Round 3 · 24 March 2024
2024 Australian Grand Prix: results
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 24 March 2024 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Lando Norris (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Max Verstappen. The fastest lap was set by Charles Leclerc (1:19.813).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2 | 1:20:26.843 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +2.366 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +5.904 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 5 | +35.770 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 6 | +56.309 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 | +93.222 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 8 | +95.601 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 10 | +100.992 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +104.553 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 14 | — | 1 | Lapped |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 12 | — | — | Lapped |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 18 | — | — | Lapped |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | — | — | Lapped |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | — | — | Lapped |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 19 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | — | — | Lapped |
| 17 | George Russell | Mercedes | 7 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Australian Grand Prix 2024
Carlos Sainz won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-58). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 61 ± 7, hard 44 ± 2.
- 1. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-58)
- 2. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-9), hard (laps 10-58)
- 3. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-58)
- 4. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-9), hard (laps 10-58)
- 5. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-58)
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.