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2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 21 Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, South Melbourne, Victoria 58 laps on a 5.303 kilometer road course (307.574 kilometers) Time of race: 1:29:33.283 Average speed: 206.069 kph Pole time: 81.164 seconds Cautions: 1 for 3 laps Margin of victory: 5.036 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    2018 Formula One results   /   2018 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 3 5   Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF71H / Ferrari 062 EVO 58 1:29:33.283 40 25 2 1 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes F1 W09 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 58 +5.036 18 18 3 2 7   Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF71H / Ferrari 062 EVO 58 +6.309 0 15 4 8 3   Daniel Ricciardo Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB14 / TAG Heuer V6 58 +7.069 0 12 5 10 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL33 / Renault R.E.18 58 +27.886 0 10 6 4 33   Max Verstappen Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB14 / TAG Heuer V6 58 +28.945 0 8 7 7 27   Nico Hulkenberg Renault Sport F1 Team Renault R.S.18 / Renault R.E.18 58 +32.671 0 6 8 15 77   Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes F1 W09 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 58 +34.339 0 4 9 11 2   Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL33 / Renault R.E.18 58 +34.921 0 2 10 9 55   Carlos Sainz, Jr. Renault Sport F1 Team Renault R.S.18 / Renault R.E.18 58 +45.722 0 1 11 12 11   Sergio Perez Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM11 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 58 +46.817 0 0 12 14 31   Esteban Ocon Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM11 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 58 +60.278 0 0 13 18 16   Charles Leclerc Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Sauber C37 / Ferrari 062 EVO 58 +75.759 0 0 14 13 18   Lance Stroll Williams Martini Racing Williams FW41 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 58 +78.288 0 0 15 16 28   Brendon Hartley Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Toro Rosso STR13 / Honda RA618H 57 +1 lap 0 0 ret 6 8   Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team Haas VF-18 / Ferrari 062 EVO 24 wheel 0 0 ret 5 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team Haas VF-18 / Ferrari 062 EVO 22 wheel 0 0 ret 20 10   Pierre Gasly Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Toro Rosso STR13 / Honda RA618H 13 engine 0 0 ret 17 9   Marcus Ericsson Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Sauber C37 / Ferrari 062 EVO 5 steering 0 0 ret 19 35   Sergey Sirotkin Williams Martini Racing Williams FW41 / Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 4 brakes 0 0

Fastest Lap: 222.128 kph by Daniel Ricciardo Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 28 28     29 31 3   #8 stopped turn 2   32 58 27       Percent of race run under caution: 5.2%             Average green flag run: 27.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lewis Hamilton 1 18 18   Sebastian Vettel 19 58 40 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Sebastian Vettel 25     2   Lewis Hamilton 18   -7   3   Kimi Raikkonen 15   -10   4   Daniel Ricciardo 12   -13   5   Fernando Alonso 10   -15   6   Max Verstappen 8   -17   7   Nico Hulkenberg 6   -19   8   Valtteri Bottas 4   -21   9   Stoffel Vandoorne 2   -23   10   Carlos Sainz, Jr. 1   -24