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Max Verstappen won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won for Red Bull ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at Melbourne.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Podium
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso
Classified finishers
17
Round
3
Circuit
Melbourne
Race date
April 2, 2023

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton was second for Mercedes, while Fernando Alonso completed the podium for Aston Martin.

Grid to finish

P4 through P10 were Lance Stroll, Sergio Pérez, Lando Norris, Nico Hülkenberg, Oscar Piastri, Guanyu Zhou, and Yuki Tsunoda. Oscar Piastri made the biggest move, climbing from P16 to P8 for a gain of 8 places.

Teams and result status

Aston Martin placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Alfa Romeo placed 1 car, AlphaTauri placed 1 car, Haas placed 1 car, and Mercedes placed 1 car in the top ten. The recap marks Pierre Gasly as DNF, Esteban Ocon as DNF, Nyck de Vries as DNF, and Logan Sargeant as DNF. The classification does not state why.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Apr 2, 2023.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull
P2Lewis HamiltonMercedes
P3Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
P4Lance StrollAston Martin
P5Sergio PérezRed Bull
P6Lando NorrisMcLaren
P7Nico HülkenbergHaas
P8Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P9Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo
P10Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri