Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 25 March 2018
Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid, 5.036s ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas gained the most places, from 15th on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Vettel 25 + Räikkönen 15 | Vettel 25 + Räikkönen 15 | 40 | |
| 2 | Mercedes Hamilton 18 + Bottas 4 | Hamilton 18 + Bottas 4 | 22 | |
| 3 | Red Bull Ricciardo 12 + Verstappen 8 | Ricciardo 12 + Verstappen 8 | 20 | |
| 4 | McLaren Alonso 10 + Vandoorne 2 | Alonso 10 + Vandoorne 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Renault Hülkenberg 6 + Sainz 1 | Hülkenberg 6 + Sainz 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Force India Pérez 0 + Ocon 0 | Pérez 0 + Ocon 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sauber Leclerc 0 + Ericsson 0 | Leclerc 0 + Ericsson 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Williams Stroll 0 + Sirotkin 0 | Stroll 0 + Sirotkin 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Toro Rosso Hartley 0 + Gasly 0 | Hartley 0 + Gasly 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Haas F1 Team Grosjean 0 + Magnussen 0 | Grosjean 0 + Magnussen 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:29:33.283 | 58 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | Mercedes | +5.036s | 58 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | +6.309s | 58 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | Red Bull | +7.069s | 58 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso McLaren | McLaren | +27.886s | 58 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | Red Bull | +28.945s | 58 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg Renault | Renault | +32.671s | 58 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas Mercedes | Mercedes | +34.339s | 58 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren | McLaren | +34.921s | 58 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Renault | Renault | +45.722s | 58 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez Force India | Force India | +46.817s | 58 | — | — | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon Force India | Force India | +1:00.278 | 58 | — | — | |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc Sauber | Sauber | +1:15.759 | 58 | — | — | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll Williams | Williams | +1:18.288 | 58 | — | — | |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 57 | — | — | |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Wheel | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Wheel | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | Sauber | DNF Steering | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Sergey Sirotkin Williams | Williams | DNF Brakes | 4 | — | — |