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Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2019
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 17 Mar 2019
- Name
- Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2019
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/998
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2019 · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2019 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25:27.325 · 58 laps · mercedes | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25:48.211 · 58 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25:49.845 · 58 laps · honda | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:26:24.434 · 58 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26:25.555 · 58 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:26:54.481 · 58 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Time not recorded · 57 laps · bwt-mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 57 laps · honda | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 57 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Time not recorded · 57 laps · bwt-mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 57 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Wheel · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | Accident damage · Time not recorded · 28 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Power unit · Time not recorded · 9 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:22.043 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:22.367 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:22.885 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:22.876 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:22.017 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:22.959 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:22.519 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:22.702 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:22.966 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Q1 1:22.908 · 15 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:22.540 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | Q1 1:22.921 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:22.757 · 14 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:22.431 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:22.511 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Q1 1:23.017 · 6 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | Q1 1:23.020 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Q1 1:23.084 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:24.360 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams | Q1 1:26.067 · 8 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.486 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:20.598 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:21.190 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.320 · honda | |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.442 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:21.826 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:22.099 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.304 · renault | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.314 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:22.781 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:22.562 · renault | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:22.570 · renault | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1:22.636 · honda | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.714 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:22.774 · honda | |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:23.017 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:23.020 · honda | |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:23.084 · renault | |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 1:24.360 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:26.067 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:23.599 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:23.637 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 3 | 1:23.673 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:23.792 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:23.866 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:24.816 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 7 | 1:24.832 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:24.932 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 9 | 1:24.934 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:25.015 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 11 | 1:25.166 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:25.224 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 13 | 1:25.230 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:25.285 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 15 | 1:25.288 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:25.498 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 17 | 1:25.634 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 18 | 1:25.966 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 19 | 1:27.914 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 20 | 1:28.740 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:22.600 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:22.648 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:23.400 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 4 | 1:23.442 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:23.473 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:23.572 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:23.574 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:23.644 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 9 | 1:23.754 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:23.814 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:23.933 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 12 | 1:23.988 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 13 | 1:24.011 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:24.133 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 15 | 1:24.293 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:24.401 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 17 | 1:24.675 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 18 | 1:24.733 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 19 | 1:26.453 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 20 | 1:26.655 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:22.292 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:22.556 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 3 | 1:22.749 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 4 | 1:23.112 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 5 | 1:23.334 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 6 | 1:23.367 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:23.422 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 8 | 1:23.442 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 9 | 1:23.481 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:23.695 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:23.737 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 12 | 1:23.831 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:24.049 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:24.082 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 15 | 1:24.328 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:24.345 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | 1:24.402 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 18 | 1:24.568 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 19 | 1:25.944 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 20 | 1:26.589 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 1 | 32.997 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 33.027 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 12 | 23.299 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 | 21.588 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 13 | 23.234 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 14 | 21.995 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 14 | 22.388 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 14 | 21.780 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 21.515 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 15 | 29.981 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 15 | 21.627 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 23 | 22.014 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 25 | 21.157 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 26 | 22.086 |
| George Russell | 1 | 26 | 21.689 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 27 | 22.471 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 27 | 27.172 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 28 | 22.306 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 28 | 22.343 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 37 | 21.269 |
| George Russell | 2 | 42 | 21.543 |
| Robert Kubica | 3 | 44 | 21.889 |