- 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.