Australian Grand Prix

Round 3 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2024-03-24

Winner: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari · +2.366

Lando Norris

McLaren · +5.904

Who won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2024 Australian Grand Prix was won by Carlos Sainz driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Charles Leclerc finished second, +2.366 behind, with Lando Norris completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Charles Leclerc with a time of 1:19.813. It was an attrition-heavy race with 10 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 3 of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Nico Hülkenberg was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P16 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:20:26.843	Finished	25
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	▲2	+2.366	Finished	19
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	3	—	+5.904	Finished	15
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5	▲1	+35.770	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	6	▲1	+56.309	Finished	10
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	9	▲3	+1:33.222	Finished	8
7	Yuki Tsunoda	RB F1 Team	8	▲1	+1:35.601	Finished	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	10	▲2	+1:40.992	Finished	4
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	16	▲7	+1:44.553	Finished	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	14	▲4	+4.081	Lapped	1
11	Alexander Albon	Williams	12	▲1	+5.009	Lapped	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	RB F1 Team	18	▲6	+11.508	Lapped	0
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	17	▲4	+40.953	Lapped	0
14	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	13	▼1	+42.326	Lapped	0
15	Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	19	▲4	+44.293	Lapped	0
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	15	▼1	+53.979	Lapped	0
17	George Russell	Mercedes	7	▼10	+-1:57:37.891	Retired	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	11	—	—	Retired	0
R	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:16.819	1:16.387	1:15.915
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:16.731	1:16.189	1:16.185
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:16.805	1:16.631	1:16.274
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:17.430	1:16.750	1:16.315
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.984	1:16.304	1:16.435
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:17.369	1:16.601	1:16.572
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1:17.062	1:16.901	1:16.724
8	Yuki Tsunoda	RB F1 Team	1:17.356	1:16.791	1:16.788
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.376	1:16.780	1:17.072
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:16.991	1:16.710	1:17.552
11	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.499	1:16.960	—
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:17.130	1:17.167	—
13	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	1:17.543	1:17.340	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:17.709	1:17.427	—
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:17.617	1:17.697	—
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:17.976	—	—
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:17.982	—	—
18	Daniel Ricciardo	RB F1 Team	1:18.085	—	—
19	Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	1:18.188	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Sainz

2 stops

P2Leclerc

2 stops

P3Norris

2 stops

P4Piastri

2 stops

P5Pérez

2 stops

P6Stroll

2 stops

P7Tsunoda

2 stops

P8Alonso

2 stops

P9Hülkenberg

2 stops

P10Magnussen

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 58

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Sainz	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Leclerc	P3	P7	P3	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Norris	P2	P2	P5	P4	P4	P3	P2	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3
Piastri	P4	P8	P4	P3	P3	P4	P3	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4
Pérez	P6	P3	P10	P7	P6	P5	P7	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5

2024 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?+

Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix on 2024-03-24 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari). P2: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +2.366 behind. P3: Lando Norris (McLaren), +5.904 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?+

Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:19.813.

Which team won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix with Carlos Sainz taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Daniel Ricciardo	1	5	15:10:25	18.265
Alexander Albon	1	6	15:11:45	17.755
Guanyu Zhou	1	6	15:11:49	19.032
Lewis Hamilton	1	7	15:13:04	17.596
Kevin Magnussen	1	7	15:13:08	18.301
George Russell	1	8	15:14:23	18.046
Lance Stroll	1	8	15:14:26	17.901
Valtteri Bottas	1	8	15:14:30	46.969
Charles Leclerc	1	9	15:15:42	17.409
Oscar Piastri	1	9	15:15:43	17.573
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	15:15:50	18.523
Esteban Ocon	1	9	15:15:55	18.287
Lando Norris	1	14	15:22:37	17.776
Sergio Pérez	1	14	15:22:45	18.112
Carlos Sainz	1	16	15:25:14	17.599
Esteban Ocon	2	16	15:25:58	30.626
Fernando Alonso	1	17	15:27:06	18.160
Nico Hülkenberg	1	17	15:27:28	18.320
Pierre Gasly	1	17	15:27:32	20.316
Alexander Albon	2	27	15:41:35	17.745
Daniel Ricciardo	2	29	15:44:29	17.751
Kevin Magnussen	2	33	15:49:58	18.151
Charles Leclerc	2	34	15:50:35	17.308
Sergio Pérez	2	35	15:52:18	17.222
Nico Hülkenberg	2	35	15:52:40	18.145
Guanyu Zhou	2	35	15:52:50	36.866
Yuki Tsunoda	2	36	15:53:59	17.535
Valtteri Bottas	2	36	15:54:30	18.938
Lance Stroll	2	37	15:55:19	17.977
Oscar Piastri	2	39	15:57:32	18.533
Lando Norris	2	40	15:58:46	17.653
Carlos Sainz	2	41	15:59:57	17.740
Fernando Alonso	2	41	16:00:37	17.995
Pierre Gasly	2	41	16:01:21	17.682
Esteban Ocon	3	42	16:02:51	18.007
George Russell	2	45	16:06:07	17.964