World champion Lewis Hamilton wins Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes.
Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton made the perfect start to his world title defence by winning the opening race of the F1 2015 season in Australia to lead a Mercedes one-two in Melbourne.
The British driver controlled the race on the Albert Park street circuit from start to finish and had no problem keeping himself ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg.
The four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel took the final podium position for his new team Ferrari, holding off Felipe Massa in the Williams. Felipe Nasr was fifth for Sauber which seem to be recovering fast from the disastrous 2014 season.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time |
| 01. | 44 –  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | Winner |
| 02. | 06 –  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | +1.3s |
| 03. | 05 – Sebastian Vettel |
Scuderia Ferrari | +34.5s |
| 04. | 19 –  Felipe Massa |
Williams Martini Racing | +38.1s |
| 05. | 40 – Felipe Nasr |
Sauber F1 Team | +95.1s |
| 06. | 03 –  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull Racing | 1 Lap |
| 07. | 27 – Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1 Lap |
| 08. | 09 –  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber F1 Team | 1 Lap |
| 09. | 55 –  Carlos Sainz |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1 Lap |
| 10. | 11 –  Sergio Perez |
Sahara Force India | 1 Lap |
| 11. | 22 – Jenson Button |
McLaren Honda | +2 Laps |
| 12. | 07 –  Kimi Raikkonen |
Scuderia Ferrari | RETIRED |
| 13. | 33 –  Max Verstappen |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | RETIRED |
| 14. | 08 –  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 Team | RETIRED |
| 15. | 13 –  Pastor Maldonado |
Lotus F1 Team | RETIRED |
| 16. | 26 –  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull Racing | RETIRED |
| 17. | 20 –  Kevin Magnussen |
McLaren Honda | RETIRED |
| 18. | 77 – Valtteri Bottas |
Williams Martini Racing | DNS |
| 19. | 98 – Roberto Mehri |
Manor F1 Team | DNS |
| 20. | 28 – Will Stevens |
Manor F1 Team | DNS |
