2018 Australian Grand Prix
The 2018 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 March 2018 in Melbourne, Victoria. The race was contested at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 83rd race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 23rd time the event was held at the Albert Park circuit.
The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit (pictured in 2014), where the race was held.
Lewis Hamilton had the 73rd pole position of his career
Image: Charles Leclerc after winning F2 championship 2
Image: Sergey Sirotkin SMP Racing
2018 Formula One World Championship
The 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 69th running of the Formula One World Championship. Formula One is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Drivers and teams competed in twenty-one Grands Prix for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championship titles.
Lewis Hamilton won his fifth Drivers' Championship
Sebastian Vettel was runner-up, driving for Ferrari.
Kimi Räikkönen finished the season in third place, in his final season for Ferrari.
Mercedes retained the Constructors' Championship for a fifth consecutive year
