Australian Grand Prix
2019 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 15-17, 2019Race summary
Victory went to Bottas (from 2nd on the grid), with a 20.9s margin. Stroll made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 9th (up 7 places). Norris had a difficult race, dropping from 8th to 12th. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 23 (soft → medium). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 25, with 21.1s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Bottas (1:25.580).
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas 1:25.580 | Mercedes | 2 | 58 | 1:25:27.325 | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 58 | +20.886 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 58 | +22.520 | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +57.109 | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +58.203 | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 7 | 58 | +1:27.156 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 17 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 20 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | 29 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 12 | 28 | Damage | 0 |
| – | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 18 | 9 | Engine | 0 |