Rubens Barrichello enjoyed a perfect start to his bid to score only the second victory of his career in Austria today.
The Brazilian, who grabbed pole in superb fashion yesterday, won the race for the first corner on the A1-Ring.
Team-mate and championship pacesetter Michael Schumacher also got a dream getaway from third spot as he powered past the Williams of his brother Ralf.
It was a nightmare opening for the Williams team as Nick Heidfeld, in a Ferrari-powered Sauber, also got ahead of Schumacher and his team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya at the first corner.