Starting grid for F1 2025 Australian Grand Prix: How the race will begin
How the F🍎1 grid 𝄹will line up for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Th෴is is the starting grid 🐽for the Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the 2025 F1 season.
| 2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Starting grid | |||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 6 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 14 | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 16 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| PL | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| PL | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
Lando Norris starts on pole position with McLꦡaren teammate Oscar Piastri joining him on the front row.
Red Bu♑ll's Max Verstappen goes from third as he starts his bid to win a fifth succe﷽ssive world title.
George Russell joins Verstappen o🅠n the second row for Mercedes.&ღnbsp;
Yuki Tsunoda lines up fifth for Racing Bulls, with Alex A✅lbon sixth for Williams, after the pair starred in qualifying.
Charles Leclerc is only seventh, while seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton start꧋s his Ferrari debut from eighth.
Piꦉerre Gasly and Carlos Sainz round out the top-10 starters for Alpine and Williams respe💃ctively.
Kimi Antonelli starts his F༒1 debut down in 16th for Merc🐻edes.
Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman will st🌳art from the pit lane after makinꦕg changes to their cars ahead of the race outside of parc ferme conditions.
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