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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix 2018 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 25 March 2018, starting from P3 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap with a time of 1:25.945.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 58 | 1:29:33.283 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 58 | +5.036 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 58 | +6.309 | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 58 | +7.069 | 12 | ⚡ 1:25.945 |
| 5 | 10 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 58 | +27.886 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 58 | +28.945 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Renault | 58 | +32.671 | 6 | |
| 8 | 15 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 58 | +34.339 | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren | 58 | +34.921 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 58 | +45.722 | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 58 | +46.817 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India | 58 | +1:00.278 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber | 58 | +1:15.759 | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams | 58 | +1:18.288 | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Toro Rosso | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 24 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas F1 Team | 22 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Toro Rosso | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 5 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Sebastian Vettel
- Pole Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.824 | 1:22.051 | 1:21.164 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:23.096 | 1:22.507 | 1:21.828 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:23.348 | 1:21.944 | 1:21.838 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.483 | 1:22.416 | 1:21.879 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:23.494 | 1:22.897 | 1:22.152 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.909 | 1:23.300 | 1:23.187 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.671 | 1:23.468 | 1:23.339 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:23.782 | 1:23.544 | 1:23.532 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:23.529 | 1:23.061 | 1:23.577 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:23.686 | 1:22.089 | - |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:23.597 | 1:23.692 | - |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:24.073 | 1:23.853 | - |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:24.344 | 1:24.005 | - |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:24.464 | 1:24.230 | - |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:24.503 | 1:24.786 | - |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:24.532 | - | - |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:24.556 | - | - |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:24.636 | - | - |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:24.922 | - | - |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:25.295 | - | - |