Australian Grand Prix
2024 · Round 3 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 22-24, 2024Race summary
Victory went to Sainz (from 2nd on the grid), with a 2.366s margin. Hülkenberg made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 9th (up 7 places). Russell had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 17th. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 17-18 and on lap 58. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 16 (medium → hard), on lap 41 (hard → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Pérez (Red Bull) on lap 35, with 17.2s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Leclerc (1:19.813).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2 | 58 | 1:20:26.843 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc 1:19.813 | Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +2.366 | 19 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 58 | +5.904 | 15 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 5 | 58 | +35.770 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 6 | 58 | +56.309 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 | 58 | +1:33.222 | 8 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 8 | 58 | +1:35.601 | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 10 | 58 | +1:40.992 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 58 | +1:44.553 | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 14 | 57 | +4.081 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 12 | 57 | +5.009 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 18 | 57 | +11.508 | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | 57 | +40.953 | 0 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | 57 | +42.326 | 0 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 19 | 57 | +44.293 | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | 57 | +53.979 | 0 |
| 17 | George Russell | Mercedes | 7 | 56 | 0 | |
| – | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11 | 15 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 3 | Retired | 0 |