Round 1 · 17 March 2019
2019 Australian Grand Prix: results
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) won the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 17 March 2019 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas (1:25.580).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 1:25:27.325 | 26 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +20.886 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +22.520 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +57.109 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | +58.203 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 7 | +87.156 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | — | — | Wheel |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 12 | — | — | Damage |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 18 | — | — | Engine |
Tyres and strategy at the Australian Grand Prix 2019
Valtteri Bottas won with 1 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-23), medium (laps 24-58). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 58 ± 4, soft 24 ± 6, medium 18 ± 3.
- 1. Valtteri Bottas: soft (laps 1-23), medium (laps 24-58)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-15), medium (laps 16-58)
- 3. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-25), medium (laps 26-58)
- 4. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-14), medium (laps 15-58)
- 5. Charles Leclerc: soft (laps 1-28), hard (laps 29-58)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.