▁fifth ▁behind ▁Mass a , ▁taking ▁fourth ▁three ▁la ps ▁later . ▁At ▁the ▁front , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁V ett el ▁slowly ▁closed ▁on ▁Ros berg , ▁with ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁also ▁coming ▁down . ▁V ett el ▁came ▁onto ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁with ▁five ▁la ps ▁remaining , ▁ch asing ▁him ▁closely ▁for ▁several ▁la ps ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁mistake ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁last ▁corner ▁of ▁lap ▁ 5 5 , ▁losing ▁his ▁ch ances ▁at ▁second ▁place . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁race ▁ended , ▁N ico ▁Ros berg ▁took ▁victory , ▁thirty - one ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁Ke ke ▁Ros berg ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁V ett el ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁pod ium ▁ahead ▁of ▁Ric ci ardo ▁and ▁Mass a . ▁With ▁Rom ain ▁Gros je an ▁having ▁finished ▁in ▁sixth , ▁Ha as ▁F 1 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁( and ▁" from ▁scratch ") ▁constructor ▁since ▁Toy ota ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁score ▁points ▁in ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁race ▁entry . ▁Be hind ▁Gros je an , ▁H ül ken berg , ▁B ott as , ▁Sain z ▁and ▁Ver st appen ▁were ▁the ▁other ▁point ▁sc or ers . ▁By ▁finishing ▁fourth , ▁Daniel ▁Ric ci ardo ▁equ alled ▁the ▁highest ▁ever ▁finish ▁by ▁an ▁Australian ▁driver ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁event , ▁after ▁Mark ▁Web ber ▁did ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 .