Round 1Finished

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, AustraliaSunday, 8 March 2026Start 05:00

Odds favourite—
Main pickNo pick published
Circuit5.278 km58 laps

Schedule

Paris time

Every session time, in Paris time, with the forecast weather.

Free practice 1Fri, Mar 602:30
Free practice 2Fri, Mar 606:00
Free practice 3Sat, Mar 702:30
QualifyingSat, Mar 706:00
RaceSun, Mar 805:00

Marcelito picks

No pick was published for this Grand Prix.

Odds

Odds closed

Odds for this Grand Prix are no longer offered.

Results

1George RussellMercedes1:23:06.801
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes+2.974
3Charles LeclercFerrari+15.519

Race

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Points	Places gained
1	George RussellRUS · 63	Mercedes	1:23:06.801	25	0
2	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	Mercedes	+2.974	18	0
3	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	Ferrari	+15.519	15	+1
4	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	Ferrari	+16.144	12	+3
5	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	McLaren	+51.741	10	+1
6	Max VerstappenVER · 3	Red Bull	+54.617	8	+14
7	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	Haas F1 Team	+4.593	6	+5
8	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	RB F1 Team	+11.816	4	+1
9	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	Audi	+12.775	2	+1
10	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	Alpine F1 Team	+29.027	1	+4
11	Esteban OconOCO · 31	Haas F1 Team	+29.850	0	+2
12	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	Williams	+56.075	0	+3
13	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	RB F1 Team	+57.173	0	-5
14	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	Alpine F1 Team	+8.487	0	+2
15	Carlos SainzSAI · 55	Williams	+36.886	0	+6
16	Sergio PérezPER · 11	Cadillac F1 Team	+7.850	0	+2
17	Lance StrollSTR · 18	Aston Martin	Prise de tour	0	+5
18	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	Aston Martin	Abandon	0	-1
19	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	Cadillac F1 Team	Abandon	0	0
20	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	Red Bull	Abandon	0	-17
21	Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	McLaren	Non partant	0	-16
22	Nico HülkenbergHUL · 27	Audi	Non partant	0	-11

Qualifying

Place	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George RussellRUS · 63	1:19.507	1:18.934	1:18.518
2	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	1:20.120	1:19.435	1:18.811
3	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	1:20.023	1:19.653	1:19.303
4	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	1:20.226	1:19.357	1:19.327
5	Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	1:19.664	1:19.525	1:19.380
6	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	1:20.010	1:19.882	1:19.475
7	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	1:19.811	1:19.921	1:19.478
8	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	1:20.491	1:20.144	1:19.994
9	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	1:20.409	1:19.971	1:21.247
10	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	1:20.495	1:20.221	—
11	Nico HülkenbergHUL · 27	1:21.024	1:20.303	—
12	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	1:21.247	1:20.311	—
13	Esteban OconOCO · 31	1:20.759	1:20.491	—
14	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	1:21.138	1:20.501	—
15	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	1:21.051	1:20.941	—
16	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	1:21.200	1:21.270	—
17	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	1:21.969	—	—
18	Sergio PérezPER · 11	1:22.605	—	—
19	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	1:23.244	—	—

Practice · Free practice 1

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.267	—	33
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:20.736	+0.469	30
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:20.789	+0.522	27
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:21.087	+0.82	24
5	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:21.313	+1.046	22
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:21.342	+1.075	21
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1:21.371	+1.104	26
8	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:21.376	+1.109	24
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:21.696	+1.429	23
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:21.969	+1.702	21
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:22.161	+1.894	28
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:22.323	+2.056	30
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:22.613	+2.346	28
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:22.682	+2.415	25
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:23.130	+2.863	24
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:23.325	+3.058	26
17	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:24.022	+3.755	24
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:24.035	+3.768	27
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:24.391	+4.124	7
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:24.620	+4.353	14
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:50.334	+30.067	3

Practice · Free practice 2

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:19.729	—	26
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:19.943	+0.214	31
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1:20.049	+0.32	28
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:20.050	+0.321	32
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.291	+0.562	30
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:20.366	+0.637	13
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:20.794	+1.065	29
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:20.922	+1.193	30
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:20.941	+1.212	28
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:21.179	+1.45	29
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:21.326	+1.597	31
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:21.351	+1.622	34
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:21.358	+1.629	29
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:21.668	+1.939	28
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:21.847	+2.118	32
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:22.167	+2.438	16
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:22.253	+2.524	10
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:22.619	+2.89	27
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:23.660	+3.931	28
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:24.662	+4.933	18
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:25.816	+6.087	13
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	—	—	2

