Australian Grand Prix 2019 — Race Aftermath

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) wins the Australian Grand Prix by 20.886 seconds from Lewis Hamilton.

Championship after this race:
P1: Valtteri Bottas — 26 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 18 pts
P3: Max Verstappen — 15 pts
P4: Sebastian Vettel — 12 pts
P5: Charles Leclerc — 10 pts

Championship gap: 8 points between Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Valtteri Bottas — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Lewis Hamilton — P2
- Max Verstappen — P3, gained 1 places from the grid

Losers:
- Romain Grosjean — dropped 12 places from P6 to P18
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 7 places from P12 to P19

Key race moments:
- Stroll, Lance gained 7 positions (P16 → P9)
- Kvyat, Daniil gained 5 positions (P15 → P10)
- Gasly, Pierre gained 6 positions (P17 → P11)

The championship moves to the Bahrain Grand Prix next.