2018 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 25, 2018

Round 1

Race Winner

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

1:25.945

Daniel Ricciardo (Lap 54)

Fastest Qualifying

1:21.164

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:22.824	1:22.051	1:21.164
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:23.096	1:22.507	1:21.828
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:23.348	1:21.944	1:21.838
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:23.483	1:22.416	1:21.879
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:23.494	1:22.897	1:22.152
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:23.909	1:23.300	1:23.187
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:23.671	1:23.468	1:23.339
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:23.782	1:23.544	1:23.532
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:23.529	1:23.061	1:23.577
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:23.686	1:22.089	1:22.089
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:23.597	1:23.692	1:23.692
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:24.073	1:23.853	1:23.853
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:24.344	1:24.005	1:24.005
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:24.464	1:24.230	1:24.230
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:24.503	1:24.786	1:24.786
16	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:24.532	-	1:24.532
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:24.556	-	1:24.556
18	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:24.636	-	1:24.636
19	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:24.922	-	1:24.922
20	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:25.295	-	1:25.295

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	58	1:29:33.283	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	58	+5.036	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	58	+6.309	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	58	+7.069	12
5	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	58	+27.886	10
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	58	+28.945	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	58	+32.671	6
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	58	+34.339	4
9	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	58	+34.921	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	58	+45.722	1
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	58	+46.817	0
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	58	+1:00.278	0
13	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	58	+1:15.759	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	58	+1:18.288	0
15	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	57	+1 Lap	0
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	24	Wheel	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	22	Wheel	0
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	13	Engine	0
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	5	Steering	0
20	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	4	Brakes	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used