Max Vertsppane returned to winning ways in Melbourne as the Dutchman won a chaotic 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton finished in P2 after putting together a fantastic race to hold off Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso who took the 101st podium finish of his career.
It was more doom and gloom for Ferrari though who saw Charles Leclerc knocked out of the race early one due to contact with Lance Stroll, whilst Carlos Sainz took a late penalty to drop out of the points and down to P12 on the finishing grid.
MORE: F1 Australian Grand Prix 2023 results: Max Verstappen wins chaotic red flag-filled race in Melbourne
F1 Drivers’ World Championship 2023 standings
Updated on April 2 (after third race).
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 69 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 54 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 45 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 38 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 20 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 20 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 18 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 6 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 4 |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 4 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 2 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
| 17 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 |
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F1 Constructors’ Championship 2023 standings
Updated on April 2 (round 3).
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull | 123 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 65 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 56 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 26 |
| 5 | McLaren | 12 |
| 6 | Alpine | 8 |
| 7 | Haas | 7 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 6 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri | 1 |
| 10 | McLaren | 1 |
F1 results 2023
Bahrain Grand Prix: Winner: Max Verstappen, 2nd: Sergio Perez, 3rd: Fernando Alonso
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Winner: Sergio Perez, 2nd: Max Verstappen, 3rd: George Russell
Australian Grand Prix: Winner: Max Verstappen, 2nd: Lewis Hamilton, 3rd: Fernando Alonso
F1 schedule 2023
The 2023 Formula 1 season will host 23 races between March and November, across Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
| Date | Grand Prix | Country | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit |
| March 19 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Corniche Circuit |
| April 2 | Australian Grand Prix | Australia | Albert Park |
| April 30 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Azerbaijan | Baku City Circuit |
| May 7 | Miami Grand Prix | USA | Miami International Autodrome |
| May 21 | Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Italy | Imola Circuit |
| May 28 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco |
| June 4 | Spanish Grand Prix | Spain | Circuit de Barcleona-Catalunya |
| June 18 | Canadian Grand Prix | Canada | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| July 2 | Austrian Grand Prix | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
| July 9 | British Grand Prix | UK | Silverstone Circuit |
| July 23 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungary | Hungaroring |
| July 30 | Belgian Grand Prix | Belgium | Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |
| August 27 | Dutch Grand Prix | Netherlands | Circuit Zandvoort |
| September 3 | Italian Grand Prix | Italy | Monza Circuit |
| September 17 | Singapore Grand Prix | Singapore | Marina Bay Street Circuit |
| September 24 | Japanese Grand Prix | Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
| October 8 | Qatar Grand Prix | Qatar | Lusail International Circuit |
| October 22 | United States Grand Prix | USA | Circuit of the Americas |
| October 29 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Mexico | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez |
| November 5 | Sao Paulo Grand Prix | Brazil | Interlagos Circuit |
| November 18 | Las Vegas Grand Prix | USA | Las Vegas Street Circuit |
| November 26 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | UAE | Yas Marina Circuit |