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Vettel Strikes First as Ferrari Draws Blood in Melbourne
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Vettel Strikes First as Ferrari Draws Blood in Melbourne

25 Mar 201825 Mar 2018

Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix (2018) held on 25 March 2018 at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Top three: Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Sebastian Vettel took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Kimi Raikkonen third.

The Australian Grand Prix 2018 Round 1 took place on 25 March 2018 at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

Sebastian Vettel took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Kimi Raikkonen third.

Race Results

| Pos | Driver | Team | Status | Points | |----:|--------|------|--------|-------:| | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | — | Finished | 25 | | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | — | Finished | 18 | | 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | — | Finished | 15 | | 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | — | Finished | 12 | | 5 | Fernando Alonso | — | Finished | 10 | | 6 | Max Verstappen | — | Finished | 8 | | 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | — | Finished | 6 | | 8 | Valtteri Bottas | — | Finished | 4 | | 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | — | Finished | 2 | | 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr | — | Finished | 1 | | 11 | Sergio Perez | — | Finished | 0 | | 12 | Esteban Ocon | — | Finished | 0 | | 13 | Charles Leclerc | — | Finished | 0 | | 14 | Lance Stroll | — | Finished | 0 | | 15 | Hartley Hartley-Smith | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 16 | Romain Grosjean | — | DNF | 0 | | 17 | Kevin Magnussen | — | DNF | 0 | | 18 | Pierre Gasly | — | DNF | 0 | | 19 | Marcus Ericsson | — | DNF | 0 | | 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | — | DNF | 0 |

Race Details

- **Series:** F1 - **Date:** 25 March 2018 - **Circuit:** Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit - **Country:** Australia - **Season:** 2018 - **Round:** 1

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

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