Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix clearly 8 seconds ahead of reigning champion Lewis Hamilton. This was also his fourth successive Formula 1 victory in an Australian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel sneaked in third.
The highlight of the race was Alonso walking away safely when his McLaren ran into the rear of Esteban Gutierrez's Haas, slammed into the wall and flipped.
The red flag was used and a 20 minute stoppage to the race.
Rosberg edged Hamilton wide at Turn 1 which allowed Raikkonen to sneak in through on the inside to move to second. Hamilton was sixth behind the Ferraris, Rosberg and even Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen and Felipe Massa's Williams. Four laps later, Hamilton overtook Massa.
Raikkonen soon retired from third as his Ferrari gave way to power-unit failure leading to flames from the engine cover. Rosberg managed to hold his ground over the closing laps to take his 15th victory in Formula 1.
Ricciardo claimed fourth, followed by Massa, with Romain Grosjean scoring points for Haas on its debut. Force India's Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, followed by Valtteri Bottas for Williams. Daniil Kvyat was very unlucky as his car retired before the start.
Race results:
Pos Driver
1 Nico Rosberg-Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes
3 Sebastian Vettel-Ferrari
4 Daniel Ricciardo-Red Bull/TAG Heuer
5 Felipe Massa-Williams/Mercedes
6 Romain Grosjean-Haas/Ferrari
7 Nico Hulkenberg-Force India/Mercedes
8 Valtteri Bottas-Williams/Mercedes
9 Carlos Sainz-Toro Rosso/Ferrari
10 Max Verstappen-Toro Rosso/Ferrari
The highlight of the race was Alonso walking away safely when his McLaren ran into the rear of Esteban Gutierrez's Haas, slammed into the wall and flipped.
The red flag was used and a 20 minute stoppage to the race.
Rosberg edged Hamilton wide at Turn 1 which allowed Raikkonen to sneak in through on the inside to move to second. Hamilton was sixth behind the Ferraris, Rosberg and even Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen and Felipe Massa's Williams. Four laps later, Hamilton overtook Massa.
Raikkonen soon retired from third as his Ferrari gave way to power-unit failure leading to flames from the engine cover. Rosberg managed to hold his ground over the closing laps to take his 15th victory in Formula 1.
Ricciardo claimed fourth, followed by Massa, with Romain Grosjean scoring points for Haas on its debut. Force India's Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, followed by Valtteri Bottas for Williams. Daniil Kvyat was very unlucky as his car retired before the start.
Race results:
Pos Driver
1 Nico Rosberg-Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes
3 Sebastian Vettel-Ferrari
4 Daniel Ricciardo-Red Bull/TAG Heuer
5 Felipe Massa-Williams/Mercedes
6 Romain Grosjean-Haas/Ferrari
7 Nico Hulkenberg-Force India/Mercedes
8 Valtteri Bottas-Williams/Mercedes
9 Carlos Sainz-Toro Rosso/Ferrari
10 Max Verstappen-Toro Rosso/Ferrari
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