F1 2025 kicked off in hugely entertaining fashion with an action-packed, chaotiܫc season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The Melb꧑ourne opener featured on-off rain and was punctuated by numerous crashes, three Safety Car periods and some hugely impressive driving from those at ൩the front of the field.

Here arꦯe our winners and losers from a dramatic grand prix at Albert Park.

Winner - Lando Norris

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris produced a masterful performance in treacherous conditions and held his nerve to beat Red Bull’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen to the first victory of the 2025 season.

Norris, together with his McLaren team, crucially made the right calls at the right time in changing conditions to convert 🌼pole position into the win, having impressively held off a late attack from charging four-time world champion ꦦVerstappen, who excels in such conditions.

This was a statement drive from Norris, who has taken the lead of the world championship for the first time in his F1 career in a season he wants to end with a maiden world tit𝐆le.

Loser - Ferrari

For a brief moment, Ferrari were looking at a potential double podium, with seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton even leading on Lap 46. But any thoughts of a dream debut were quickly dashed when it𝐆 became apparent Ferrari had made the wrong decision to stay out on slick tyres just as heavy rain hit🅠.

The entire field changed onto slicks as the track dried out, but while other teams pitted to go back onto wets - anticipating a forecast heavy shower - Ferrari opted to take a risk by keeping both Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc out.

Ferrari underestimated how much water would be on t♋rack, forcing Hamilton and Leclerc to pit under the final Safety Car after their rivals had made the switch, meaning they dropped to the bottom of the top-10. Leclerc would finish eighth, with Hamilton 10th on what turned out to be a hugely disappointing start to 2025.

Winner - Max Verstappen

If you told Verstappen he would have finished second before the weekend started, he would ha🔴ve bitten your hand off, having arrived in Australia ruling Red Bull out of contention for victory.

After a tough Friday, Red Bull completed an impressive overnight turnaround as Verstappen took a surprise third on the grid in qualifying. The Dutchman ran second in the early stages after jumping 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri on the first lap, but a rare m✃istake enabled the McLaren driver to reclaim the position soon after.

It looked as though Verstappen would have to settle for a 💯distant third until the late heavy shower caused chaos, bringing him right back into contention. Having taken full advantage of Piastri’s error, Verstappen moved into second and h𝄹ounded Norris all the way to the flag, securing a result he would have considered unlikely.

Loser - Oscar Piastri

What could have been for Piastri. The home favourite drove brilliantly all weekend and appeared destined for a strong P꧃2, after briefly looking to even challenge teammate Norris for the win.

However, it🀅 wasn’t to be. Still on slick tyres as fresh heavy rain struck amid the chaotic final 15 laps, Piastri slid off track in the final sector but managed to recover, only to then spin 🦂off into the grass at the penultimate corner.

Piastri dropped to the rear of the field but was still able to fight back to ninth, including pulling off a stunning last lap overtake on Hamilton’s Ferrari. Piastri’s costly mistake is an early blow to his own title aspiratio🌃ns.

Winner - Mercedes

It turned out to be a pretty great day for Mercedes, with a bold strategy call from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell helping him secure a somewhat unexpected podium finish in a race he described as being all about “surv💮ival”.

What’s more, Mercedes successfully got a penalty which had dropped 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kimi Antonelli to fifth ovไerturned. With his original P4 finishing position restored, Mercedes sit second in the championship, level on points with McLaren.

For Antonelli, it was a strong charge through the field from 16th on the grid, capping off a fine F1꧅ debut for the highly-rated 18-year-old as he bounced𝐆 back from a tough qualifying in style.

Loser - F1’s crashing rookies

Changing weather conditions wrecked havoc at Albert Park, with fo🔯ur of F1’s six rookies falling victim to the on-off rain in a race which proved to be a baptism of fire for the majority of the 2025 rookie crop.

It all went wrong for Racing Bulls’168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Isack Hadjar before the race even got underway, with last year’s Formula 2 runner up spinning off෴ into the wall on the formation lap. The Frenchman was left in tears over his big mistake which prevented him💫 from making his first official start in F1.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Doohan’s participation in his home race was also short-lived, as he lost control and slammed into the barriers on the first lap. It was not what he needed given the pressure he is faces with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Franco Colapinto waiting in the wings to take his Alpine seat.

Reigning F2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Gabriel Bortoleto fared better and was having a respectable grand prix debut until he came a cropper at Turn 13 and smashed into the barriers, though the accident may have been influenced by a car failure. While not strictly a rookie, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson became the sixth driver to retire when he crashed his R♋ed Bull at Turn 2.

Winner - Alex Albon

One of the big winners who capitalised on the chaos was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon, who kept his Williams pointing in the right direction throughout to secure the team’s best finish over a full-grand prix꧑ distance since 2017.

Albon had already qualified a bꦐrilliant sixth, and converted that excellent starting position into a huge haul of valuable points for his Williams team by finishing fifth (which ha🌠d been P4 before Antonelli’s penalty was removed).

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz’s crash may have put a dampener on an otherwi꧙se fantastic weekend for Williams, but the Spaniard made amends by turning strategist to help his new team make a well-timed switch to intermediates, a decision which proved p💎ivotal for Albon.

Loser - Racing Bulls

What a difference 24 hours can make. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda was the star of qualifyi𝓰ng after ඣproducing a truly stunning lap to grab fifth place on the grid.

But things went south on Sunday. Tsunoda drove brilliantly and held sixth for much of the race, but all of his good work was undone by a strategic gamble. Like Ferrari, Racing Bulls stayed out on slicks for too long, which meant Tsunoda dropped way down the order whe🌳n he finally switched onto intermediates.

The risk did not pay off and Racing Bulls blew a huge opportunity to sco🍸re big points despite only having one car in the grand prix after Hadjar’s shunt.

Winner - Nico Hulkenberg and Sauber

Despite heading into the season with what many expected to be the slowest car on the grid, Saub🀅er were lef🍎t celebrating what turned out to be a dream start in Australia.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg’s vast experience shone through as he jumped into the top 10 by switching onto intermediates at ♈the right time. The German veteran beat both Ferraris and Piastri to seventh, collecting six valuable points which surpassed Sauber’s total from the entirety of 2🌳024.

What’s more, Bortoleto showed plenty of promise on his debut ꦦgrand prix weekend. His crash was only a 🐻slight blip on an otherwise promising start to his F1 career.

Loser - Alpine

Alpine will be hugely disappoꦬinted to come away 🐟from Melbourne empty-handed. 

The French squad wer൩e tipped as one of the biggest improvers over the winter and expect to be fighting towards the front of the midfield pack having turned the page on a difficult season last term.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly had been on course for points until he slipped out of the top-10 when he struggled to 𝔍keep his Alpine on track when late rain hit. Doohan’s first-lap crash left Alpine relying on Gasly as their sole hope for a solid result, which didn’t come.