Australian GP race results: Hamilton reigns in the season opening race
Mercedes team gets first 1-2 finish of the season, Vettel in third.
Podium: Second place Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG F1, winner Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 and third place Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
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Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 58 | 1:31:54.607 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 58 | +0:01.360 | 2 | 18 |
3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 58 | +0:34.523 | 4 | 15 |
4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 58 | +0:38.196 | 3 | 12 |
5 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 58 | +1:35.143 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | 1 Lap | 6 | 8 |
7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | 1 Lap | 13 | 6 |
8 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 57 | 1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso-Renault | 57 | 1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
11 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 56 | 2 Laps | 16 | |
12 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 49 | Ret. | 5 | |
13 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 32 | Ret. | 11 | |
14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 0 | Ret. | 8 | |
15 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 0 | Ret. | 9 | |
16 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 0 | Ret. | 12 | |
17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Honda | 0 | Ret. | 17 |
Check the full race report here.
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