RACE THREE
TOP 10 RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME/RESULT | POINTS |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 1:20:26.843 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | +2.366s | 19 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | +5.904s | 15 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | +35.770s | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | +56.309s | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | +93.222s | 8 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsonoda | RB HONDA RBPT | +95.601s | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | +100.992s | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | +104.553s | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | +1 lap | 1 |
Key Takeaways:
- Max Verstappen, who started pole, retired his car on the third lap due to a breaks issue, causing a fire.
- Lewis Hamilton also DNFed with a power unit failure.
- George Russell had a last minute spin up with Fernando Alonso causing him to crash with 3 laps left and a DNF.
- Logan Sargent, driver for Williams Team, never started the race due to Williams assigning his car to Alex Albon– who crashed his at Free Practice 2.
- Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap time.
About the Track:
As a temporary facility, Albert Park can be quite bumpy, while the circuit at the start of the weekend is often slippery, rubbering in as the sessions progress. It’s also a circuit that requires a well-sorted chassis, with several spots on the track where the drivers require a reactive front end to allow them to chuck it into a corner – the main one being the rapid Turn 11-12 chicane. Melbourne is also one of the faster tracks on the calendar, with Lewis Hamilton’s 2018 pole lap set at an average of 235km/h.
