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It took three red flags, two Safety Car periods, one Virtual Safety Car and a lot of head-scratching, but Max Verstappen finally took victory in the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.

A late wall strike for Kevin Magunssen on Lap 54 of 58, triggered the red flag for the second time for debris, leading to a two lap shootout.

This itself was abandoned after four cars were eliminated - including the Alpine duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon.

After the rule book was consulted, the order from Lap 56 was reinstated as this was the last time the FIA could accurately judge the running order.

This meant Fernando Alonso was bumped back up to third while Carlos Sainz was demoted from fourth to 12th after a penalty as seven of the 10 teams picked up points.

Check out both the Drivers' and Constructors' standings below after the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

Drivers Teams

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	575
2	Sergio Pérez Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	285
3	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	Mercedes AMG F1	234
4	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	Aston Martin F1 Team	206
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	206
6	Lando Norris McLaren	McLaren Racing	205
7	Carlos Sainz Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	200
8	George Russell Mercedes	Mercedes AMG F1	175
9	Oscar Piastri McLaren	McLaren Racing	97
10	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	Aston Martin F1 Team	74
11	Pierre Gasly Alpine	Alpine F1	62
12	Esteban Ocon Alpine	Alpine F1	58
13	Alexander Albon Williams	Williams Racing	27
14	Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	Scuderia AlphaTauri	17
15	Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo Racing	10
16	Nico Hulkenberg Haas	Haas F1	9
17	Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	Scuderia AlphaTauri	6
18	Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo Racing	6
19	Kevin Magnussen Haas	Haas F1	3
20	Liam Lawson AlphaTauri	Scuderia AlphaTauri	2
21	Logan Sargeant Williams	Williams Racing	1
22	Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri	Scuderia AlphaTauri	0

Pos.	Team	Drivers	Points
1	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	Verstappen & Pérez	860
2	Mercedes Hamilton & Russell	Hamilton & Russell	409
3	Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc	Sainz & Leclerc	406
4	McLaren Norris & Piastri	Norris & Piastri	302
5	Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll	Alonso & Stroll	280
6	Alpine Gasly & Ocon	Gasly & Ocon	120
7	Williams Albon & Sargeant	Albon & Sargeant	28
8	AlphaTauri Ricciardo & Tsunoda	Ricciardo & Tsunoda	25
9	Alfa Romeo Bottas & Zhou	Bottas & Zhou	16
10	Haas Magnussen & Hulkenberg	Magnussen & Hulkenberg	12

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