Season 2018 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2018-03-25 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari 1:29:33.283
Team win 40pt P1 · P3 1-3
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +5.036
7 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +6.309
Fastest Lap
3 Daniel Ricciardo
1:25.945 · L54
DNF
5
Romain Grosjean L24 Kevin Magnussen L22 Pierre Gasly L13 Marcus Ericsson L5 Sergey Sirotkin L4
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Kimi Räikkönen 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Vettel · pit stop L26 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton · pit stop L19 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Räikkönen · pit stop L18 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Ricciardo · pit stop L26 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Alonso · pit stop L26 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Verstappen · pit stop L21 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Hülkenberg · pit stop L24 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Bottas · pit stop L25 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Vandoorne · pit stop L25 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Sainz · pit stop L22 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Pérez · pit stop L24 Pérez PER Pérez PER Ocon · pit stop L23 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Leclerc · pit stop L20 Leclerc · pit stop L27 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Stroll · pit stop L25 Stroll · pit stop L29 Stroll STR Stroll STR Hartley · pit stop L1 Hartley · pit stop L22 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Grosjean · pit stop L24 Grosjean · retired L24 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Magnussen · pit stop L22 Magnussen · retired L22 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Gasly · retired L13 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Ericsson · retired L5 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Sirotkin · retired L4 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 58 1:29:33.283 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 58 +5.036 18
3 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 58 +6.309 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo FL Red Bull 8 58 +7.069 12
5 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 10 58 +27.886 10
6 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 4 58 +28.945 8
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 7 58 +32.671 6
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 15 58 +34.339 4
9 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 11 58 +34.921 2
10 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 9 58 +45.722 1
11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 12 58 +46.817
12 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 14 58 +1:00.278
13 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 18 58 +1:15.759
14 18 Lance Stroll Williams 13 58 +1:18.288
15 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 16 57 +1 Lap
R 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 6 24 Wheel
R 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 5 22 Wheel
R 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 20 13 Engine
R 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 17 5 Steering
R 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 19 4 Brakes
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.824 1:22.051 1:21.164 POLE Q3
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:23.096 1:22.507 1:21.828 +0.664 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.348 1:21.944 1:21.838 +0.674 Q3
4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:23.483 1:22.416 1:21.879 +0.715 Q3
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:23.494 1:22.897 1:22.152 +0.988 Q3
6 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:23.909 1:23.300 1:23.187 +2.023 Q3
7 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:23.671 1:23.468 1:23.339 +2.175 Q3
8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:23.782 1:23.544 1:23.532 +2.368 Q3
9 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:23.529 1:23.061 1:23.577 +1.897 Q2
10 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.686 1:22.089 — +0.925 Q2
11 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:23.597 1:23.692 — +2.433 Q1
12 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:24.073 1:23.853 — +2.689 Q2
13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:24.344 1:24.005 — +2.841 Q2
14 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:24.464 1:24.230 — +3.066 Q2
15 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:24.503 1:24.786 — +3.339 Q1
16 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:24.532 — — +3.368 Q1
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:24.556 — — +3.392 Q1
18 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:24.636 — — +3.472 Q1
19 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:24.922 — — +3.758 Q1
20 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:25.295 — — +4.131 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
7 Kimi Räikkönen
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
33 Max Verstappen
5
20 Kevin Magnussen ▲1
6
8 Romain Grosjean ▲1
7
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
8
3 Daniel Ricciardo ▼3
9
55 Carlos Sainz
10
14 Fernando Alonso ▲1
11
2 Stoffel Vandoorne ▲1
12
11 Sergio Pérez ▲1
13
18 Lance Stroll ▲1
14
31 Esteban Ocon ▲1
15
77 Valtteri Bottas ▼5
16
28 Brendon Hartley
17
9 Marcus Ericsson
18
16 Charles Leclerc
19
35 Sergey Sirotkin
20
10 Pierre Gasly
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:25.945 L54
2 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:26.165 L55
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:26.348 L57
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.373 L57
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.381 L55
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:26.429 L56
7 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:26.444 L50
8 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:26.469 L53
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:26.511 L52
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:26.523 L46
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
22s 24s median 22.2s Max Verstappen · L21 · 20.953s Lance Stroll · L29 · 21.397s Kimi Räikkönen · L18 · 21.421s Daniel Ricciardo · L26 · 21.440s Valtteri Bottas · L25 · 21.664s Sebastian Vettel · L26 · 21.787s Lewis Hamilton · L19 · 21.821s Esteban Ocon · L23 · 21.854s Kevin Magnussen · L22 · 21.983s Brendon Hartley · L1 · 22.213s Charles Leclerc · L20 · 22.242s Brendon Hartley · L22 · 22.296s Sergio Pérez · L24 · 22.327s Stoffel Vandoorne · L25 · 22.474s Fernando Alonso · L26 · 22.573s Nico Hülkenberg · L24 · 22.628s Charles Leclerc · L27 · 22.836s Romain Grosjean · L24 · 23.054s Carlos Sainz · L22 · 23.868s Lance Stroll · L25 · 25.504s
fastest 20.953s Max Verstappen slowest 25.504s Lance Stroll pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
28 Brendon Hartley 1 1 16:15:04 22.213s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 18 16:40:07 21.421s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 19 16:41:30 21.821s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 20 16:44:03 22.242s
33 Max Verstappen 1 21 16:45:06 20.953s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 22 16:46:31 21.983s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 22 16:46:46 23.868s
28 Brendon Hartley 2 22 16:47:37 22.296s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 23 16:48:25 21.854s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 24 16:49:35 22.628s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 24 16:49:31 23.054s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 24 16:49:51 22.327s
18 Lance Stroll 1 25 16:51:46 25.504s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 25 16:51:17 22.474s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 25 16:51:21 21.664s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 26 16:52:19 21.787s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 26 16:52:59 21.440s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 26 16:53:09 22.573s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 27 16:56:25 22.836s
18 Lance Stroll 2 29 16:59:57 21.397s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
33
Max Verstappen
+8
P4→P6
77
Valtteri Bottas
+8
P15→P8
14
Fernando Alonso
+6
P10→P5
55
Carlos Sainz
+6
P9→P10
16
Charles Leclerc
+6
P18→P13
28
Brendon Hartley
+6
P16→P15
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+5
P7→P7
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+5
P11→P9
Most positions lost
Max Verstappen −9 Carlos Sainz −7 Nico Hülkenberg −5
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
77 Valtteri Bottas Grid penalty ▼5 (P10 → P15)
▼5 (P10 → P15)
3 Daniel Ricciardo Grid penalty ▼3 (P5 → P8)
▼3 (P5 → P8)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15