Round 1 · 2019

Australian Grand Prix

CircuitAlbert ParkLocationMelbourne, AustraliaDates15 Mar – 17 Mar 2019Final

WinnerBOTMercedes · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:25.580Bottas

Most laps led56Bottas

Biggest gain+7Stroll P16→P9

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2	+1	58	1:25:27.325 FL	1	26
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	-1	58	+20.886	1	18
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	4	+1	58	+22.520	1	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3	-1	58	+57.109	1	12
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	5	0	58	+58.230	1	10
6	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	7	+1	58	+1:27.156	1	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	11	+4	57	0.000	1	6
8	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	9	+1	57	0.000	1	4
9	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	16	+7	57	0.000	1	2
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	15	+5	57	0.000	1	1
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	17	+6	57	0.000	1
12	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	8	-4	57	0.000	1
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	10	-3	57	0.000	1
14	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	13	-1	57	0.000	1
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	14	-1	57	0.000	1
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	19	+3	56	0.000	2
17	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	20	+3	55	0.000	3
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	6		30	DNF · L30	1
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	12		29	DNF · L29	2
—	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	18		9	DNF · L9	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	19
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	17
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
6	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	17
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	18
8	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	21
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	17
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	—	—	—	15
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	10
12	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	12
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
14	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	14
15	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	13
16	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	—	—	—	6
17	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	6
18	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	—	—	—	6
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	9
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:22.292		12
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:22.556	+0.264	12
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:22.749	+0.457	12
4	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:23.112	+0.820	17
5	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:23.334	+1.042	15
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:23.367	+1.075	17
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:23.422	+1.130	17
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:23.442	+1.150	16
9	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.481	+1.189	19
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:23.695	+1.403	14
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:23.737	+1.445	15
12	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:23.831	+1.539	16
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:24.049	+1.757	21
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:24.082	+1.790	18
15	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:24.328	+2.036	15
16	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:24.345	+2.053	16
17	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:24.402	+2.110	18
18	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:24.568	+2.276	16
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:25.944	+3.652	14
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:26.589	+4.297	16

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:22.600		33
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:22.648	+0.048	33
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.400	+0.800	33
4	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:23.442	+0.842	31
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:23.473	+0.873	35
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:23.572	+0.972	40
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:23.574	+0.974	37
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:23.644	+1.044	31
9	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:23.754	+1.154	35
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:23.814	+1.214	37
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:23.933	+1.333	36
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:23.988	+1.388	26
13	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:24.011	+1.411	36
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:24.133	+1.533	25
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:24.293	+1.693	36
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:24.401	+1.801	33
17	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:24.675	+2.075	39
18	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:24.733	+2.133	25
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:26.453	+3.853	31
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:26.655	+4.055	32

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:23.599		26
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:23.637	+0.038	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:23.673	+0.074	18
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.792	+0.193	22
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:23.866	+0.267	30
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:24.816	+1.217	18
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:24.832	+1.233	30
8	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:24.932	+1.333	23
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:24.934	+1.335	24
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:25.015	+1.416	11
11	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:25.166	+1.567	23
12	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:25.224	+1.625	18
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:25.230	+1.631	21
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:25.285	+1.686	19
15	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:25.288	+1.689	26
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:25.498	+1.899	21
17	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:25.634	+2.035	16
18	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:25.966	+2.367	31
19	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:27.914	+4.315	25
20	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:28.740	+5.141	25

Session schedule

Practice 1Final15 Mar 2019 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final15 Mar 2019 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final16 Mar 2019 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal16 Mar 2019 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal17 Mar 2019 05:10 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	26
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	18
3	Max Verstappen VER	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	12
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	10
6	Kevin Magnussen MAG	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	6
8	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Charles Leclerc LEC
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
McLaren	Lando Norris NOR	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Alfa Romeo	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO
Racing Point	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Lance Stroll STR
Renault (2016–20)	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Toro Rosso	Alexander Albon ALB	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Robert Kubica KUB

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2018	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3
2017	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	2
2016	Australian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2
2015	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Australian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	3
2013	Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	7
2012	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2011	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1