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2018 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 21 in the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Date
23 March to 25 March 2018
Official name
Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Location
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course
Temporary street circuit
Course length
5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Distance
58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Time
1:21.164
Fastest lap
Driver
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time
1:25.945 on lap 54
Podium
First
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
Second
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Third
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
Lap leaders [show]
The 2018 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held between 23 and 25 March 2018 in Melbourne, Victoria. The race was contested over fifty-eight laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship.[2] The race marked the eighty-second race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix—which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928—and the twenty-third time the event was held at the Albert Park circuit.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was the defending race winner.[3] Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole—his seventh pole position in Australia,[4] a record for the event—while Vettel successfully defended his race win, the forty-eighth of his career.[3]
Contents
[hide]
1 Report
1.1 Background
1.1.1 Tyres
1.1.2 Drag reduction system
1.2 Qualifying
1.3 Race
2 Classification
2.1 Qualifying
2.2 Race
2.3 Championship standings after the race
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
The race marked the competitive début of the "halo" cockpit protection device after eighteen months of rigorous testing.[5]
Tyres[edit]
Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with the soft, supersoft and ultrasoft compounds.[6]
Drag reduction system[edit]
In the week before the Grand Prix, race officials confirmed the inclusion of a third drag reduction system (DRS) zone.[7] The detection point for the third zone was positioned on the approach to the Turn 11-12 chicane with the activation point on the exit to Turn 12. The existing DRS zones were unchanged from previous years, with one positioned on the main straight and the second on the straight between Turns 2 and 3.[8]
Qualifying[edit]
In his first run in the third part of qualifying Valtteri Bottas crashed and damaged his gearbox. As a result he received a five place grid penalty and started fifteenth. Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole, Kimi Räikkönen qualified second, Sebastian Vettel qualified third. Ricciardo qualified fourth but started seventh. Verstappen, Magnussen, Grosjean started fourth, fifth and sixth. Hülkenberg started eight, while Sainz and Alonso started ninth and tenth.
Race[edit]
After the start the top three stayed in the same order they started while Verstappen lost a place to Magnussen at the start. On lap 9 Verstappen spun and dropped down to eight. That meant the top ten was Hamilton, Räikkönen, Vettel, Magnusson, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Hülkenberg, Verstappen, Sainz and Alonso. They stayed in that order until the first round of pit stops. On lap 18 Räikkönen pitted. On lap 19 Hamilton pitted and came out ahead of Räikkönen. Verstappen pitted on lap 20. On lap 22 Magnussen retired with a loose wheel but. On lap 24 Grosjean retired from seventh with the same problem as his team mate Magnussen. This brought out a virtual safety car. On lap 26 Vettel pitted. He came out ahead of Hamilton. Mercedes miscalculated the margin between Vettel and Hamilton before Vettel's pit stop. After the first round of pit stops Vettel led with Hamilton second and Räikkönen in third. On lap 27 the actual safety car came out. The safety car came in at the end of lap 31. This left the top ten Vettel, Hamilton, Räikkönen, Ricciardo, Alonso, Verstappen, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Vandoorne and Sainz. None of the top ten pitted again. Near the end Ricciardo put Räikkönen under pressure, while in the battle for fourth and fifth Alonso resisted the pressure from Verstappen. Vettel won, Hamilton came second and Räikkönen completed the podium in third. The rest of the top ten was Ricciardo, Alonso, Verstappen, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Vandoorne and Sainz.
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Pos.
Car
no.
Driver
Constructor
Qualifying times
Final
grid
Q1
Q2
Q3
1
44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.824 1:22.051 1:21.164 1
2
7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:23.096 1:22.507 1:21.828 2
3
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.348 1:21.944 1:21.838 3
4
33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:23.483 1:22.416 1:21.879 4
5
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:23.494 1:22.897 1:22.152 81
6
20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:23.909 1:23.300 1:23.187 5
7
8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:23.671 1:23.468 1:23.339 6
8
27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:23.782 1:23.544 1:23.532 7
9
55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:23.529 1:23.061 1:23.577 9
10
77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.686 1:22.089 no time 152
11
14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:23.597 1:23.692 10
12
2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:24.073 1:23.853 11
13
11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:24.344 1:24.005 12
14
18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:24.464 1:24.230 13
15
31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:24.503 1:24.786 14
16
28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:24.532 16
17
9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.556 17
18
16 Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.636 18
19
35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:24.922 19
20
10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:25.295 20
107% time: 1:28.621
Source:[4]
Notes
^1 – Daniel Ricciardo received a three-place grid penalty for failing to adequately slow down for a red flag during free practice.[9]
^2 – Valtteri Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Race[edit]
Pos.
No.
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 58 1:29:33.283 3 25
2
44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 58 +5.036 1 18
3
7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 58 +6.309 2 15
4
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 58 +7.069 8 12
5
14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 58 +27.886 10 10
6
33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 58 +28.945 4 8
7
27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 58 +32.671 7 6
8
77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 58 +34.339 15 4
9
2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 58 +34.921 11 2
10
55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 58 +45.722 9 1
11
11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 58 +46.817 12
12
31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 58 +1:00.278 14
13
16 Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 58 +1:15.759 18
14
18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 58 +1:18.288 13
15
28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 57 +1 lap 16
Ret
8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 24 Wheel 6
Ret
20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 22 Wheel 5
Ret
10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 13 Engine 20
Ret
9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 5 Hydraulics 17
Ret
35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 4 Brakes 19
Source:[10]
Championship standings after the race[edit]
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.
Driver
Points
1 Sebastian Vettel 25
2 Lewis Hamilton 18
3 Kimi Räikkönen 15
4 Daniel Ricciardo 12
5 Fernando Alonso 10
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.
Constructor
Points
1 Ferrari 40
2 Mercedes 22
3 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 20
4 McLaren-Renault 12
5 Renault 7
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
2018 Melbourne 400
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Australia". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Jump up ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "2017 Australian Grand Prix Race – Provisional Classification". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
Jump up ^ "Halo impact becoming clearer to F1 teams". Speedcafe. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Jump up ^ Howard, Tom (14 March 2018). "Pirelli reveals tyre selections for Australian Grand Prix". Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
Jump up ^ Cooper, Adam (21 March 2018). "Australian GP: Melbourne gets third DRS zone for 2018 F1 opener". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
Jump up ^ Howard, Tom (21 March 2018). "New DRS zone added to Albert Park F1 circuit". Speedcafe. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
Jump up ^ Howard, Tom (23 March 2018). "Stewards issue grid penalty to Ricciardo". Speedcafe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
Jump up ^ "Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links[edit]
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