Lando Norris clai🥀med victory in an eventful F1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Norris held his nerve in treacherous conditions to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win a chaotic and dramati🌜c opening race of the 2025 season in Melbourne. 

The McLaren driver survived three Safety Car restarts and a late spin to hold off the late-charging Verstappen to kick off his title bid in perfect fashion💃 to move into the lead of the F1 world championship for the first time. 

George Russell completed the podium by finishing t🔯༒hird for Mercedes.

Kimi Antonelli recovered to an impressive fourth on his F1 race debut for Mercedes. A five-second pena𓆉lty was later reversed by FIA stewards after a Mercedes ap𝄹peal.

Alex Al🌌bon claimed a brilliant fifth in hi💯s Williams. 

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll came home sixth ahead of♍ Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg.

Ferrari were left to rue a gamble to 📖stay out on𝓰 slick tyres when a rain shower hit, a decision which ultimately backfired with Charles Leclerc only eighth and Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Scuderia debut. 

Home hero Oscar Piastri spun out of second place in the closing stages 🦩wജith a heartbreaking mistake at the final corner in the tricky conditions, but fought back into the points. 

Piastri pulled off a stunning around-the-outside overtake on Hamilton at the high-speed Turn 9 on the final lap to snatch ninth from the seven-time world 🎀champion. 

Liam Lawson crashed out on his Red Bull debut, while F1 rookies Gabriel Bortoleto, Jack D♔oohan and Isack Hadjar also shunted. 

Williams' Carlos Sain♏z and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso were two others caught out in the ext🌠remely challenging wet conditions as only 14 drivers finished.