Round 1 · 25 March 2018
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
20 drivers
After Round 1
1
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
NEW
25
+25
2
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
NEW
18
+18
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
NEW
15
+15
4
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
NEW
12
+12
5
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
NEW
10
+10
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6
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
NEW
8
+8
7
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
NEW
6
+6
8
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
NEW
4
+4
9
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
NEW
2
+2
10
Carlos Sainz
Renault
NEW
1
+1
11
Sergio Pérez
Force India
NEW
0
+0
12
Esteban Ocon
Force India
NEW
0
+0
13
Charles Leclerc
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
14
Lance Stroll
Williams
NEW
0
+0
15
Brendon Hartley
Toro Rosso
NEW
0
+0
-
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
NEW
0
+0
-
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
NEW
0
+0
-
Pierre Gasly
Toro Rosso
NEW
0
+0
-
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Sergey Sirotkin
Williams
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 1:29:33.283 | 25 |
| 2 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +5.036 | 18 |
| 3 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +6.309 | 15 |
| 4 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | +7.069 | 12 |
| 5 | ALO Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | +27.886 | 10 |
| 6 | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +28.945 | 8 |
| 7 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +32.671 | 6 |
| 8 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 15 | +34.339 | 4 |
| 9 | VAN Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 11 | +34.921 | 2 |
| 10 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | +45.722 | 1 |
| 11 | PER Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | +46.817 | 0 |
| 12 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Force India | 14 | +1:00.278 | 0 |
| 13 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 18 | +1:15.759 | 0 |
| 14 | STR Lance Stroll | Williams | 13 | +1:18.288 | 0 |
| 15 | HAR Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| R | GRO Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | GAS Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ERI Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | SIR Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 19 | — | 0 |