The Melbourne race had a thrilling start with Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar out on the formation lap, and Alpine’s Jack Doohan and Williams’ Carlos Sainz crashing out on the opening lap.

Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri slid onto the grass in an eventful F1 race in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in Ferrari debut.

Wearing McLaren orange under soaking plastic ponchos, fans turned up in droves to the Formula One Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with hope of seeing Oscar Piastri end the nation's 40-year wait for a home winner.

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory,

This time 12 months ago, the Australian Grand Prix was the sort of race that Lando Norris and McLaren may have lost

However, the wet weather threw the Australian GP into chaos as Piastri slipped onto the grass and tumbled down the order, as Verstappen clinched P2 and George Russell crept up onto the final step of the podium.

Here are the points standings after the first round of the F1 2025 championship, the Australian Grand Prix. With Lando Norris winning the Australian Grand Prix, here are the points standings after the first round of the F1 2025 championship.

Catch up on all the events and reaction to FP3 and qualifying for Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season in Melbourne

Formula 1 season is set to be one of the wildest in years, and it gets going this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix.

The drivers set off for the first qualifying session of the F1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.