Verstappen wins chaotic Australian GP under Safety Car after three red flags
Max Verstappen won a chaotic Australian Grand Prix which was interrupted by three red flags and finished under Safety Car after multiple crashes at the final restart.
Australian GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver Team Model Laps Time Gap Pts
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19 58 2:32:38.371s - 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 58 2:32:38.550s 0.179s 18
3 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 58 2:32:39.140s 0.769s 15
4 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 58 2:32:41.453s 3.082s 12
5 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB19 58 2:32:41.691s 3.320s 11
6 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 58 2:32:42.072s 3.701s 8
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF23 58 2:32:43.310s 4.939s 6
8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 58 2:32:43.753s 5.382s 4
9 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 58 2:32:44.084s 5.713s 2
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT04 58 2:32:44.423s 6.052s 1
11 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 58 2:32:44.884s 6.513s
12 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 58 2:32:44.965s 6.594s
dnf 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A523 56 Collision
dnf 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A523 56 Collision
dnf 21 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT04 56 Collision
dnf 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW45 56 Collision
dnf 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-23 52 Tyre
dnf 63 George Russell Mercedes W14 17 Power Unit
dnf 23 Alex Albon Williams-Mercedes FW45 6 Spun off
dnf 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 0 Collision
Fastest Lap: Sergio Perez 1:20.235s
Here is the Championships Standings after the Australian GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Max Verstappen 69
2 Sergio Perez 54
3 Fernando Alonso 45
4 Lewis Hamilton 38
5 Carlos Sainz Jnr 20
6 Lance Stroll 20
7 George Russell 18
8 Lando Norris 8
9 Nico Hulkenberg 6
10 Charles Leclerc 6
11 Valtteri Bottas 4
12 Esteban Ocon 4
13 Oscar Piastri 4
14 Pierre Gasly 4
15 Zhou Guanyu 2
16 Yuki Tsunoda 1
17 Kevin Magnussen 1
18 Alexander Albon 1
19 Logan Sargeant 0
20 Nyck de Vries 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Red Bull 123
2 Aston Martin 65
3 Mercedes 56
4 Ferrari 26
5 McLaren 12
6 Alpine 8
7 Haas 7
8 Alfa Romeo 6
9 AlphaTauri 1
10 Williams 1
Pit lane starts for Perez and Bottas after teams make changes to cars
Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will start the Australian Grand Prix from the pit lane following work on their cars since qualifying yesterday.
Australian Grand Prix stopped after eight laps as Albon crashes
The Australian Grand Prix has been red-flagged just eight laps in the race after Alexander Albon crashed out.
Verstappen says Hamilton’s lap one pass shows rules aren’t being followed
Max Verstappen is unhappy with the way Lewis Hamilton overtook him on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix, saying the rules aren’t being followed.
Sainz fumes over “the most unfair penalty I’ve ever seen” for Alonso clash
Carlos Sainz Jnr said the penalty which cost him fourth place in the Australian Grand Prix was the most unfair decision he has ever seen.
Hamilton relieved to hold off “quicker” Alonso for second place
Lewis Hamilton described taking second place in the Australian Grand Prix as an “amazing” result for his Mercedes team.
Haas protests Australian Grand Prix result
Haas has launched a bid to revise the results of the Australian Grand Prix by protesting the provisional race classification.
Verstappen blames decision to use standing restart for multi-car crash
Max Verstappen blamed the decision to use a standing restart at the end of the Australian Grand Prix for the crash which followed.
Fans’ track invasion under investigation after report by Hamilton
The stewards of the Australian Grand Prix are investigating a track invasion which appeared to take place at the end of the race.
Magnussen near-miss prompts call for review of F1’s standing restart procedure
The Australian Grand Prix stewards have suggested the formation lap procedure before standing restarts should be reviewed after a near-miss involving several drivers.
Leclerc rues “worst start to a season ever” after second retirement in three races
Charles Leclerc rued his luckless start to the 2023 season after retiring from the Australian Grand Prix on the first lap of the race.
Gasly apologises to Ocon over crash which eliminated both Alpines
Pierre Gasly offered his apologies to his team mate after triggering the collision which eliminated the pair of them at the end of the Australian Grand Prix.
Gasly skirts ban as he avoids penalty for “first lap incident” with Ocon
Pierre Gasly has avoided drawing any closer to a race ban after the stewards chose not to penalise him for colliding with his team mate during the Australian Grand Prix.