2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Highlights

Pierre Gasly began the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix from ninth place on a set of new Intermediate tyres, navigating the mixed conditions with a steady performance. He made his first pit stop on Lap 33, switching to new Hard tyres, before returning to the pits on Lap 46 for another set of new Intermediates as the weather conditions evolved. Despite his efforts, Gasly crossed the finish line in P11, narrowly missing out on points. His fastest lap of the race was a 1 minute 25.020 seconds. Meanwhile, Jack Doohan, starting from 14th on the grid and also on new Intermediates, faced a challenging race but was ultimately forced to retire before reaching the checkered flag.

Jack Doohan, Driver, Alpine F1 Team

It was an unfortunate end to an overall positive weekend. It was the result of a combination of factors, which we will go over together as a team to learn from and ensure it does not happen again. It is a tough way to learn, but I have digested what happened and put it behind me so that I can focus on what is ahead. The positive learnings from the weekend outweigh the outcome from today. We were strong yesterday afternoon but caught out with the yellow flag. The pace has been there all weekend, so as a team, we can take confidence going into every race weekend. We have back-to-back races with Shanghai coming up next week, so we will regroup as a team and aim to come back even stronger there. Overall, the weekend has been great; the fans have been amazing, the atmosphere was incredible, and having the opportunity to drive in front of a home crowd for my season debut has been special.

Pierre Gasly, Driver, Alpine F1 Team

After such a tough race in really challenging conditions, it is definitely a disappointing feeling to leave without scoring points. It was a lottery out there, and I felt like we did well staying in the mix for the majority of the race. The rain shower at the end ultimately decided things, with some drivers benefitting from pitting earlier and others, like us, taking a gamble to go a lap or two later. That is the way it goes sometimes. I am pleased with the competitiveness of our overall package. We have shown we have a strong pace, and I am confident going into next weekend in China, so we’ll focus on the positives as a team and move on. Those conditions were really tough, even for the most experienced drivers on the grid with such a lack of grip. Jack has done a great job all weekend. He was really thrown into the deep end with those conditions, and I know we are both determined to be back next week doing the best job possible and hopefully competing again for points.

Oliver Oakes, Team Principal, Alpine F1 Team

It’s easy to come away from a race like today feeling disappointed. There are definitely some positives to take from the weekend. We showed that we’re firmly in the midfield fight, and with how close the field is, it will no doubt fluctuate at different circuits across the season. The conditions were incredibly tricky out there today, with a lot of incidents. Pierre was running a strong race until near the end when the conditions changed, and they missed out on the points. For Jack, it’s obviously not how he wanted his race to end, but he has shown a positive pace across the entire weekend. With a double-header to kick off the season, our attention now turns to China, where we’ll look to regroup and improve on this weekend’s result.

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