Daniel Ricciardo has secured his first points of the Formula One season by finishing sixth in the Australian Grand Prix.
In his first home event since 2019, Ricciardo was able to make up one place after starting Sunday's race from sixth on the grid as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc brought up a comfortable victory.
Unlike some of his previous efforts at Albert Park, the McLaren driver's GP race was drama-free as he capitalised on defending world champion Max Verstappen being forced to retire on lap-39.
Ricciardo banks eight championship points from the race
The 32-year-old's teammate Lando Norris crossed the line just ahead of Ricciardo, continuing McLaren's resurgence after a difficult start to 2022.
The result will be sweet relief for Ricciardo after he failed to finish the Saudi Arabian GP last month, following a 14th-place in the season-opener in Bahrain.
The Perth-born driver has experienced mixed fortunes at his home grand prix, with fourth his best result in 2016 and 2018 when racing for Red Bull.
In 2014, Ricciardo came second, but was later disqualified due to illegal fuel flow.
