Season 2023 · Round 3
Australian Grand Prix
DNF
3
L17
L6
L0
Weather
17°/30°
air/track avg · dry · humidity 54%
Safety Car
4
deployed on lap L1, L7, L54
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher
4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29
44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
2023 Australian Grand Prix
0.179s
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P4 Lewis Hamilton
2 wins
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P12 Fernando Alonso
1 wins
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P12 Valtteri Bottas
1 wins
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
8
· GP #1
P7 Max Verstappen
2
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P10 Charles Leclerc
1
· → Jenson Button -1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
10
· GP #1
P3 Fernando Alonso
6
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P12 Charles Leclerc
3
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P2 Charles Leclerc
2
· → Kimi Räikkönen -2
P2 Daniel Ricciardo
2
· → Kimi Räikkönen -2
P5 Fernando Alonso
1
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Fernando Alonso
21 starts
· GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton
18 starts
· → Rubens Barrichello -1
P11 Nico Hülkenberg
13 starts
· → Giancarlo Fisichella -1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | 2:32:38.371 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 58 | +0.179 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 4 | 58 | +0.769 | 15 |
| 4 | 18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 6 | 58 | +3.082 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 Sergio Pérez FL | Red Bull | 20 | 58 | +3.320 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 13 | 58 | +3.701 | 8 |
| 7 | 27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 58 | +4.939 | 6 |
| 8 | 81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 16 | 58 | +5.382 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 58 | +5.713 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 12 | 58 | +6.052 | 1 |
| 11 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 58 | +6.513 | |
| 12 | 55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +6.594 | |
| 13 | 10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 56 | ||
| 14 | 31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 56 | ||
| 15 | 21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 15 | 56 | ||
| 16 | 2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 18 | 56 | ||
| 17 | 20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 14 | 52 | ||
| R | 63 George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 17 | Retired | |
| R | 23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 8 | 6 | Retired | |
| R | 16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 0 | Retired |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.384 | 1:17.056 | 1:16.732 | POLE Q3 |
| 2 | 63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:17.654 | 1:17.513 | 1:16.968 | +0.236 Q3 |
| 3 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.689 | 1:17.551 | 1:17.104 | +0.372 Q3 |
| 4 | 14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.832 | 1:17.283 | 1:17.139 | +0.407 Q3 |
| 5 | 55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:17.928 | 1:17.349 | 1:17.270 | +0.538 Q3 |
| 6 | 18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.873 | 1:17.616 | 1:17.308 | +0.576 Q3 |
| 7 | 16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.218 | 1:17.390 | 1:17.369 | +0.637 Q3 |
| 8 | 23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.962 | 1:17.761 | 1:17.609 | +0.877 Q3 |
| 9 | 10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:18.312 | 1:17.574 | 1:17.675 | +0.842 Q2 |
| 10 | 27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:18.029 | 1:17.412 | 1:17.735 | +0.680 Q2 |
| 11 | 31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:17.770 | 1:17.768 | — | +1.036 Q2 |
| 12 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:18.471 | 1:18.099 | — | +1.367 Q2 |
| 13 | 4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:18.243 | 1:18.119 | — | +1.387 Q2 |
| 14 | 20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:18.159 | 1:18.129 | — | +1.397 Q2 |
| 15 | 21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:18.450 | 1:18.335 | — | +1.603 Q2 |
| 16 | 81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:18.517 | — | — | +1.785 Q1 |
| 17 | 24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.540 | — | — | +1.808 Q1 |
| 18 | 2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:18.557 | — | — | +1.825 Q1 |
| 19 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.714 | — | — | +1.982 Q1 |
| 20 | 11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | — | — |
Starting grid
Official
1
2
3
4
5
55 Carlos Sainz
6
18 Lance Stroll
7
8
9
10 Pierre Gasly
10
11
31 Esteban Ocon
12
22 Yuki Tsunoda
13
14
15
16
17
24 Guanyu Zhou
18
19
20
11 Sergio Pérez
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.
