2026 Australian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, 7 March 2026, 01:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:19.053	23
2	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:19.669	22
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:19.827	20
4	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:20.087	17
5	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:20.137	15
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:20.197	15
7	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:20.324	18
8	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:20.443	22
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:20.459	19
10	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:20.778	18
11	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:20.838	15
12	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:20.890	13
13	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:20.983	19
14	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:21.067	22
15	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:21.071	26
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:21.413	22
17	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:21.664	17
18	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:22.720	20
19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:23.514	12
20	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:24.397	21
21	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	not available	1
22	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	not available	not available

Last updated 7th March 2026 at 05:22

Second Practice

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, 6 March 2026, 05:00

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:19.729	26
2	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:19.943	31
3	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:20.049	28
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:20.050	32
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:20.291	30
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:20.366	13
7	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:20.794	29
8	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:20.922	30
9	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:20.941	28
10	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:21.179	29
11	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:21.326	31
12	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:21.351	34
13	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:21.358	29
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:21.668	28
15	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:21.847	32
16	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:22.167	16
17	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:22.253	10
18	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:22.619	27
19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:23.660	28
20	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:24.662	18
21	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:25.816	13
not available	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	not available	2

Last updated 6th March 2026 at 06:08

First Practice

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, 6 March 2026, 01:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:20.267	33
2	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:20.736	30
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:20.789	27
4	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:21.087	24
5	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:21.313	22
6	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:21.342	21
7	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:21.371	26
8	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:21.376	24
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:21.696	23
10	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:21.969	21
11	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:22.161	28
12	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:22.323	30
13	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:22.613	28
14	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:22.682	25
15	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:23.130	24
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:23.325	26
17	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:24.022	24
18	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:24.035	27
19	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:24.391	7
20	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:24.620	14
21	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:50.334	3
22	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	not available	not available

Last updated 7th March 2026 at 05:23

Qualification

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, 7 March 2026, 05:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	fastest lap 1:19.507	fastest lap 1:19.507	fastest lap 1:18.934	fastest lap 1:18.934	fastest lap 1:18.518	fastest lap 1:18.518	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:18.518
2	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:20.120	1:20.120	1:19.435	1:19.435	1:18.811	1:18.811	Qualifying 3, 1:18.811
3	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:20.023	1:20.023	1:19.653	1:19.653	1:19.303	1:19.303	Qualifying 3, 1:19.303
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:20.226	1:20.226	1:19.357	1:19.357	1:19.327	1:19.327	Qualifying 3, 1:19.327
5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:19.664	1:19.664	1:19.525	1:19.525	1:19.380	1:19.380	Qualifying 3, 1:19.380
6	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:20.010	1:20.010	1:19.882	1:19.882	1:19.475	1:19.475	Qualifying 3, 1:19.475
7	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:19.811	1:19.811	1:19.921	1:19.921	1:19.478	1:19.478	Qualifying 3, 1:19.478
8	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:20.491	1:20.491	1:20.144	1:20.144	1:19.994	1:19.994	Qualifying 3, 1:19.994
9	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:20.409	1:20.409	1:19.971	1:19.971	1:21.247	1:21.247	Qualifying 3, 1:21.247
10	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:20.495	1:20.495	1:20.221	1:20.221	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.221
11	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:21.024	1:21.024	1:20.303	1:20.303	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.303
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:21.247	1:21.247	1:20.311	1:20.311	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.311
13	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:20.759	1:20.759	1:20.491	1:20.491	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.491
14	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:21.138	1:21.138	1:20.501	1:20.501	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.501
15	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:21.051	1:21.051	1:20.941	1:20.941	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:20.941
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:21.200	1:21.200	1:21.270	1:21.270	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:21.270
17	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:21.969	1:21.969	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:21.969
18	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:22.605	1:22.605	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:22.605
19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:23.244	1:23.244	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:23.244
20	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available
21	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available
22	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 7th March 2026 at 06:27

Race

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, 8 March 2026, 04:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1	1	1:22.670	1:23:06.801	25
2	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	2	1	1:22.417	2.974 behind	18
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	4	1	1:22.579	15.519 behind	15
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	7	1	1:22.423	16.144 behind	12
5	Lando Norris McLaren	1	6	2	1:22.358	51.741 behind	10
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	20	2	fastest overall lap 1:22.091	54.617 behind	8
7	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	12	1	1:24.020	1 lap behind	6
8	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	9	1	1:24.182	1 lap behind	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	10	2	1:23.257	1 lap behind	2
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	14	1	1:24.486	1 lap behind	1
11	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	13	1	1:24.424	1 lap behind	0
12	Alexander Albon Williams	23	15	2	1:24.375	1 lap behind	0
13	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	8	2	1:23.783	1 lap behind	0
14	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	16	2	1:22.926	2 laps behind	0
15	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	21	3	1:23.590	2 laps behind	0
16	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	18	2	1:26.070	3 laps behind	0
not available	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	22	4	1:25.410	15 laps behind	0
not classified	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	17	2	1:25.713	did not finish completed 21 laps	0
not classified	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	19	1	1:27.364	did not finish completed 15 laps	0
not classified	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	3	0	1:25.239	did not finish completed 10 laps	0
not classified	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	5	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0
not classified	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	11	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0

Last updated 8th March 2026 at 05:49

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