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Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Australian Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Valtteri Bottas
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen
Race date
March 17, 2019
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The decisive result

Valtteri Bottas finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Lance Stroll from P16 to P9 (+7), Pierre Gasly from P17 to P11 (+6), and Daniil Kvyat from P15 to P10 (+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 9 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Accident damage. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.580 on lap 57. 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
1Valtteri BottasMercedes1:25:27.32526
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:25:48.21118
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:25:49.84515
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:26:24.43412
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:26:25.55510
6Kevin MagnussenHaas1:26:54.4818
7Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap6
8Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap4
9Lance StrollRacing Point+1 lap2
10Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap1
11Pierre GaslyRed Bull+1 lap0
12Lando NorrisMcLaren+1 lap0
13Sergio PérezRacing Point+1 lap0
14Alexander AlbonToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16George RussellWilliams+2 laps0
17Robert KubicaWilliams+3 laps0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasWheel0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRenaultAccident damage0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.McLarenPower unit0