FORMULA 1 2018 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
22 - 25 Mar 2018
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:21.164 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:21.828 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:21.838 |
| 4 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:21.879 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.187 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.339 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | 1:23.532 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:22.152 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 1:23.577 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Renault | 1:23.692 |
| 11 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Renault | 1:23.853 |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:24.005 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:24.230 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:24.786 |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | |
| 16 | 28 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:24.532 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:24.556 |
| 18 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:24.636 |
| 19 | 35 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:24.922 |
| 20 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:25.295 |
Note - Ricciardo penalised three grid places for speeding under red flags in practice. Bottas penalised five places for an unscheduled gearbox change.