Round 1 · 2025
Australian Grand Prix
Official event name: Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix
WinnerNORMcLaren · from P1
PoleNOR1:15.096
Fastest lap1:22.167Norris · L43
Most laps led2Verstappen
Biggest gain+12Antonelli P16→P4
Retirements6of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1:42:06.304 FL | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 3 | +1 | 57 | +0.895 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 4 | +1 | 57 | +8.481 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 16 | +12 | 57 | +10.135 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 6 | +1 | 57 | +12.773 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 13 | +7 | 57 | +17.413 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Kick Sauber | 17 | +10 | 57 | +18.423 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 7 | -1 | 57 | +19.826 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 2 | -7 | 57 | +20.448 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 8 | -2 | 57 | +22.473 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 9 | -2 | 57 | +26.502 | 5 | |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 5 | -7 | 57 | +29.884 | 5 | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Haas | 19 | +6 | 57 | +33.161 | 5 | |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | 20 | +6 | 57 | +40.351 | 5 | |
| — | Liam Lawson LAW | Red Bull Racing | 18 | 46 | DNF · L46 | 4 | ||
| — | Kick Sauber | 15 | 45 | DNF · L45 | 5 | |||
| — | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 12 | 32 | DNF · L32 | 3 | ||
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Williams | 10 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Isack Hadjar HAD | Racing Bulls | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:15.912 | 1:15.415 | 1:15.096 | 20 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:16.062 | 1:15.468 | 1:15.180 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.018 | 1:15.565 | 1:15.481 | 17 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:15.971 | 1:15.798 | 1:15.546 | 21 |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:16.225 | 1:16.009 | 1:15.670 | 18 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:16.245 | 1:16.017 | 1:15.737 | 21 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:16.029 | 1:15.827 | 1:15.755 | 20 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 1:16.213 | 1:15.919 | 1:15.973 | 23 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:16.328 | 1:16.112 | 1:15.980 | 21 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Williams | 1:16.360 | 1:15.931 | 1:16.062 | 21 |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar HAD | Racing Bulls | 1:16.354 | 1:16.175 | — | 12 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:16.288 | 1:16.453 | — | 13 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:16.369 | 1:16.483 | — | 15 |
| 14 | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 1:16.315 | 1:16.863 | — | 15 |
| 15 | Kick Sauber | 1:16.516 | 1:17.520 | — | 13 | |
| 16 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:16.525 | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Kick Sauber | 1:16.579 | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | Liam Lawson LAW | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.094 | — | — | 7 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Haas | 1:17.147 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:15.921 | 16 | |
| 2 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:15.960 | +0.039 | 17 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.002 | +0.081 | 18 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:16.188 | +0.267 | 22 |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:16.206 | +0.285 | 20 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Williams | 1:16.252 | +0.331 | 23 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:16.258 | +0.337 | 21 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 1:16.378 | +0.457 | 21 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:16.455 | +0.534 | 17 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:16.597 | +0.676 | 20 |
| 11 | Kick Sauber | 1:16.707 | +0.786 | 18 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:16.719 | +0.798 | 22 |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar HAD | Racing Bulls | 1:16.732 | +0.811 | 18 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:16.948 | +1.027 | 22 |
| 15 | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 1:16.993 | +1.072 | 18 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Kick Sauber | 1:17.146 | +1.225 | 15 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:17.270 | +1.349 | 22 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Haas | 1:17.373 | +1.452 | 18 |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | — | 2 | |
| 20 | Liam Lawson LAW | Red Bull Racing | — | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:16.439 | 32 | |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:16.563 | +0.124 | 30 |
| 3 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:16.580 | +0.141 | 30 |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:16.784 | +0.345 | 29 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 1:16.859 | +0.420 | 31 |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar HAD | Racing Bulls | 1:17.019 | +0.580 | 30 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.063 | +0.624 | 22 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Kick Sauber | 1:17.161 | +0.722 | 24 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:17.279 | +0.840 | 28 |
| 10 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:17.282 | +0.843 | 30 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Williams | 1:17.302 | +0.863 | 30 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:17.302 | +0.863 | 28 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:17.330 | +0.891 | 27 |
| 14 | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 1:17.394 | +0.955 | 30 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:17.493 | +1.054 | 30 |
| 16 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:17.634 | +1.195 | 31 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson LAW | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.640 | +1.201 | 30 |
| 18 | Kick Sauber | 1:17.847 | +1.408 | 29 | |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Haas | 1:18.034 | +1.595 | 31 |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:17.252 | 21 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Williams | 1:17.401 | +0.149 | 25 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:17.461 | +0.209 | 21 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:17.670 | +0.418 | 20 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.696 | +0.444 | 21 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:17.713 | +0.461 | 18 |
| 7 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:17.716 | +0.464 | 26 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:17.736 | +0.484 | 23 |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar HAD | Racing Bulls | 1:17.847 | +0.595 | 25 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:18.057 | +0.805 | 20 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:18.061 | +0.809 | 23 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 1:18.071 | +0.819 | 20 |
| 13 | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 1:18.232 | +0.980 | 20 |
| 14 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:18.390 | +1.138 | 25 |
| 15 | Kick Sauber | 1:18.438 | +1.186 | 22 | |
| 16 | Liam Lawson LAW | Red Bull Racing | 1:18.455 | +1.203 | 22 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:18.505 | +1.253 | 23 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Kick Sauber | 1:18.586 | +1.334 | 18 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Haas | 1:19.139 | +1.887 | 16 |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | 1:19.312 | +2.060 | 12 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | 25 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | 18 | |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | 15 | |
| 4 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | 12 | |
| 5 | Alexander Albon ALB | 10 | |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | 8 | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 6 | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 4 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | +0.112% | Oscar Piastri PIA |
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | +1.415% | Liam Lawson LAW |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | +0.729% | Kimi Antonelli ANT |
| Racing Bulls | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | +0.218% | Isack Hadjar HAD |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | +0.429% | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | +0.288% | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly GAS | +0.987% | Jack Doohan DOO |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | +0.039% | Lance Stroll STR |
| Kick Sauber | +0.082% | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | |
| Haas | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Oliver Bearman BEA |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Australian Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 2 |
| 2023 | Australian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2022 | Australian Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2019 | Australian Grand Prix | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 2 |
| 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 |