2026 SEASON · ROUND 1
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne · 8 March 2026
Practice 1
Friday
Practice 2
Friday
Practice 3
Saturday
Qualifying
Saturday
Race
Sunday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
 Russell
|
Mercedes | 1 | 58 | 1:23:06.801total | 25 |
| P2 |
 Antonelli
|
Mercedes | 2 | 58 | +2.974 | 18 |
| P3 |
 Leclerc
|
Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +15.519 | 15 |
| P4 |
Hamilton
|
Ferrari | 7 | 58 | +16.144 | 12 |
| P5 |
Norris
|
McLaren | 6 | 58 | +51.741 | 10 |
| P6 |
 Verstappen
Fastest Lap
|
Red Bull Racing | 20 | 58 | +54.617 | 8 |
| P7 |
Bearman
|
Haas F1 Team | 12 | 57 | +4.593 | 6 |
| P8 |
Lindblad
|
Racing Bulls | 9 | 57 | +11.816 | 4 |
| P9 |
 Bortoleto
|
Audi | 10 | 57 | +12.775 | 2 |
| P10 |
 Gasly
|
Alpine | 14 | 57 | +29.027 | 1 |
| P11 |
Ocon
|
Haas F1 Team | 13 | 57 | +29.850 | - |
| P12 |
 Albon
|
Williams | 15 | 57 | +56.075 | - |
| P13 |
 Lawson
|
Racing Bulls | 8 | 57 | +57.173 | - |
| P14 |
 Colapinto
|
Alpine | 16 | 56 | +8.487 | - |
| P15 |
 Sainz
|
Williams | 21 | 56 | +36.886 | - |
| P16 |
 Pérez
|
Cadillac | 18 | 55 | +7.850 | - |
| DNF |
 Stroll
|
Aston Martin | 22 | 43 | Lapped | - |
| DNF |
Alonso
|
Aston Martin | 17 | 21 | Out of the race | - |
| DNF |
 Bottas
|
Cadillac | 19 | 15 | Out of the race | - |
| DNF |
Hadjar
|
Red Bull Racing | 3 | 10 | Out of the race | - |
| DNS |
Piastri
|
McLaren | 5 | 0 | Did not start | - |
| DNS |
 Hülkenberg
|
Audi | 11 | 0 | Did not start | - |
QUALIFYING
| POS | DRIVER | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell | 1:19.507 | 1:18.934 | 1:18.518 |
| 2 | Antonelli | 1:20.120 | 1:19.435 | 1:18.811 |
| 3 | Hadjar | 1:20.023 | 1:19.653 | 1:19.303 |
| 4 | Leclerc | 1:20.226 | 1:19.357 | 1:19.327 |
| 5 | Piastri | 1:19.664 | 1:19.525 | 1:19.380 |
| 6 | Norris | 1:20.010 | 1:19.882 | 1:19.475 |
| 7 | Hamilton | 1:19.811 | 1:19.921 | 1:19.478 |
| 8 | Lawson | 1:20.491 | 1:20.144 | 1:19.994 |
| 9 | Lindblad | 1:20.409 | 1:19.971 | 1:21.247 |
| 10 | Bortoleto | 1:20.495 | 1:20.221 | - |
| 11 | Hülkenberg | 1:21.024 | 1:20.303 | - |
| 12 | Bearman | 1:21.247 | 1:20.311 | - |
| 13 | Ocon | 1:20.759 | 1:20.491 | - |
| 14 | Gasly | 1:21.138 | 1:20.501 | - |
| 15 | Albon | 1:21.051 | 1:20.941 | - |
| 16 | Colapinto | 1:21.200 | 1:21.270 | - |
| 17 | Alonso | 1:21.969 | - | - |
| 18 | Pérez | 1:22.605 | - | - |
| 19 | Bottas | 1:23.244 | - | - |
