Romain Grosjean finished 16th and Pastor Maldonado 17th after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.

Romain started from the pit lane and completed a pit stop before an MGU-K problem stopped his run. Pastor started from the back of the grid and also completed a pit stop before his run was cut short, also with an MGU-K issue.

Romain started from the pit lane on new soft tyres, changing to new soft tyres on lap 28. He completed a pit lane drive-through on lap 1 and exited the race on lap 44.

Pastor started with new soft tyres, changing to new soft tyres on lap 29. He exited the race on lap 29.