Welcome to our coverage of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Melbourne.
Session Reports
FP1: Hamilton leads the way in Melbourne's opening practice session
FP2: Hamilton continues to set the pace in second practice
FP3: Vettel fastest in wet-to-dry final practice session
Qualifying: Hamilton seizes Melbourne pole after Bottas crashes out
Race: Vettel outsmarts Hamilton for victory in 2018 season opener
Photos
Gallery: All the pictures from Wednesday in Melbourne
Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday in Melbourne
Gallery: All the pictures from Friday in Melbourne
Gallery: all the pictures from Saturday in Melbourne
Gallery: All the pictures from Sunday in Melbourne
Results
Free Practice 1 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.026s | 27 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.577s | + 0.551s | 29 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24.771s | + 0.745s | 26 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.875s | + 0.849s | 23 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:24.995s | + 0.969s | 22 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:25.063s | + 1.037s | 25 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:25.730s | + 1.704s | 24 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:25.896s | + 1.870s | 16 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:25.922s | + 1.896s | 23 |
| 10 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:26.482s | + 2.456s | 15 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:26.494s | + 2.468s | 25 |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:26.536s | + 2.510s | 25 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:26.583s | + 2.557s | 25 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:26.605s | + 2.579s | 30 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:26.636s | + 2.610s | 30 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:26.767s | + 2.741s | 26 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:27.035s | + 3.009s | 13 |
| 18 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:27.745s | + 3.719s | 16 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:27.964s | + 3.938s | 28 |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:28.853s | + 4.827s | 28 |
Free Practice 2 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.931s | 34 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24.058s | + 0.127s | 34 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.159s | + 0.228s | 33 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.214s | + 0.283s | 38 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:24.451s | + 0.520s | 37 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:24.648s | + 0.717s | 33 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:24.721s | + 0.790s | 28 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:25.200s | + 1.269s | 28 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:25.246s | + 1.315s | 30 |
| 10 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:25.285s | + 1.354s | 33 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:25.390s | + 1.459s | 35 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:25.413s | + 1.482s | 29 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:25.463s | + 1.532s | 35 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:25.543s | + 1.612s | 32 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:25.888s | + 1.957s | 33 |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:25.925s | + 1.994s | 40 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:25.945s | + 2.014s | 39 |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:25.974s | + 2.043s | 37 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:26.814s | + 2.883s | 30 |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:26.815s | + 2.884s | 35 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:26.067s | 15 | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28.499s | + 2.432s | 13 |
| 3 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:28.890s | + 2.823s | 14 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.680s | + 5.613s | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:33.172s | + 7.105s | 11 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.043s | + 7.976s | 14 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.174s | + 8.107s | 14 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.225s | + 8.158s | 7 |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:34.233s | + 8.166s | 15 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.298s | + 8.231s | 13 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.990s | + 8.923s | 16 |
| 12 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.438s | + 9.371s | 16 |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.589s | + 9.522s | 16 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:35.828s | + 9.761s | 8 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:36.171s | + 10.104s | 6 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:36.448s | + 10.381s | 12 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:36.807s | + 10.740s | 7 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:38.482s | + 12.415s | 8 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1 | ||
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.824s | 1:22.051s | 1:21.164s |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:23.096s | 1:22.507s | 1:21.828s |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:23.348s | 1:21.944s | 1:21.838s |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.483s | 1:22.416s | 1:21.879s |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo * | Red Bull | 1:23.494s | 1:22.897s | 1:22.152s |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:23.909s | 1:23.300s | 1:23.187s |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:23.671s | 1:23.468s | 1:23.339s |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:23.782s | 1:23.544s | 1:23.532s |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:23.529s | 1:23.061s | 1:23.577s |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:23.686s | 1:22.089s | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:23.597s | 1:23.692s | |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:24.073s | 1:23.853s | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:24.344s | 1:24.005s | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:24.464s | 1:24.230s | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:24.503s | 1:24.786s | |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:24.532s | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:24.556s | ||
| 18 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:24.636s | ||
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:24.922s | ||
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:25.295s |
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 58 laps - 1:29:33.283s | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | + 5.036s | 1 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | + 6.309s | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | + 7.069s | 1 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | + 27.886s | 1 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | + 28.945s | 1 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | + 32.671s | 1 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | + 34.339s | 1 |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | + 34.921s | 1 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | + 45.722s | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | + 46.817s | 1 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | + 60.278s | 1 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | + 75.759s | 2 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | + 78.288s | 2 |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | DNF | 1 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | DNF | 1 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | DNF | 1 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | DNF | 1 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | DNF | 0 |
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