2019 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 17 Mar 2019
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 21
- Winner
- Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:20.486)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 58 | 1:25:27.325 | 1:25.580 | 26 |
| 2 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 58 | +20.886 | 18 | |
| 3 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 58 | +22.520 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +57.109 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +58.230 | 10 | |
| 6 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 7 | 58 | +87.156 | 8 | |
| 7 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Red Bull | 17 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Racing Point | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 88 | KUBRobert Kubica | Williams | 20 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | 29 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Renault | 12 | 28 | Damage | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | McLaren | 18 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 35 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 15), stints of 15, 43 laps
- 3rd
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 33 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 15 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 23 (22.0 s) | 2335 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 (21.5 s) | 1543 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 25 (21.2 s) | 2533 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 14 (22.0 s) | 1444 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 1 | 28 (22.3 s) | 2830 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 14 (22.4 s) | 1444 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 (21.6 s) | 1344 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 12 (23.3 s) | 1245 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 27 (22.5 s) | 2730 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 1 | 26 (22.1 s) | 2631 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 37 (21.3 s) | 3720 |
| NORLando Norris | 1 | 15 (21.6 s) | 1542 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 13 (23.2 s) | 1344 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 1 | 14 (21.8 s) | 1443 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 27 (27.2 s) | 2730 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 26 (21.7 s), 42 (21.5 s) | 261614 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 3 | 1 (33.0 s), 28 (22.3 s), 44 (21.9 s) | 271611 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 15 (30.0 s) | 1514 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 (33.0 s) | 27 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.043 | 1:21.014 | 1:20.486 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:22.367 | 1:21.193 | 1:20.598 | +0.112 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:22.885 | 1:21.912 | 1:21.190 | +0.704 Q3 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.876 | 1:21.678 | 1:21.320 | +0.834 Q3 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:22.017 | 1:21.739 | 1:21.442 | +0.956 Q3 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.959 | 1:21.870 | 1:21.826 | +1.340 Q3 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.519 | 1:22.221 | 1:22.099 | +1.613 Q3 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.702 | 1:22.423 | 1:22.304 | +1.818 Q3 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.966 | 1:22.349 | 1:22.314 | +1.828 Q3 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:22.908 | 1:22.532 | 1:22.781 | +2.046 Q2 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:22.540 | 1:22.562 | +2.054 Q1 | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:22.921 | 1:22.570 | +2.084 Q2 | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1:22.757 | 1:22.636 | +2.150 Q2 | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.431 | 1:22.714 | +1.945 Q1 | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:22.511 | 1:22.774 | +2.025 Q1 | |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:23.017 | +2.531 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:23.020 | +2.534 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:23.084 | +2.598 Q1 | ||
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 1:24.360 | +3.874 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:26.067 | +5.581 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Racing Point | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |