Australian Grand Prix
2025 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 14-16, 2025Race summary
Victory went to Norris (from 1st on the grid), with a 0.895s margin. Antonelli made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 4th (up 12 places). Piastri had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 9th. The safety car was deployed on laps 1-7 and on laps 34-41 and on laps 47-51. The race started in wet conditions. The winner made 5 pit stops: on lap 2 (intermediate → intermediate), on lap 3 (intermediate → intermediate), on lap 4 (intermediate → intermediate), on lap 34 (intermediate → hard), on lap 44 (hard → intermediate). The fastest pit stop went to Leclerc (Ferrari) on lap 34, with 2.3s stationary time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Norris (1:22.167).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris 1:22.167 | McLaren | 1 | 57 | 1:42:06.304 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +0.895 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 4 | 57 | +8.481 | 15 |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 16 | 57 | +10.135 | 12 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 6 | 57 | +12.773 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | 57 | +17.413 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 17 | 57 | +18.423 | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 57 | +19.826 | 4 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +20.448 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 8 | 57 | +22.473 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 57 | +26.502 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 5 | 57 | +29.884 | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 57 | +33.161 | 0 |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 57 | +40.351 | 0 |
| – | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 18 | 46 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 15 | 45 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 12 | 32 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 10 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 11 | 0 | Retired | 0 |