Hamilton was handed a post-race penalty for speeding in the pitlane during the early safety car period, which dropped him to 16th in the final results.
At the start, Leclerc appeared to gain well against Verstappen before the polesitter swung left and made sure of the lead into Turn 1, where Leclerc saw off Perez’s attentions and that allowed Daniel Ricciardo to slip ahead into third as they raced away.
