2023 FORMULA 1 Australian GRAND PRIX Driver Standings
The 2023 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 April 2023 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The 2023 edition set a new attendance record at the circuit for the weekend with 444,631 attending it, making it the most attended sporting event ever in Melbourne. It was the highest number since 440,000 attendance recorded at the 2022 United States Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was the first ever race to feature three red flags in Formula One history.
George Russell squeezed past pole-sitter Max Verstappen, who suffered wheelspin, to take the lead of the race until a first-lap retirement for Charles Leclerc at turn three due to contact with Lance Stroll which sent him into the gravel and out of the race, resulting in the safety car being called in.[14] However, no further action was taken by the stewards.
The marshals restarted the race on the final lap and in the running order taken prior to the red flag. The race finished under the safety car; Max Verstappen won his first Australian Grand Prix ahead of Hamilton and Alonso; Pérez finished fifth after a pit lane start. Oscar Piastri finished his home race in eighth and in the points alongside teammate Lando Norris, marking McLaren's first points finish of the season.
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