Season 2019 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2019-03-17 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1:25:27.325
Team win 44pt P1 · P2 1-2
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +20.886
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +22.520
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:25.580 · L57
DNF
3
Romain Grosjean L29 Daniel Ricciardo L28 Carlos Sainz L9
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
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Kimi Räikkönen 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P11 Nico Hülkenberg 13 starts · → Giancarlo Fisichella -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Bottas · pit stop L23 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Hamilton · pit stop L15 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Verstappen · pit stop L25 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Vettel · pit stop L14 Vettel VET Vettel VET Leclerc · pit stop L28 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Magnussen · pit stop L14 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Hülkenberg · pit stop L13 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Räikkönen · pit stop L12 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Stroll · pit stop L27 Stroll STR Stroll STR Kvyat · pit stop L26 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Gasly · pit stop L37 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Norris · pit stop L15 Norris NOR Norris NOR Pérez · pit stop L13 Pérez PER Pérez PER Albon · pit stop L14 Albon ALB Albon ALB Giovinazzi · pit stop L27 Giovinazzi GIO Giovinazzi GIO Russell · pit stop L26 Russell · pit stop L42 Russell RUS Russell RUS Kubica · pit stop L1 Kubica · pit stop L28 Kubica · pit stop L44 Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Grosjean · pit stop L15 Grosjean · retired L29 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Ricciardo · pit stop L1 Ricciardo · retired L28 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Sainz · retired L9 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 2 58 1:25:27.325 26
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 58 +20.886 18
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 4 58 +22.520 15
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 58 +57.109 12
5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 5 58 +58.203 10
6 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 7 58 +1:27.156 8
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 11 57 +1 Lap 6
8 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 9 57 +1 Lap 4
9 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point 16 57 +1 Lap 2
10 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 15 57 +1 Lap 1
11 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 17 57 +1 Lap
12 4 Lando Norris McLaren 8 57 +1 Lap
13 11 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 10 57 +1 Lap
14 23 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 13 57 +1 Lap
15 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 14 57 +1 Lap
16 63 George Russell Williams 19 56 +2 Laps
17 88 Robert Kubica Williams 20 55 +3 Laps
R 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 6 29 Wheel
R 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 12 28 Damage
R 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren 18 9 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.043 1:21.014 1:20.486 POLE Q3
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.367 1:21.193 1:20.598 +0.112 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:22.885 1:21.912 1:21.190 +0.704 Q3
4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:22.876 1:21.678 1:21.320 +0.834 Q3
5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.017 1:21.739 1:21.442 +0.956 Q3
6 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:22.959 1:21.870 1:21.826 +1.340 Q3
7 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:22.519 1:22.221 1:22.099 +1.613 Q3
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:22.702 1:22.423 1:22.304 +1.818 Q3
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:22.966 1:22.349 1:22.314 +1.828 Q3
10 11 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:22.908 1:22.532 1:22.781 +2.046 Q2
11 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:22.540 1:22.562 — +2.054 Q1
12 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:22.921 1:22.570 — +2.084 Q2
13 23 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 1:22.757 1:22.636 — +2.150 Q2
14 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:22.431 1:22.714 — +1.945 Q1
15 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:22.511 1:22.774 — +2.025 Q1
16 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:23.017 — — +2.531 Q1
17 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:23.020 — — +2.534 Q1
18 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:23.084 — — +2.598 Q1
19 63 George Russell Williams 1:24.360 — — +3.874 Q1
20 88 Robert Kubica Williams 1:26.067 — — +5.581 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
77 Valtteri Bottas
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
33 Max Verstappen
5
16 Charles Leclerc
6
8 Romain Grosjean
7
20 Kevin Magnussen
8
4 Lando Norris
9
7 Kimi Räikkönen
10
11 Sergio Pérez
11
27 Nico Hülkenberg
12
3 Daniel Ricciardo
13
23 Alexander Albon
14
99 Antonio Giovinazzi
15
26 Daniil Kvyat
16
18 Lance Stroll
17
10 Pierre Gasly
18
55 Carlos Sainz
19
63 George Russell
20
88 Robert Kubica
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 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:25.580 L57
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:26.057 L57
