Welcome to our index page of the 2019 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 edges Ferrari duo in first practice in Melbourne

FP2: Hamilton and Bottas power ahead for Mercedes on Friday

FP3: Hamilton holds his own in FP3 but Vettel in the hunt

Qualifying: Emphatic Aussie front-row lock-out for Hamilton and Bottas

Race: Bottas starts 2019 with big win over Hamilton in Australia

Photos

Gallery: All the helmets from the class of 2019

Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Melbourne

Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Melbourne

Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Melbourne

Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Melbourne

Results

Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:23.599s 26
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.637s + 0.038s 18
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.673s + 0.074s 18
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:23.792s + 0.193s 22
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.866s + 0.267s 30
6 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:24.816s + 1.217s 18
7 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:24.832s + 1.233s 30
8 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:24.932s + 1.333s 23
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:24.934s + 1.335s 24
10 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:25.015s + 1.416s 11
11 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:25.166s + 1.567s 23
12 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:25.224s + 1.625s 18
13 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 1:25.230s + 1.631s 21
14 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:25.285s + 1.686s 19
15 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:25.288s + 1.689s 26
16 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:25.498s + 1.899s 21
17 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:25.634s + 2.035s 16
18 Lando Norris McLaren 1:25.966s + 2.367s 31
19 Robert Kubica Williams 1:27.914s + 4.315s 25
20 George Russell Williams 1:28.740s + 5.141s 25

Free Practice 2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.600s 33
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.648s + 0.048s 33
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:23.400s + 0.800s 33
4 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:23.442s + 0.842s 31
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.473s + 0.873s 35
6 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:23.572s + 0.972s 40
7 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:23.574s + 0.974s 37
8 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:23.644s + 1.044s 31
9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.754s + 1.154s 35
10 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:23.814s + 1.214s 37
11 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:23.933s + 1.333s 36
12 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:23.988s + 1.388s 27
13 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:24.011s + 1.411s 38
14 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:24.133s + 1.533s 26
15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:24.293s + 1.693s 37
16 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:24.401s + 1.801s 34
17 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 1:24.675s + 2.075s 40
18 Lando Norris McLaren 1:24.733s + 2.133s 26
19 George Russell Williams 1:26.453s + 3.853s 32
20 Robert Kubica Williams 1:26.655s + 4.055s 33

Free Practice 3 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.292s 12
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:22.556s + 0.264s 12
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.749s + 0.457s 12
4 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:23.112s + 0.820s 17
5 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:23.334s + 1.042s 15
6 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:23.367s + 1.075s 17
7 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.422s + 1.130s 17
8 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:23.442s + 1.150s 16
9 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:23.481s + 1.189s 19
10 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:23.695s + 1.403s 14
11 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:23.737s + 1.445s 15
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:23.831s + 1.539s 16
13 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:24.049s + 1.757s 21
14 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:24.082s + 1.790s 18
15 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 1:24.328s + 2.036s 15
16 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:24.345s + 2.053s 16
17 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:24.402s + 2.110s 18
18 Lando Norris McLaren 1:24.568s + 2.276s 16
19 George Russell Williams 1:25.944s + 3.652s 14
20 Robert Kubica Williams 1:26.589s + 4.297s 16

Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.043s 1:21.014s 1:20.486s
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.367s 1:21.193s 1:20.598s
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:22.885s 1:21.912s 1:21.190s
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:22.876s 1:21.678s 1:21.320s
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.017s 1:21.739s 1:21.442s
6 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:22.959s 1:21.870s 1:21.826s
7 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:22.519s 1:22.221s 1:22.099s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:22.702s 1:22.423s 1:22.304s
9 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:22.966s 1:22.349s 1:22.314s
10 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:22.908s 1:22.532s 1:22.781s
11 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:22.540s 1:22.562s
12 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:22.921s 1:22.570s
13 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 1:22.757s 1:22.636s
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:22.431s 1:22.714s
15 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:22.511s 1:22.774s
16 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:23.017s
17 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:23.020s
18 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:23.084s
19 George Russell Williams 1:24.360s
20 Robert Kubica Williams 1:26.067s

Race results

Pos Driver Team Gap Stops
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 58 laps - 1:25:27.325s 1
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 20.886s 1
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull + 22.520s 1
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari + 57.109s 1
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 58.230s 1
6 Kevin Magnussen Haas + 87.156s 1
7 Nico Hülkenberg Renault + 1 lap 1
8 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo + 1 lap 1
9 Lance Stroll Racing Point + 1 lap 1
10 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso + 1 lap 1
11 Pierre Gasly Red Bull + 1 lap 1
12 Lando Norris McLaren + 1 lap 1
13 Sergio Pérez Racing Point + 1 lap 1
14 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso + 1 lap 1
15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo + 1 lap 1
16 George Russell Williams + 2 laps 2
17 Robert Kubica Williams + 3 laps 3
18 Romain Grosjean Haas DNF 1
19 Daniel Ricciardo Renault DNF 2
20 Carlos Sainz McLaren DNF 0

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