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Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Australian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
March 25, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Daniel Ricciardo
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Valtteri Bottas from P15 to P8 (+7), Fernando Alonso from P10 to P5 (+5), and Charles Leclerc from P18 to P13 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 14 Finished, 2 Wheel, 1 +1 lap, 1 Brakes, and 1 Engine. Daniel Ricciardo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.945 on lap 54. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:29:33.28325
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29:38.31918
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:29:39.59215
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:29:40.35212
5Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:30:01.16910
6Max VerstappenRed Bull1:30:02.2288
7Nico HülkenbergRenault1:30:05.9546
8Valtteri BottasMercedes1:30:07.6224
9Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:30:08.2042
10Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:30:19.0051
11Sergio PérezForce India1:30:20.1000
12Esteban OconForce India1:30:33.5610
13Charles LeclercSauber1:30:49.0420
14Lance StrollWilliams1:30:51.5710
15Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasWheel0
DNFKevin MagnussenHaasWheel0
DNFPierre GaslyToro RossoEngine0
DNFMarcus EricssonSauberHydraulics0
DNFSergey SirotkinWilliamsBrakes0