 As the race ended , Nico Rosberg took victory , thirty @-@ one years after his father Keke Rosberg had won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix . Hamilton and Vettel rounded out the podium ahead of Ricciardo and Massa . With Romain Grosjean having finished in sixth , Haas F1 became the first new ( and " from scratch " ) constructor since Toyota in 2002 to score points in its inaugural Grand Prix race entry . Behind Grosjean , Hülkenberg , Bottas , Sainz and Verstappen were the other point scorers . By finishing fourth , Daniel Ricciardo equalled the highest ever finish by an Australian driver at their home event , after Mark Webber did the same in 2012 . It was Mercedes 's fifth consecutive 1 – 2 finish , equalling a record set by Ferrari in 1952 and 2002 and by themselves in 2014 . 
