March 31- April 02 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023
Track:
Melbourne (Albert Park) Grand Prix Circuit
Track History | Locate | Weather
Where to Watch
Race start: April 10, 2022, 12:55a EST
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
Qualifying: April 09, 2022; 1:55a EST
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2022 Charles Leclerc/Ferrari
2021 Pandemic: no race held
2020 Pandemic: no race held
2019 Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
PODIUM
2022
1. Charles Leclerc/Ferrari
2. Sergio Perez/Red Bull Racing
3. George Russell/Mercedes-AMG
*Also earned fastest lap of the race point
FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023
Final Race Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 2:32:38.371 | 25 |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.179s | 18 |
| 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.769s | 15 |
| 4 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +3.082s | 12 |
| 5 | #11 Sergio Perez* | Red Bull Racing | +3.320s | 11 |
| 6 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +3.701s | 8 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | +4.939s | 6 |
| 8 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | +5.382s | 4 |
| 9 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +5.713s | 2 |
| 11 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +6.513s | 1 |
| 11 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +6.052s | 0 |
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +48.052s | 0 |
| 13 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +73.753s | 0 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 | |
| 15 | #21 Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +55.873s | 0 |
| 19 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | +89.774s | 0 |
| 20 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 |
F1 | Dominant Leclerc beats Perez to Australian GP win as Verstappen retires
Charles Leclerc won the 2022 Australian Grand Prix to consolidate his and Ferrari’s championship leads as Max Verstappen suffered a second retirement in three races – Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez finishing second and Mercedes’ George Russell completing the podium.
A capacity crowd descended on Albert Park, Melbourne hosting its first Australian Grand Prix in 1,100 days. After action-packed free practice and qualifying sessions, they were treated to another thrilling show on Sunday afternoon. –read more–
FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023
Starting Grid
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | |||
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:16.732 |
| 2 | # 63 George Russell | Mercedes-AMG | 1:16.968 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:17.104 |
| 4 | # 14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.139 |
| 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:17.270 |
| 6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.308 |
| 7 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.369 |
| 8 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:17.609 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:17.369 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:17.735 |
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:17.768 |
| 12 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | 1:18.099 |
| 13 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.119 |
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:18.129 |
| 15 | # 21 Nyck De Vries | Alphatauri Honda | 1:18.335 |
| 16 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.517 |
| 17 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:18.540 |
| 18 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 1:18.557 |
| 19 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:18.714 |
| DNF | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda |
Note - Albon penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision at the previous round; disqualified from qualifying for a fuel infringement - races at stewards' discretion. Stroll penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision during qualifying; failed to set a time within the Q1 107% requirement - races at stewards' discretion.
F1 | Leclerc holds off Red Bull charge to take pole in action-packed Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took the first Australian Grand Prix pole position since 2019 with a blistering performance at Albert Park – with Max Verstappen lining up second on the grid for Sunday’s race and Sergio Perez a provisional third.
The new layout relinquished a DRS zone ahead of FP3 – that session led by Lando Norris – on Saturday, with final practice seeing both Aston Martins crash and numerous drivers go off-track.
Verstappen topped Q1 and Red Bull team mate Perez led Q2 – the Mexican driver under investigation for not slowing for a caution in Q1 – but Ferrari regrouped and it was Leclerc who aced the top 10 shootout with a time of 1m 17.868s to keep Verstappen 0.286s at bay in P2. –read more–
FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023
Tire Allocations
F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix?
Formula 1 returns to Australia for the first time since 2019 and Pirelli have announced what tyres the teams will be using at a re-designed Albert Park.
The 18-inch tyres will face the test of another street circuit, Albert Park hosting the 2022 Australian Grand Prix – and Pirelli have announced a different choice of compounds compared to the first two races of the season.
This weekend will see the teams use an unusual mix of compounds: the C5 (soft tyres, x8 sets) for the first time this season, then a step to the C3 (medium tyre, x3 sets) and the C2 (hard tyre, x2 sets). –read more–
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
Dry Weather
Red - Soft
Yellow - Medium
White - Hard
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Slicks-Medium compound (Yellow)
Full Wets (Blue)
Intermediates (Green)
