Race story
Laps 1-58
Max Verstappen makes control count
Max Verstappen leads 47 of 58 laps, turning the largest share of the race into a controlled victory rather than a series of separate phases.
At a glanceMax Verstappen
47laps led
Lap 1Lap 58
Round 3 · Melbourne
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia
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Max Verstappen leads 47 of 58 laps, turning the largest share of the race into a controlled victory rather than a series of separate phases.
Recorded on lap 53.
Race pace is each driver's typical lap time, calculated from the median of their representative clean laps. Lower is faster.
| Driver | Clean laps | Race pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1Sergio Pérez | 44 | 1:21.913 |
| 2Max Verstappen | 46 | 1:21.925 |
| 3Carlos Sainz | 45 | 1:21.942 |
| 4Pierre Gasly | 45 | 1:21.964 |
| 5Fernando Alonso | 45 | 1:22.021 |
| 6Esteban Ocon | 44 | 1:22.059 |
Distance from the fastest median pace.
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3 recorded leaders
George Russell6 laps
Lewis Hamilton5 laps
Max Verstappen47 laps
Clean-lap pace change within each tyre stint. Positive values indicate lap times became slower.