Rusciano – Melbourne media personality
$34 Matthew Cowdrey – Australian Paralympian
$41 Wayne Cooper – Fashion designer
$51 Holly Candy – Actress and singer
$81 Renae Ayris – Miss Universe 2012
$151 Jessica Gomes – International model
$151 Kate Peck – MTV VJ & model
$151 Magdalena Roze – Channel Ten presenter
$151 Vanessa Amorosi – Singer
