Australian Grand Prix
2018 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 24-25, 2018Race summary
Victory went to Vettel (from 3rd on the grid), with a 5.036s margin. Bottas made the biggest gain, from 15th on the grid to 8th (up 7 places). Verstappen had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 6th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Ricciardo (1:25.945).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | 1:29:33.283 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 58 | +5.036 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 58 | +6.309 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo 1:25.945 | Red Bull | 8 | 58 | +7.069 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | 58 | +27.886 | 10 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 58 | +28.945 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | 58 | +32.671 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 15 | 58 | +34.339 | 4 |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 11 | 58 | +34.921 | 2 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | 58 | +45.722 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | 58 | +46.817 | 0 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 14 | 58 | +1:00.278 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 18 | 58 | +1:15.759 | 0 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 13 | 58 | +1:18.288 | 0 |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | 24 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | 22 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 20 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | 5 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 19 | 4 | Brakes | 0 |