2021 Less Classic Australian Grand Prix

==Friday drivers==
The bottom five teams in the 2012 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Constructor 	Driver
Toro Rosso-Ferrari	Yuki Tsunoda
Williams-Renault 	Jack Aitken
Catherham-Renault 	Marcus Ericsson
HRT-Cosworth 	Daniel Juncadella
Marussia-Cosworth 	Alexander Rossi
==Qualification==
===Qualification Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Qualifying Time	Grid
1 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:25.469 	1
2 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	1:25.571 	2
3 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:25.626 	3
4 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	1:25.663 	4
5 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:25.845 	5
6 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:25.982 	6
7 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	1:26.182 	7
8 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:26.206 	8
9 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:26.297 	9
10 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:26.314 	10
11 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	1:26.319 	11
12 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1:26.494 	12
13 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	1:26.429 	13
14 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	1:26.498 	19*
15 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:26.586 	14
16 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	1:26.596 	15
17 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	1:26.663 	16
18 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:26.800 	17
19 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	1:27.769 	18
20 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:27.833 	20
21 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	1:27.758 	21
22 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:28.179 	22
23 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:29.018 	23
24 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	1:29.923 	24
*Dan Ticktum took a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change
==Race==
===Race Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	58 	1:34:09.565 	5 	25
2 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	58 	3 	18 	
3 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	58 	8 	15 	
4 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	58 	4 	12 	
5 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	58 	6 	10 	
6 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	58 	12 	8 	
7 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	58 	7 	6 	
8 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	58 	14 	4 	
9 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	58 	10 	2 	
10 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	58 	16 	1 	
11 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	58 	11 	 	
12 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	58 	17 	 	
13 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	58 	15 	 	
14 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	58 	19 	 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	58 	18 	 	
16 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	57 	+1 Lap 	20 	
17 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	57 	+1 Lap 	21 	
18 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	57 	+1 Lap 	24 	
Ret 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	40 	Steering 	22 	
Ret 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	32 	Puncture 	9 	
Ret 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	30 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	27 	Gearbox 	13 	
Ret 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1 	Crashed 	1 	
Ret 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	1 	Crashed 	2 	
==Championship standings after the race==
===Drivers' Championship standings===
Pos.	Driver 	Points
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	25
2 	Lando Norris 	18
3 	Sebastian Vettel	15
4 	George Russell 	12
5 	Max Verstappen 	10
===Constructors' Championship standings===
Pos.	Constructor 	Points
1 	Lotus-Renault 	25
2 	Red Bull-Renault	25
3 	McLaren-Mercedes	18
4 	Mercedes 	18
5 	Ferrari 	9