grand prix :
Australian Grand Prix
2018
Race Report
Full breakdown of every race weekend, qualifying, race, sprint and free practice sessions.
MelbourneStreet CircuitClockwise
R01
58Laps
307.574 KM
Race Highlights
DRIVER OF THE DAY
ALO
WINNER
Sebastian Vettel
FerrariWINNER
1:29:33.283
POLE POSITION
Lewis Hamilton #44
MercedesPOLE POSITION
1:21.164
FASTEST LAP
Daniel Ricciardo
Red BullFASTEST LAP
1:25.945L54
Results
| POS | Δ | DRIVER | GRID | LAPS | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Sebastian Vettel #5 Ferrari | 3 | 58 | 1:29:33.283 | 25PTS |
| 2 | -1 | Lewis Hamilton #44 Mercedes | 1 | 58 | +5.036 | 18PTS |
| 3 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen #7 Ferrari | 2 | 58 | +6.309 | 15PTS |
| 4 | +4 | Daniel Ricciardo #3FL Red Bull | 8 | 58 | +7.069 | 12PTS |
| 5 | +5 | Fernando Alonso #14DOTD McLaren | 10 | 58 | +27.886 | 10PTS |
| 6 | -2 | Max Verstappen #33 Red Bull | 4 | 58 | +28.945 | 8PTS |
| 7 | — | Nico Hülkenberg #27 Renault | 7 | 58 | +32.671 | 6PTS |
| 8 | +7 | Valtteri Bottas #77 Mercedes | 15 | 58 | +34.339 | 4PTS |
| 9 | +2 | Stoffel Vandoorne #2 McLaren | 11 | 58 | +34.921 | 2PTS |
| 10 | -1 | Carlos Sainz Jr. #55 Renault | 9 | 58 | +45.722 | 1PTS |
| 11 | +1 | Sergio Pérez #11 Force India | 12 | 58 | +46.817 | — |
| 12 | +2 | Esteban Ocon #31 Force India | 14 | 58 | +1:00.278 | — |
| 13 | +5 | Charles Leclerc #16 Sauber | 18 | 58 | +1:15.759 | — |
| 14 | -1 | Lance Stroll #18 Williams | 13 | 58 | +1:18.288 | — |
| 15 | +1 | Brendon Hartley #28 Toro Rosso | 16 | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| DNF | — | Romain Grosjean #8 Haas | 6 | 24 | Wheel | — |
| DNF | — | Kevin Magnussen #20 Haas | 5 | 22 | Wheel | — |
| DNF | — | Pierre Gasly #10 Toro Rosso | 20 | 13 | Engine | — |
| DNF | — | Marcus Ericsson #9 Sauber | 17 | 5 | Hydraulics | — |
| DNF | — | Sergey Sirotkin #35 Williams | 19 | 4 | Brakes | — |