Here are the complete results from a chaotic 2023 Australian Grand Prix from Melbourne's Albert Park, where Max Verstappen has won.
Logan Sargeant and Nyck De Vries were also caught up in an incident, due to Sargeant locking up and colliding with the rear of the AlphaTauri. The next restart resulted in absolute carnage, with several collisions as Sainz spun Alonso out at Turn 2, while both Alpines collided metres later to take themselves out of contention. Settling into third, Verstappen’s job was made a little easier by Mercedes choosing to pit Russell under an early Safety Car after Alex Albon crashed his Williams with debris being scattered over the racing line. Under the red flag, a length deliberation from Race Control saw the decision taken to resume the final lap under the Safety Car with the cars sent back out in the same order as the previous restart – restoring Alonso into third, Stroll back into fifth, and Perez into sixth. Aside from a late-race error where he slid off onto the grass at the penultimate corner, Verstappen was untouchable for the rest of the race, while Hamilton had to fend off the attentions of Alonso for the entirety of the Grand Prix as the Spaniard was able to stay within two seconds of the Mercedes to keep the pressure on. But chaos began to unfold with three laps to go, as the race was red-flagged again as Kevin Magnussen ripped his right-rear wheel off with a wall strike at Turn 2, meaning a full-blown standing start for the final two laps.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was the heavy favourite coming into the race, but the Dutchman was overtaken by Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the ...
For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2023, you can watch via the Sky Go app if you're an existing subscriber or you can purchase For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. Elsewhere, Sling TV will also show the action, as too will FuboTV in the US. For Spanish-language viewers, they can find live broadcasts on ESPN Deportes, though ESPNews and ESPNU will also show some practice and qualifying sessions live throughout the year. Anticipation is building at Albert Park for the third race of this F1 campaign. 30 mins to lights out: Perez and Bottas nearly have a collision as they make their way around the track. LIGHTS OUT: We're underway in Melbourne and George Russell takes the lead after the first corner!! However, he remains behind the Mercedes duo of Russell and Hamilton. Cars will now return to the pit lane. 15 mins since red flag: The cars are making their way back onto the track. He then speeds off in his Red Bull and establishes a two-second lead by the end of the lap. The young Briton emerges from the car safely but is clearly disappointed after having such a good start.
The race was red-flagged for a third time before a 33-minute delay followed as the FIA rooted through its rulebook. The order of the previous start was taken up ...
“I was careful, I had a lot to lose. Sainz crossed the line in fourth, but a five-second penalty for colliding with Alonso dropped him out of the points to 12th. The race was red-flagged for a third time before a 33-minute delay followed as the FIA rooted through its rulebook.
Max Verstappen won a chaotic Australian Grand Prix, the third round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, in a race that was red-flagged three times.
That elevated Alonso back to third, ahead of Sainz – who was given a 5s penalty that dropped him from fourth to 12th. A spirited battle between Lando Norris (McLaren) and Hulkenberg looked sealed with six laps to go when Norris dived past, but the second red flag meant they lined up again for a two-lap sprint. Verstappen cruised past Hamilton with DRS on the ultra-fast run to Turn 9 and was already 2s clear when they next crossed the finish line. That meant a second standing start, with Hamilton starting on pole this time, ahead of Verstappen and the Astons. But the FIA chose to red flag the race to clean gravel and debris from the track surface, handing those who hadn’t pitted a free tyre change in the pits – ruining the strategies of Russell and Sainz. Despite a brief off, Verstappen looked to be cruising to victory when the race was red-flagged again as Kevin Magnussen crashed his Haas.
Following a race with three red flags, Max Verstappen survived a combative race to take his first Australian GP victory. The final race restart had threatened ...
[To news overview](/f1-news)© Red Bull Content Pool [Max Verstappen](/formula-1-drivers/max-verstappen) survived a chaotic race to emerge as the winner of the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' [Lewis Hamilton](/formula-1-drivers/lewis-hamilton) and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. The final race restart had threatened to jumble up the race order, before the original order was reinstated for one final lap under Safety Car conditions. Following a race with three red flags, Max Verstappen survived a combative race to take his first Australian GP victory.
With a Red Bull driver up front. Max Verstappen scored his second win of the season in Melbourne and his first win in the Australian Grand Prix. It was also the ...
On the positive side we scored a point, so we will continue to work hard to score more in the coming races.” Adding to the bitterness for Alpine is the sight of McLaren jumping ahead of them in the Constructors’ Championship. Right now, we must focus on the positives and that is how we managed our race and how we were able to take the fight to our rivals ahead. “Unfortunately, touching the kerb at high speed in Turn 5 led to a small snap and a spike in tyre temperature, which led him to lose the car at the next corner.” Considering we’re down on performance, to be fighting with the Aston Martins is amazing for us at this point in the season,” said Hamilton in a statement to the media including SBNation following the Grand Prix. And also for the team, third and fourth, 27 points out of this Sunday, I think. I’m so happy to get my first points in Melbourne and want to thank all of the home fans and papaya fans for all their support this week,” “Double points for the team is a great result and thank you to everyone who got us there.” It’s nice to get on the board and it’s a good end to the first few races before we have a bit of a break and then head into Baku and the next batch of races. Prior to the race, Team Principal Christian Horner indicated that a victory would be a “massive” result for the team given their history, and a massive result is what he got. Max Verstappen scored his second win of the season in Melbourne and his first win in the Australian Grand Prix. He was then pushed to pit lane for his start after the team swapped out some parts to his power unit.