Round 1 · 25 March 2018
2018 Australian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the 2018 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 25 March 2018 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Daniel Ricciardo (1:25.945).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 1:29:33.283 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +5.036 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +6.309 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | +7.069 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | +27.886 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +28.945 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +32.671 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 15 | +34.339 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 11 | +34.921 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | +45.722 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | +46.817 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 14 | +60.278 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 18 | +75.759 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 13 | +78.288 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | — | — | Wheel |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | — | — | Wheel |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | — | — | Steering |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 19 | — | — | Brakes |