Australian Grand Prix 2024 results: Final classification with penalties applied

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.

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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

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