Nico Rosberg celebrated a dominant win for Mercedes in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday while Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo suffered the heartbreak of being stripped of his first podium hours after the finish.
Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebastian Vettel retired early on with reliability problems, the German's exit ending his record run of nine successive victories racked up for Red Bull since last August.
F1 world championship standings (AMENDED after round 1 of 19)
DRIVERS
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes 25 points
Kevin Magnussen McLaren 18
Jenson Button, McLaren 15
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari 12
Valtteri Bottas, Williams 10
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India 8
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 6
Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso 4
Daniil Kvyat Toro, Rosso 2
Sergio Perez Force, India 1
CONSTRUCTORS
McLaren 33 points
Mercedes 25
Ferrari 18
Williams 10
Force India 9
Toro Rosso 6
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