| Pos | Driver | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:18.790 | — | 17 |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1:19.223 | +0.433 | 20 |
| 3 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:19.293 | +0.503 | 19 |
| 4 | 14 Fernando Alonso | 1:19.317 | +0.527 | 23 |
| 5 | 16 Charles Leclerc | 1:19.378 | +0.588 | 16 |
| 6 | 55 Carlos Sainz | 1:19.505 | +0.715 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 Lando Norris | 1:19.536 | +0.746 | 16 |
| 8 | 10 Pierre Gasly | 1:19.646 | +0.856 | 22 |
| 9 | 63 George Russell | 1:19.699 | +0.909 | 23 |
| 10 | 23 Alexander Albon | 1:19.766 | +0.976 | 21 |
| 11 | 18 Lance Stroll | 1:19.766 | +0.976 | 19 |
| 12 | 81 Oscar Piastri | 1:19.777 | +0.987 | 22 |
| 13 | 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 1:19.806 | +1.016 | 19 |
| 14 | 21 Nyck de Vries | 1:19.933 | +1.143 | 25 |
| 15 | 2 Logan Sargeant | 1:20.074 | +1.284 | 21 |
| 16 | 31 Esteban Ocon | 1:20.175 | +1.385 | 20 |
| 17 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 1:20.399 | +1.609 | 14 |
| 18 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | 1:20.419 | +1.629 | 21 |
| 19 | 24 Guanyu Zhou | 1:20.569 | +1.779 | 22 |
| 20 | 20 Kevin Magnussen | 1:21.147 | +2.357 | 17 |
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
| Pos | Driver | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Fernando Alonso | 1:18.887 | — | 13 |
| 2 | 16 Charles Leclerc | 1:19.332 | +0.445 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:19.502 | +0.615 | 12 |
| 4 | 63 George Russell | 1:19.672 | +0.785 | 20 |
| 5 | 55 Carlos Sainz | 1:19.695 | +0.808 | 12 |
| 6 | 31 Esteban Ocon | 1:19.725 | +0.838 | 12 |
| 7 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:20.083 | +1.196 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 Lando Norris | 1:20.176 | +1.289 | 20 |
| 9 | 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 1:20.194 | +1.307 | 19 |
| 10 | 10 Pierre Gasly | 1:20.206 | +1.319 | 12 |
| 11 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 1:20.220 | +1.333 | 18 |
| 12 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | 1:20.312 | +1.425 | 22 |
| 13 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.323 | +1.436 | 17 |
| 14 | 81 Oscar Piastri | 1:20.380 | +1.493 | 24 |
| 15 | 24 Guanyu Zhou | 1:20.470 | +1.583 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 Lance Stroll | 1:20.579 | +1.692 | 15 |
| 17 | 21 Nyck de Vries | 1:20.600 | +1.713 | 8 |
| 18 | 23 Alexander Albon | 1:21.182 | +2.295 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 Kevin Magnussen | 1:21.266 | +2.379 | 18 |
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
| Pos | Driver | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:17.565 | — | 24 |
| 2 | 14 Fernando Alonso | 1:17.727 | +0.162 | 26 |
| 3 | 31 Esteban Ocon | 1:17.938 | +0.373 | 23 |
| 4 | 63 George Russell | 1:17.955 | +0.390 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 Pierre Gasly | 1:18.094 | +0.529 | 23 |
| 6 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:18.123 | +0.558 | 18 |
| 7 | 55 Carlos Sainz | 1:18.127 | +0.562 | 29 |
| 8 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1:18.138 | +0.573 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 Lance Stroll | 1:18.198 | +0.633 | 22 |
| 10 | 24 Guanyu Zhou | 1:18.330 | +0.765 | 20 |
| 11 | 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 1:18.410 | +0.845 | 24 |
| 12 | 23 Alexander Albon | 1:18.553 | +0.988 | 21 |
| 13 | 16 Charles Leclerc | 1:18.691 | +1.126 | 28 |
| 14 | 81 Oscar Piastri | 1:18.713 | +1.148 | 21 |
| 15 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | 1:18.809 | +1.244 | 24 |
| 16 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 1:18.901 | +1.336 | 22 |
| 17 | 2 Logan Sargeant | 1:18.947 | +1.382 | 20 |
| 18 | 20 Kevin Magnussen | 1:19.056 | +1.491 | 26 |
| 19 | 21 Nyck de Vries | 1:19.092 | +1.527 | 23 |
| 20 | 4 Lando Norris | 1:19.146 | +1.581 | 12 |
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:20.235 | L53 |
| 2 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:20.342 | L49 |
| 3 | 55 Carlos Sainz | 1:20.467 | L53 |
| 4 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:20.471 | L50 |
| 5 | 14 Fernando Alonso | 1:20.476 | L53 |
| 6 | 14 Fernando Alonso | 1:20.516 | L52 |
| 7 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.613 | L49 |
| 8 | 1 Max Verstappen | 1:20.632 | L51 |
| 9 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:20.643 | L47 |
| 10 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.652 | L53 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time | Lane transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Logan Sargeant | 1 | 1 | 15:05:13 | 18.382s |
| 24 Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 1 | 15:05:11 | 18.951s |
| 31 Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 15:05:04 | 18.056s |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1 | 15:05:16 | 21.659s |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 1 | 1 | 15:05:15 | 17.657s |
| 63 George Russell | 1 | 7 | 15:15:01 | 19.146s |
