- 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.