06:26
That's a wrap in Australia
That's the Australian Grand Prix done and dusted.
You can keep across Crash.net for the best reaction to the race.
Lando Norris, McLaren leads
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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Day - As it happened
A recap of what happened in the season-opening F1 Australian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris has won the season-opening F1 Australian Grand Prix - here's how he did it...
16 Mar 2025
06:23
Norris on top
It's the first time since May 2022 that Verstappen is no longer top of the standings.
06:19
Amusing cool down room
Norris, Verstappen and Russell reacting to the various incidents during the race.
06:15
06:14
The constructors' standings
| 2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | |||
| Pos | Team | Wins | Points |
| 1 | McLaren F1 Team | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Atlassian Williams Racing | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
06:11
The drivers' standings
| 2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Wins | Points |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
06:07
Some big results in the midfield
Albon - P4
Stroll - P6
Hulkenberg - P7
06:04
Full result
| 2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Laps |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 57 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | +0.895s |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +8.481s |
| 4 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | +12.773s |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +15.135s |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | +17.413s |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | +18.423s |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | +19.826s |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | +20.448s |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | +22.473s |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | +26.502s |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | +29.884s |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | +33.161s |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | +40.351s |
| DNF | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 47 |
| DNF | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 47 |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 34 |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 0 |
| DNF | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
| DNS | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 |
06:02
Top 10
Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Albon, Antonelli, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Leclerc, Piastri and Hamilton.
06:01
News from the stewards
Antonelli has been handed a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release.
06:01
Norris wins the Australian GP
Norris fends Verstappen off to win the Australian Grand Prix. Russell joins them on the podium.
05:59
Norris starts the final lap
0.6s between Verstappen and Norris at the front.
05:58
Battle for the win
Two laps to go and Verstappen is just 0.8s behind Norris.
05:56
Lap 54/57
DRS has been enabled.
05:55
A mistake from Gasly
He makes a mistake into Turn 1 which allows the two Ferraris to get through.
05:55
The order on Lap 53
Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Albon, Antonelli, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Leclerc and Hamilton.
05:53
Great move from Leclerc
He overtakes Hamilton on the outside of Turn 1 following the Safety Car restart.
05:51
Here we go
Can Norris keep Verstappen behind to win in Melbourne?
05:50
Ferrari regret?
Will Lewis Hamilton regret Ferrari's tyre choice in the wet?
Lewis Hamilton
05:50
Safety Car in this lap
The race will resume on Lap 52.
05:44
The order under the SC
Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Albon, Antonelli, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Hamilton and Leclerc.
Tsunoda, Ocon, Piastri and Bearman are outside the top 10.
05:43
Safety Car deployed
An incident between Lawson and Bortoleto.
05:41
Strange decision from Ferrari
Hamilton and Leclerc have stayed out on slick tyres when it's raining.
05:40
The order on Lap 46
Verstappen, Hamilton, Gasly, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Norris, Lawson, Russell, Albon and Stroll.
05:39
Verstappen
Red Bull tell Verstappen to "stay out".
