Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix - in pictures

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix to increase his lead at the top of the driver's standings while his championship rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull was forced to retire.

Published : Apr 10, 2022 17:09 IST

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz horrible weekend continued as after a frustrating qualifying session on Saturday where he finished ninth, he spun out of the Australian Grand Prix on the third lap in Melbourne on Sunday.

Photo: MARK THOMPSON

Red Bull's Sergio Perez had begun the race from P3 but Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton overtook him on the opening lap. However, Perez got the position back on the tenth lap.

Alpine driver Fernando Alonso pulled off a brilliant move to go past Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly on lap 19.

Photo: PAUL CROCK

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel had a race-ending crash on lap 24 which brought a Safety Car on track.

Photo: MARK THOMPSON

Following a safety car restart on lap 27, Red Bull's Max Verstappen came mighty close to overtaking race leader Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen's hopes of catching race leader Charles Leclerc were dashed when he was forced to retire from the race on lap 39.

Photo: PAUL CROCK

Lando Norris (front) and Daniel Ricciardo (back) gave McLaren its first double points finish of the season finishing fifth and sixth respectively.

Photo: Robert Cianflone

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc takes the chequered flag to win the Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez did major damage limitation for his team in the constructor's championship by finishing second after his teammate Max Verstappen's unfortunate retirement on lap 39.

Mercedes driver George Russell finished third, ahead of his teammate and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton who had to settle for fourth.

Photo: Robert Cianflone

Williams' Alex Albon won his team's first points of the season by finishing tenth after starting from the back of the grid and driving 57 of the 58 laps on the same set of tyres.

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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz horrible weekend continued as after a frustrating qualifying session on Saturday where he finished ninth, he spun out of the Australian Grand Prix on the third lap in Melbourne on Sunday.
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