07:39
Safety Car
Magnussen is out of the race. There's a wheel off the track.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing
2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix as it happened
- F1 2023 Australian Grand Prix - Full Race results from Round 3
- Verstappen beats Hamilton to win chaotic Australian GP
- Chaotic race end after a third red flag
- George Russell retired, Lewis Hamilton finished P2
02 Apr 2023
07:41
Red Flag
The race has been halted! Drama...
07:37
Order on Lap 53
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Stroll, Perez, Norris, Hulkenberg and Ocon.
07:36
Norris overtakes Hulkenberg
The McLaren driver finally gets the move done into Turn 10.
07:33
Lap 50/58
Hamilton has extended the gap to Alonso to 1.7s now.
07:31
10 laps to go
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Stroll, Perez, Hulkenberg, Norris, Ocon, Piastri, Magnussen, Zhou, Tsunoda, Bottas, Sargeant and de Vries.
07:30
A mistake from Verstappen
He ran off the track at Turn 13. He lost around five seconds to Hamilton behind.
07:28
Gap update
Fastest lap from Alonso - he's now 1.2s behind.
07:27
Lap 46/58
Alonso is 1.5s behind Hamilton - could we see a battle at the end of the race?
07:24
Perez up to eighth
He gets past Norris with the use of DRS into Turn 9.
07:21
Lap 41/58
Order: Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Norris, Perez, Ocon, Piastri, Magnussen, Zhou, Tsunoda, Bottas, de Vries and Sargeant.
07:19
Another fastest lap from Hamilton
He pulls the gap to alonso to 1.6s now.
07:16
Hamilton with the fastest lap
Everyone is pushing at the front of the field with Hamilton just ahead of Alonso, Sainz and Gasly.
07:13
Order on Lap 35
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Norris, Perez, Ocon, Piastri, Tsunoda, Zhou, Magnussen, Sargeant, Bottas and de Vries.
07:11
LAP 32/58
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 2, 2023
Could we have a spicy Hamilton vs. Alonso battle on our hands?!
Only 1.2s separates the two....#AusGP#F1pic.twitter.com/y1I7448YDR
07:08
More pit stops?
Sky Sports' Karun Chandhok reckons some teams might stop again.
07:06
When it’s not your day, it’s not your day.
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) April 2, 2023
07:05
Lap 29/58
We're now at half-distance in Melbourne.
Alonso is now 2.0s behind Hamilton in the battle for second; Sainz is running 2.0s behind Alonso.
07:02
Order on Lap 27
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Norris, Perez and Tsunoda.
06:59
Stunning from Sainz
A nice dummy from Sainz on Gasly to get up to fourth into Turn 4. Nice move.
06:59
Lap 25/58
Hamilton is now 5.8s behind Verstappen, while Alonso is 2.3s behind the Mercedes.
06:57
Perez up to ninth
The Red Bull is incredible on the straights. How far up the order can he get?
06:55
Order on Lap 22
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Gasly, Sainz, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Norris, Tsunoda and Perez.
06:52
Hamilton radio
"Alonso's pretty quick."
06:51
VSC ending...
The race is back underway at Albert Park.