| 20 Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 7 | 15:15:21 | 20.789s |
| 55 Carlos Sainz | 1 | 7 | 15:15:05 | 18.319s |
| 18 Lance Stroll | 1 | 8 | 15:17:51 | — |
| 1 Max Verstappen | 1 | 8 | 15:17:45 | — |
| 4 Lando Norris | 1 | 8 | 15:18:04 | — |
| 14 Fernando Alonso | 1 | 8 | 15:17:48 | — |
| 81 Oscar Piastri | 1 | 8 | 15:18:06 | — |
| 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 8 | 15:17:55 | — |
| 21 Nyck de Vries | 1 | 8 | 15:18:11 | — |
| 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 8 | 15:17:43 | — |
| 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 8 | 15:18:02 | — |
| 10 Pierre Gasly | 1 | 8 | 15:17:53 | — |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 8 | 15:18:21 | — |
| 24 Guanyu Zhou | 2 | 8 | 15:18:19 | — |
| 31 Esteban Ocon | 2 | 8 | 15:18:14 | — |
| 2 Logan Sargeant | 3 | 8 | 15:18:23 | — |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 3 | 8 | 15:18:16 | — |
| 2 Logan Sargeant | 4 | 36 | 16:15:29 | 19.018s |
| 21 Nyck de Vries | 2 | 45 | 16:28:14 | 18.080s |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 53 | 16:39:03 | 19.825s |
| 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 54 | 16:40:36 | 18.258s |
| 81 Oscar Piastri | 2 | 54 | 16:40:06 | 19.442s |
| 21 Nyck de Vries | 3 | 54 | 16:42:01 | — |
| 24 Guanyu Zhou | 3 | 54 | 16:40:31 | 21.881s |
| 2 Logan Sargeant | 5 | 54 | 16:41:54 | — |
| 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 55 | 16:41:58 | — |
| 10 Pierre Gasly | 2 | 55 | 16:41:47 | — |
| 4 Lando Norris | 2 | 55 | 16:41:56 | — |
| 1 Max Verstappen | 2 | 55 | 16:41:38 | — |
| 44 Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 55 | 16:41:40 | — |
| 18 Lance Stroll | 2 | 55 | 16:41:50 | — |
| 14 Fernando Alonso | 2 | 55 | 16:41:42 | — |
| 55 Carlos Sainz | 3 | 55 | 16:41:45 | — |
| 31 Esteban Ocon | 3 | 55 | 16:42:03 | — |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 4 | 55 | 16:41:53 | — |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 55 | 16:55:40 | 76.634s |
| 44 Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 57 | 17:02:11 | — |
| 14 Fernando Alonso | 3 | 57 | 17:02:27 | — |
| 18 Lance Stroll | 3 | 57 | 17:02:29 | — |
| 1 Max Verstappen | 3 | 57 | 17:02:10 | — |
| 27 Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | 57 | 17:02:14 | — |
| 4 Lando Norris | 3 | 57 | 17:02:17 | — |
| 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 4 | 57 | 17:02:16 | — |
| 55 Carlos Sainz | 4 | 57 | 17:02:13 | — |
| 81 Oscar Piastri | 4 | 57 | 17:02:19 | — |
| 24 Guanyu Zhou | 5 | 57 | 17:02:22 | — |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 5 | 57 | 17:02:25 | — |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 57 | 17:02:23 | — |
stops
SG
10
20
30
40
50
L58
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
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3
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3
2
3
3
4
1
1
0
0
S Soft
M Medium
H Hard
I Intermediate
W Wet
SC·VSC
red flag
standing start
rolling start
pit stop
penalty served in the pits
Race · bar width = laps on that set, ·+N = fitted used with N prior laps · source OpenF1 (2023+)
Compounds nominated for this Grand Prix
C2
Hard
C3
Medium
C4
Soft
Pirelli nominates three of its slick compounds for each event; the higher the C number, the softer the tyre.
FIA document ↗
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
George Russell −17
Yuki Tsunoda −7
Carlos Sainz −7
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
| Driver | Type | Lap | Served | Issued | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Esteban Ocon | No further action | Decision - Car 31 - Incident with car 10 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||
| Decision - Car 31 - Incident with car 10 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||||
| 10 Pierre Gasly | No further action | Decision - Car 10 - Incident with car 31 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||
| Decision - Car 10 - Incident with car 31 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||||
| 55 Carlos Sainz | Time penalty | 58 | After race | +5s | CAUSING A COLLISION |
| Lap 58 · Served After race · +5s CAUSING A COLLISION | |||||
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.
| Driver | Type | Lap | Served | Issued | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Lewis Hamilton | No further action | Decision - Mercedes - Inaccurate Self Scrutineering Form (No further action) FIA document ↗ | |||
| Decision - Mercedes - Inaccurate Self Scrutineering Form (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.
Stewards decisions with no penalty in the table above
| Driver | Subject | FIA document |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sergio Pérez | Failing to set a time within 107% | Open ↗ |
The sanction itself — fine, reprimand, licence points, or no further action — is written inside the PDF, which we do not read yet. The document link is the source of record.
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
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15