Round 1 · 2026

Australian Grand Prix

CircuitAlbert ParkLocationMelbourne, AustraliaDates6 Mar – 8 Mar 2026Final

Official event name: Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix

WinnerRUSMercedes · from P1

PoleRUS1:18.518

Fastest lap1:22.091Verstappen · L43

Most laps led1Russell

Biggest gain+14Verstappen P20→P6

Retirements6of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1	0	58	1:23:06.801	1	25
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	2	0	58	+2.974	1	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	4	+1	58	+15.519	1	15
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	7	+3	58	+16.144	1	12
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	6	+1	58	+51.741	2	10
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	20	+14	58	+54.617 FL	2	8
7	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	12	+5	57	+1 lap	1	6
8	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	9	+1	57	+1 lap	1	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	10	+1	57	+1 lap	2	2
10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	14	+4	57	+1 lap	1	1
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	13	+2	57	+1 lap	1
12	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	15	+3	57	+1 lap	2
13	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	8	-5	57	+1 lap	2
14	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	16	+2	56	+2 laps	2
15	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	21	+6	56	+2 laps	3
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	18	+2	55	+3 laps	2
—	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	22		43	DNF · L43	4
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	17		21	DNF · L21	3
—	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	19		15	DNF · L15	1
—	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	3		10	DNF · L10	—
—	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	—		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	11		0	DNF · L0	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:19.507	1:18.934	1:18.518	22
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:20.120	1:19.435	1:18.811	18
3	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:20.023	1:19.653	1:19.303	19
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:20.226	1:19.357	1:19.327	24
5	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:19.664	1:19.525	1:19.380	26
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:20.010	1:19.882	1:19.475	26
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:19.811	1:19.921	1:19.478	25
8	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:20.491	1:20.144	1:19.994	24
9	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:20.409	1:19.971	1:21.247	25
10	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:20.495	1:20.221	—	14
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:21.024	1:20.303	—	18
12	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:21.247	1:20.311	—	18
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:20.759	1:20.491	—	18
14	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:21.138	1:20.501	—	18
15	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:21.051	1:20.941	—	19
16	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:21.200	1:21.270	—	18
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:21.969	—	—	10
18	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:22.605	—	—	7
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:23.244	—	—	8
20	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	2
21	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	—	—	—	0
22	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:19.053		23
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:19.669	+0.616	22
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:19.827	+0.774	20
4	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:20.087	+1.034	17
5	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:20.137	+1.084	15
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:20.197	+1.144	15
7	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:20.324	+1.271	18
8	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:20.443	+1.390	22
9	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:20.459	+1.406	19
10	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:20.778	+1.725	18
11	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:20.838	+1.785	15
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:20.890	+1.837	13
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:20.983	+1.930	19
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:21.067	+2.014	22
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:21.071	+2.018	26
16	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:21.413	+2.360	22
17	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:21.664	+2.611	17
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:22.720	+3.667	20
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:23.514	+4.461	12
20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:24.397	+5.344	21
21	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	—		1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:19.729		26
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:19.943	+0.214	31
3	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:20.049	+0.320	28
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:20.050	+0.321	32
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:20.291	+0.562	30
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:20.366	+0.637	13
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:20.794	+1.065	29
8	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:20.922	+1.193	30
9	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:20.941	+1.212	28
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:21.179	+1.450	29
11	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:21.326	+1.597	31
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:21.351	+1.622	34
13	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:21.358	+1.629	29
14	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:21.668	+1.939	28
15	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:21.847	+2.118	32
16	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:22.167	+2.438	16
17	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:22.253	+2.524	10
18	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:22.619	+2.890	27
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:23.660	+3.931	28
20	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:24.662	+4.933	18
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:25.816	+6.087	13
22	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	—		2

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:20.267		33
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:20.736	+0.469	30
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:20.789	+0.522	27
4	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:21.087	+0.820	24
5	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:21.313	+1.046	22
6	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:21.342	+1.075	21
7	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:21.371	+1.104	26
8	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:21.376	+1.109	24
9	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:21.696	+1.429	23
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:21.969	+1.702	21
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:22.161	+1.894	28
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:22.323	+2.056	30
13	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:22.613	+2.346	28
14	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:22.682	+2.415	25
15	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:23.130	+2.863	24
16	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:23.325	+3.058	26
17	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:24.022	+3.755	24
18	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:24.035	+3.768	27
19	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:24.391	+4.124	7
20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:24.620	+4.353	14
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:50.334	+30.067	3

