24/03/2017
NEWS STORY
Full times from today's opening free practice session for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.220 | 140.854 mph |
| 2 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.803 | 0.583 |
| 3 | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:24.886 | 0.666 |
| 4 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.246 | 1.026 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:25.372 | 1.152 |
| 6 | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:25.464 | 1.244 |
| 7 | Massa | Williams | 1:26.142 | 1.922 |
| 8 | Grosjean | Haas | 1:26.168 | 1.948 |
| 9 | Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:26.183 | 1.963 |
| 10 | Perez | Force India | 1:26.276 | 2.056 |
| 11 | Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:26.450 | 2.230 |
| 12 | Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:26.514 | 2.294 |
| 13 | Stroll | Williams | 1:26.734 | 2.514 |
| 14 | Alonso | McLaren | 1:27.116 | 2.896 |
| 15 | Ericsson | Sauber | 1:27.348 | 3.128 |
| 16 | Ocon | Force India | 1:27.656 | 3.436 |
| 17 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:27.667 | 3.447 |
| 18 | Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:28.539 | 4.319 |
| 19 | Palmer | Renault | 1:28.585 | 4.365 |
| 20 | Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:28.695 | 4.475 |
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