2026 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
8 Mar 2026

Andrea KimiAntonelliMercedes2 GeorgeRussellMercedes1 CharlesLeclercFerrari3

Pole position

Russell

Converted to the win

Fastest lap

1:22.091

Max Verstappen

Biggest climber

▲14

Max Verstappen

Finishers

17/22

5 did not finish

Round 1 · Qualifying telemetry

Russell vs Antonelli

0.293 s between pole and P2 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. See where it was won, metre by metre: speed, braking, throttle and gear, for any two drivers.

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Classification

Australian GP result

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Pos	Driver	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / status	Fastest lap	Pts
1	George Russell Mercedes	1	•	58	1:23:06.801	1:22.670	25
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	2	•	58	+2.974	1:22.417	18
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	4	▲1	58	+15.519	1:22.579	15
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	7	▲3	58	+16.144	1:22.423	12
5	Lando Norris McLaren	6	▲1	58	+51.741	1:22.358	10
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	20	▲14	58	+54.617	1:22.091	8
7	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	12	▲5	57	+4.593	1:24.020	6
8	Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team	9	▲1	57	+11.816	1:24.182	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	10	▲1	57	+12.775	1:23.257	2
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team	14	▲4	57	+29.027	1:24.486	1
11	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	13	▲2	57	+29.850	1:24.424
12	Alexander Albon Williams	15	▲3	57	+56.075	1:24.375
13	Liam Lawson RB F1 Team	8	▼5	57	+57.173	1:23.783
14	Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team	16	▲2	56	+8.487	1:22.926
15	Carlos Sainz Williams	21	▲6	56	+36.886	1:23.590
16	Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team	18	▲2	55	+7.850	1:26.070
DNF	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	22	▲5	43	Lapped	1:25.410
DNF	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	17	▼1	21	Retired	1:25.713
DNF	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team	19	•	15	Retired	1:27.364
DNF	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	3	▼17	10	Retired	1:25.239
DNS	Oscar Piastri McLaren	5	▼16	0	Did not start
DNS	Nico Hülkenberg Audi	11	▼11	0	Did not start

Grid

Qualifying

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Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George Russell Mercedes	1:19.507	1:18.934	1:18.518
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:20.120	1:19.435	1:18.811
3	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	1:20.023	1:19.653	1:19.303
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:20.226	1:19.357	1:19.327
5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:19.664	1:19.525	1:19.380
6	Lando Norris McLaren	1:20.010	1:19.882	1:19.475
7	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:19.811	1:19.921	1:19.478
8	Liam Lawson RB F1 Team	1:20.491	1:20.144	1:19.994
9	Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team	1:20.409	1:19.971	1:21.247
10	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:20.495	1:20.221	–
11	Nico Hülkenberg Audi	1:21.024	1:20.303	–
12	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:21.247	1:20.311	–
13	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:20.759	1:20.491	–
14	Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team	1:21.138	1:20.501	–
15	Alexander Albon Williams	1:21.051	1:20.941	–
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team	1:21.200	1:21.270	–
17	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:21.969	–	–
18	Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team	1:22.605	–	–
19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team	1:23.244	–	–