Session schedule

Practice 1Final6 Mar 2026 01:30 UTC

Practice 2Final6 Mar 2026 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final7 Mar 2026 01:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal7 Mar 2026 05:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal8 Mar 2026 04:00 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	George Russell RUS	25
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	15
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	12
5	Lando Norris NOR	10
6	Max Verstappen VER	8
7	Oliver Bearman BEA	6
8	Arvid Lindblad LIN	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	George Russell RUS	+0.373%	Kimi Antonelli ANT
Red Bull Racing	Isack Hadjar HAD	—	Max Verstappen VER
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	+0.190%	Lewis Hamilton HAM
McLaren	Oscar Piastri PIA	+0.120%	Lando Norris NOR
Racing Bulls	Liam Lawson LAW	+1.566%	Arvid Lindblad LIN
Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	+0.102%	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Haas	Oliver Bearman BEA	+0.224%	Esteban Ocon OCO
Alpine	Pierre Gasly GAS	+0.955%	Franco Colapinto COL
Williams	Alexander Albon ALB	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Lance Stroll STR
Cadillac	Sergio Pérez PER	+0.774%	Valtteri Bottas BOT

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Circuit Fit

Driver × circuit profile

Max Verstappen VER

▲ Qualifying × track position 98 · Race gains × overtaking 98 ▼ Driver at high-speed circuits 28 · Car qualifying speed (season) 68 · High

Charles Leclerc LEC

▲ Race gains × overtaking 85 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Street-circuit form 67 · Driver at high-speed circuits 59 · High

George Russell RUS

▲ Qualifying × track position 90 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 54 · Car at high-speed circuits 41 · High

Isack Hadjar HAD

▲ Street-circuit form 80 · Car at high-speed circuits 95 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 33 · Driver at high-speed circuits 46 · High

Arvid Lindblad LIN

▲ Driver at high-speed circuits 98 · Car at high-speed circuits 86 ▼ Street-circuit form 7 · Car qualifying speed (season) 59 · Low

Lewis Hamilton HAM

▲ Race gains × overtaking 89 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Qualifying × track position 35 · Driver at high-speed circuits 37 · High

Oliver Bearman BEA

▲ Qualifying × track position 81 · Car at high-speed circuits 77 ▼ Street-circuit form 41 · Car qualifying speed (season) 32 · High

Oscar Piastri PIA

▲ Street-circuit form 76 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Driver at high-speed circuits 33 · Car at high-speed circuits 32 · High

Lando Norris NOR

▲ Race gains × overtaking 93 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Street-circuit form 24 · Car at high-speed circuits 32 · High

Esteban Ocon OCO

▲ Street-circuit form 63 · Car at high-speed circuits 77 ▼ Qualifying × track position 27 · Car qualifying speed (season) 32 · High

Gabriel Bortoleto BOR

▲ Qualifying × track position 56 · Driver at high-speed circuits 85 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 20 · Car qualifying speed (season) 50 · High

Kimi Antonelli ANT

▲ Race gains × overtaking 80 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Qualifying × track position 15 · Driver at high-speed circuits 24 · High

Liam Lawson LAW

▲ Car at high-speed circuits 86 · Car qualifying speed (season) 59 ▼ Qualifying × track position 23 · Street-circuit form 33 · High

Pierre Gasly GAS

▲ Qualifying × track position 94 · Driver at high-speed circuits 93 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 15 · Car at high-speed circuits 23 · High

Nico Hülkenberg HUL

▲ Race gains × overtaking 76 · Street-circuit form 54 ▼ Qualifying × track position 44 · Driver at high-speed circuits 11 · High

Alexander Albon ALB

▲ Street-circuit form 85 · Driver at high-speed circuits 80 ▼ Car at high-speed circuits 14 · Car qualifying speed (season) 23 · High

Sergio Pérez PER

▲ Qualifying × track position 65 · Street-circuit form 98 ▼ Driver at high-speed circuits 7 · Car qualifying speed (season) 14 · Low

Fernando Alonso ALO

▲ Qualifying × track position 85 · Street-circuit form 93 ▼ Car at high-speed circuits 5 · Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · High

Valtteri Bottas BOT

▲ Driver at high-speed circuits 89 · Car at high-speed circuits 59 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 2 · Street-circuit form 2 · Low

Carlos Sainz SAI

▲ Qualifying × track position 77 · Race gains × overtaking 37 ▼ Driver at high-speed circuits 15 · Car at high-speed circuits 14 · High

Franco Colapinto COL

▲ Street-circuit form 59 · Car qualifying speed (season) 41 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 7 · Driver at high-speed circuits 2 · High

Lance Stroll STR

▲ Race gains × overtaking 41 · Driver at high-speed circuits 76 ▼ Car at high-speed circuits 5 · Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · High

Descriptive fit of current Driver/Constructor DNA to this circuit’s profile. Not a prediction or betting signal. f1-dna-1.0.0.

Recent winners at Albert Park

Circuit DNA

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2025	Australian Grand Prix	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1
2024	Australian Grand Prix	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	2
2023	Australian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
2022	Australian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1
2019	Australian Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2
2018	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3
2017	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	2
2016	Australian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2