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Bottas Claims Dominant Victory in Australian Grand Prix Season Opener
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Bottas Claims Dominant Victory in Australian Grand Prix Season Opener

16 Mar 201916 Mar 2019

Bottas won the Australian Grand Prix (2019) held on 16 March 2019 at Albert Park Circuit. Top three: Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Valtteri Bottas took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Max Verstappen third.

The Australian Grand Prix 2019 Round 1 took place on 16 March 2019 at Albert Park Circuit.

Valtteri Bottas took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Max Verstappen third.

Race Results

| Pos | Driver | Team | Status | Points | |----:|--------|------|--------|-------:| | 1 | Valtteri Bottas | — | Finished | 26 | | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | — | Finished | 18 | | 3 | Max Verstappen | — | Finished | 15 | | 4 | Sebastian Vettel | — | Finished | 12 | | 5 | Charles Leclerc | — | Finished | 10 | | 6 | Kevin Magnussen | — | Finished | 8 | | 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | — | +1 Lap | 6 | | 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | — | +1 Lap | 4 | | 9 | Lance Stroll | — | +1 Lap | 2 | | 10 | Daniil Kvyat | — | +1 Lap | 1 | | 11 | Pierre Gasly | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 12 | Lando Norris | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 14 | Alexander Albon | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 16 | George Russell | — | +2 Laps | 0 | | 17 | Robert Kubica | — | +3 Laps | 0 | | 18 | Romain Grosjean | — | DNF | 0 | | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | — | DNF | 0 | | 20 | Carlos Sainz Jr | — | DNF | 0 |

Race Details

- **Series:** F1 - **Date:** 16 March 2019 - **Circuit:** Albert Park Circuit - **Country:** Australia - **Season:** 2019 - **Round:** 1

--- _Results data sourced from official F1 timing._

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