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
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia
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 |