Australian Grand Prix 2024 results: Final classification with penalties applied

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Australia, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix 2024 results: Final classification with penalties applied

The final results from Melbourne are finally in the books...

Shay Rogers

Sunday 24 March 2024 16:43 Updated: 20:23

The final classification for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix is in after a dramatic day of action up and down the Formula 1 field.

Carlos Sainz stormed to victory - despite a post-race FIA inspection - after Max Verstappen's DNF left he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc fighting it out for the win.

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The two McLarens followed the two Ferraris, with Oscar Piastri narrowly missing out on a home race podium, while Sergio Perez rounded out the top five.

It took a few hours, but a post-race investigation found Fernando Alonso guilty of ‘potentially dangerous’ driving, and he has been handed a 20-second time penalty and three penalty points for his troubles.

The added time sees him demoted from sixth to eighth place, below team-mate Lance Stroll and Visa Cash App RB’s Yuki Tsunoda.

Pierre Gasly also had a five-second time penalty added to his finish for crossing the line at the pit lane exit, but it didn't move him out of 13th.

Australian Grand Prix 2024 results

The final classification was as follows:

1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): 1:20:26.283

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +2.366s

3. Lando Norris (McLaren): +5.904s

4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +35.770s

5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +56.309s

6. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +1:33.222s

7. Yuki Tsunoda (VCARB): +1:35.601s

8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +1:40.992s [with 20-second penalty]

9. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +1:44.553s

10. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1 Lap

11. Alex Albon (Williams): +1 Lap

12. Daniel Ricciardo (VCARB): +1 Lap

13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +1 Lap [including five-second penalty]

14. Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber): +1 Lap

15. Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber): +1 Lap

16. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +1 Lap

Not Classified

17. George Russell (Mercedes) - DNF

18. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): DNF

19. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): DNF

Alonso's 20-second penalty for being deemed to have caused Russell to lose control and crash on the penultimate lap has been included in the above results.

Fastest Lap

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 1:19.813s on lap 56

Max Verstappen McLaren FIA Oscar Piastri Charles Leclerc Sergio Perez