Ferrari’s Sebastien Vettel has won the season-opening 2017 Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, edging out Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
This is Vettel’s first win in Melbourne since 2011, and he went on to win the title in a landslide that year. That day Hamilton finished second as well, leaving the odd man out from the podium that day one podium wonder Vitaly Petrov.
He’s got 19 races to go to win the title (Vettel that is, don’t fancy Petrov’s chances) and the next step will be the Chinese Grand Prix in a fortnight.
The final finishing order:
1) Vettel
2) Hamilton
3) Bottas
4) Raikkonen
5) Verstappen
6) Massa
7) Perez
8) Sainz
9) Kvyat
10) Ocon
11) Hulkenberg
12) Giovinazzi
13) Vandoorne
Retirees - Alonso, Magnussen, Stroll, Ricciardo, Ericsson, Palmer, Grosjean
1) Vettel
2) Hamilton
3) Bottas
4) Raikkonen
5) Verstappen
6) Massa
7) Perez
8) Sainz
9) Kvyat
10) Ocon
11) Hulkenberg
12) Giovinazzi
13) Vandoorne
Retirees - Alonso, Magnussen, Stroll, Ricciardo, Ericsson, Palmer, Grosjean
