Summary

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins his second race of season to extend championship lead to 34 points

  • Red Bull's Sergio Perez P2, George Russell of Mercedes completes podium with team-mate Lewis Hamilton P4

  • Red Bull's Max Verstappen retires from second place

  • Sebastian Vettel spins Aston Martin into wall to bring out safety car

  • Ferrari's Carlos Sainz retires on lap two after high-speed spin

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  • Get involved via #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry

  1. Alex Albon has stolen a point for Williams in 10th!

  2. Team radio - Leclerc

    Amazing. The car was incredible today. What a race and what a pace.

  3. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Full haul of points this weekend - an absolutely dominant display from Charles Leclerc.

  4. How they finished

    1. Leclerc
    2. Perez
    3. Russell
    4. Hamilton
    5. Norris
    6. Ricciardo

  5. Charles Leclerc has won it by 20 seconds. He's roared down the straight by the Melbourne crowd.

    It's his second win of the season and sees him open up a big championship lead.

  6. Charles Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix
    Breaking

    A dominant victory for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari!

    LeclercGetty Images

  7. Alex Albon finally dives into the pits from seventh for the first time all race on his final lap.

  8. We have hardly seen Charles Leclerc in this race. He's been out on his own all day.

  9. It doesn't look like Hamilton is going to get close enough to Russell to make or move - or to give Mercedes a decision to make.

    Two laps to go...

  10. Team radio - Hamilton

    Hey guys, you have put me in a really difficult position.

  11. Poor Fernando Alonso pits and is now 17th. It looked so good for so long this weekend.

    Is he going for the fastest lap?

  12. Lewis Hamilton, currently a place behind George Russell, is getting grumpy with his team. He tells them he's been put in a difficult position by them.

    Russell took this place under safety car, remember.

  13. Team radio - Leclerc

    Leclerc: "Can we go for the fastest lap now please?"

    Team: "Negative, we have the fastest lap and we don't think anyone can beat it."

  14. Five laps to go

    Only some sort of car failure could stop Charles Leclerc now

  15. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    From a team perspective, Mercedes don't need this fight. The two Mercedes are on their own.

  16. Get Involved

    #bbcf1

    tim twyford: Calm down everyone! The seasons only 3 races old! For a neutral it's great to see Ferrari doing so well.....

    piemontemio: When was the last time Britain had 3 drivers in the top 5...?

    RantingMrP: oooh, wouldn't want to be a Mercedes strategist right now....what to do, let George keep his position or allow Lewis to breeze past? How long can their bromance last, those two? Nailbiter....

  17. Top five

    1. Leclerc
    2. Perez
    3. Russell
    4. Hamilton
    5. Norris

    (If you're just waking up Max Verstappen had to retire with fire coming from his car)

  18. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    A little mistake from Sergio Perez has opened the gap to Charles Leclerc to over 19 seconds. That is a pitstop-size gap. That soft tyre is open to Leclerc now if he wants to go for the fastest lap.

  19. Fourth-place Lewis Hamilton is just outside DRS zone behind his team-mate George Russell.

    Charles Leclerc is still having a lovely cruise to victory in the sunshine in front.

  20. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You know when you are in the fast lane and the car in front of you won't get out of the way. That is exactly what Fernando Alonso is feeling right now.