3 33 Max Verstappen 1:26.256 L57
4 33 Max Verstappen 1:26.540 L54
5 33 Max Verstappen 1:26.610 L56
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:26.627 L58
7 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:26.739 L42
8 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:26.830 L55
9 33 Max Verstappen 1:26.862 L55
10 33 Max Verstappen 1:26.890 L51
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s median 22.1s Max Verstappen · L25 · 21.157s Pierre Gasly · L37 · 21.269s Lewis Hamilton · L15 · 21.515s George Russell · L42 · 21.543s Nico Hülkenberg · L13 · 21.588s Lando Norris · L15 · 21.627s George Russell · L26 · 21.689s Alexander Albon · L14 · 21.780s Robert Kubica · L44 · 21.889s Sebastian Vettel · L14 · 21.995s Valtteri Bottas · L23 · 22.014s Daniil Kvyat · L26 · 22.086s Charles Leclerc · L28 · 22.306s Robert Kubica · L28 · 22.343s Kevin Magnussen · L14 · 22.388s Lance Stroll · L27 · 22.471s Sergio Pérez · L13 · 23.234s Kimi Räikkönen · L12 · 23.299s Antonio Giovinazzi · L27 · 27.172s Romain Grosjean · L15 · 29.981s Robert Kubica · L1 · 32.997s Daniel Ricciardo · L1 · 33.027s
fastest 21.157s Max Verstappen slowest 33.027s Daniel Ricciardo pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 1 16:15:30 33.027s
88 Robert Kubica 1 1 16:15:28 32.997s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 12 16:31:50 23.299s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 13 16:33:19 21.588s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 13 16:33:28 23.234s
23 Alexander Albon 1 14 16:34:57 21.780s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 14 16:34:47 22.388s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 14 16:34:28 21.995s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 15 16:35:52 21.515s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 15 16:36:19 29.981s
4 Lando Norris 1 15 16:36:25 21.627s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 23 16:47:33 22.014s
33 Max Verstappen 1 25 16:50:47 21.157s
26 Daniil Kvyat 1 26 16:52:54 22.086s
63 George Russell 1 26 16:53:46 21.689s
99 Antonio Giovinazzi 1 27 16:54:58 27.172s
18 Lance Stroll 1 27 16:54:21 22.471s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 28 16:55:26 22.306s
88 Robert Kubica 2 28 16:58:10 22.343s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 37 17:09:14 21.269s
63 George Russell 2 42 17:18:18 21.543s
88 Robert Kubica 3 44 17:22:42 21.889s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
10
Pierre Gasly
+11
P17→P11
99
Antonio Giovinazzi
+10
P14→P15
26
Daniil Kvyat
+9
P15→P10
7
Kimi Räikkönen
+8
P9→P8
18
Lance Stroll
+8
P16→P9
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+7
P11→P7
33
Max Verstappen
+5
P4→P3
20
Kevin Magnussen
+5
P7→P6
Most positions lost
Antonio Giovinazzi −9 Romain Grosjean −8 Kimi Räikkönen −7
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
11 Sergio Pérez No further action Decision - Car 11 (alleged unsafe release) (No further action.) FIA document ↗
Decision - Car 11 (alleged unsafe release) (No further action.) FIA document ↗
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.
DocTitleSubjectPublished(CET)
2019 Australian Grand Prix - Circuit Map ↗ 2019-03-13 06:30
2019-03-13 06:30 CET
2019 Australian Grand Prix - Initial Scrutineering ↗ 2019-03-14 08:00
2019-03-14 08:00 CET
2019 Australian Grand Prix - Change of Race Director ↗ 2019-03-14 08:15
2019-03-14 08:15 CET
2019 Australian Grand Prix - Event Notes ↗ 2019-03-14 09:00
2019-03-14 09:00 CET
SC1-SC2 Time ↗ 2019-03-15 16:32
2019-03-15 16:32 CET
P1 Classifcation ↗ 2019-03-15 16:50
2019-03-15 16:50 CET
Offence - Car 18 (Pit Lane Speeding) ↗ 18 Lance Stroll 2019-03-15 16:53
18 Lance Stroll 2019-03-15 16:53 CET
P2 Classifcation ↗ 2019-03-15 17:01
2019-03-15 17:01 CET
Intermediate Tyres ↗ 2019-03-15 17:05
2019-03-15 17:05 CET
P1 and P2 scrutineering ↗ 2019-03-15 17:31
2019-03-15 17:31 CET
P1 and P2 scrutineering ↗ 2019-03-15 22:50
2019-03-15 22:50 CET
Self scrutineering and curfew ↗ 2019-03-16 02:01
2019-03-16 02:01 CET
Summons - Car 4 (Alleged unsafe release) ↗ 4 Lando Norris 2019-03-16 04:58
4 Lando Norris 2019-03-16 04:58 CET
Post Qualifying Interviews ↗ 2019-03-16 05:29
2019-03-16 05:29 CET
P3 Classification ↗ 2019-03-16 05:30
2019-03-16 05:30 CET
Offence - Car 4 (unsafe release) ↗ 4 Lando Norris 2019-03-16 05:50
4 Lando Norris 2019-03-16 05:50 CET
Summons - Car 20 (alleged unsafe release) ↗ 20 Kevin Magnussen 2019-03-16 07:40
20 Kevin Magnussen 2019-03-16 07:40 CET
Provisional Qualifying Classification ↗ 2019-03-16 08:15
2019-03-16 08:15 CET
Summons - Car 11 (alleged unsafe release) ↗ 11 Sergio Pérez 2019-03-16 08:50
11 Sergio Pérez 2019-03-16 08:50 CET
Decision - Car 11 (alleged unsafe release) ↗ 11 Sergio Pérez 2019-03-16 10:06
11 Sergio Pérez 2019-03-16 10:06 CET
Offence - Car 20 (unsafe release) ↗ 20 Kevin Magnussen 2019-03-16 10:06
20 Kevin Magnussen 2019-03-16 10:06 CET
Dry tyre type used during fastest lap in Q2 ↗ 2019-03-16 11:35
2019-03-16 11:35 CET
P3 and Qualifying scrutineering ↗ 2019-03-16 11:48
2019-03-16 11:48 CET
Final Qualifying Classification ↗ 2019-03-16 12:05
2019-03-16 12:05 CET
Provisional Starting Grid ↗ 2019-03-16 12:06
2019-03-16 12:06 CET
Gearbox issues ↗ 2019-03-17 03:20
2019-03-17 03:20 CET
Final Starting Grid ↗ 2019-03-17 05:17
2019-03-17 05:17 CET
Provisional Race Classification ↗ 2019-03-17 08:00
2019-03-17 08:00 CET
Race scrutineering ↗ 2019-03-17 10:17
2019-03-17 10:17 CET
Final Race Classification ↗ 2019-03-17 10:26
2019-03-17 10:26 CET
Championship Points ↗ 2019-03-17 10:30
2019-03-17 10:30 CET
FIA official decisions and documents (fia.com) · PDF original PDF links
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