Practice · Free practice 3

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:19.053	—	23
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:19.669	+0.616	22
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:19.827	+0.774	20
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:20.087	+1.034	17
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:20.137	+1.084	15
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:20.197	+1.144	15
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:20.324	+1.271	18
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:20.443	+1.39	22
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:20.459	+1.406	19
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:20.778	+1.725	18
11	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:20.838	+1.785	15
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:20.890	+1.837	13
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:20.983	+1.93	19
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:21.067	+2.014	22
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:21.071	+2.018	26
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:21.413	+2.36	22
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:21.664	+2.611	17
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:22.720	+3.667	20
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:23.514	+4.461	12
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:24.397	+5.344	21
21	Carlos Sainz	Williams	—	—	1

Grid

1George Russell
2Andrea Kimi Antonelli
3Isack Hadjar
4Charles Leclerc
5Oscar Piastri
6Lando Norris
7Lewis Hamilton
8Liam Lawson
9Arvid Lindblad
10Gabriel Bortoleto
11Nico Hülkenberg
12Oliver Bearman
13Esteban Ocon
14Pierre Gasly
15Alexander Albon
16Franco Colapinto
17Fernando Alonso
18Sergio Pérez
19Valtteri Bottas
20Max Verstappen
21Carlos Sainz
22Lance Stroll

Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Laps	Time
1	Max VerstappenVER · 3	43	1:22.091
2	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	53	1:22.358
3	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	57	1:22.417
4	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	55	1:22.423
5	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	38	1:22.579
6	George RussellRUS · 63	21	1:22.670
7	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	48	1:22.926
8	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	45	1:23.257
9	Carlos SainzSAI · 55	52	1:23.590
10	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	47	1:23.783
11	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	22	1:24.020
12	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	21	1:24.182
13	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	36	1:24.375
14	Esteban OconOCO · 31	25	1:24.424
15	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	56	1:24.486
16	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	9	1:25.239
17	Lance StrollSTR · 18	36	1:25.410
18	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	15	1:25.713
19	Sergio PérezPER · 11	47	1:26.070
20	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	8	1:27.364

Pit stops

Fastest pit stop : Lando Norris · 17.649

Driver	Team	Laps	Tyre	Time
Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	9	Hard → Soft	27.733
Lando Norris	McLaren	11	Hard → Medium	18.266
Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	11	Hard	18.570
Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	11	Hard	18.672
Carlos Sainz	Williams	11	Hard → Medium	19.859
Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	11	Hard → Soft	19.112
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	11	Soft	25.895
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	11	Hard → Soft	36.686
George Russell	Mercedes	12	Hard	17.794
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	12	Hard	20.985
Alexander Albon	Williams	12	Hard → Soft	18.118
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	12	Hard	30.387
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	13	Soft	16:12.356
Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	18	Hard	18.506
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	18	Medium → Hard	19.070
Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	18	Hard	18.774
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	18	Hard	18.916
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	18	Hard → Soft	21.371
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	25	Hard	17.664
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	26	Soft	33.182
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	28	Hard	17.741
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	33	Hard	22.619
Alexander Albon	Williams	33	Soft	18.404
Carlos Sainz	Williams	33	Medium → Soft	25.939
Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	33	Soft	18.190
Lando Norris	McLaren	34	Medium	17.649
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	34	Soft	18:01.553
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	41	Hard	18.078
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	43	Soft	18.951
Carlos Sainz	Williams	45	Soft	34.615
Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	46	Soft	18.561
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	39	Soft	22.469

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

The circuit layout and its key figures.

Lap length: 5.278 km
Laps: 58
Race distance: 306.124 km
Lap record: 1:19.813Charles Leclerc
First Grand Prix: 1996
Editions: 29
Wins from pole: 44.4 %

Pole is first place on the grid, decided in qualifying.

Most successful drivers

Michael Schumacher4
Jenson Button3
Sebastian Vettel3
David Coulthard2
Kimi Räikkönen2

Most successful teams

Ferrari10
McLaren7
Mercedes5
Renault2
Red Bull2

Previous winners

2026George Russell
2025Lando Norris
2024Carlos Sainz
2023Max Verstappen
2022Charles Leclerc
2019Valtteri Bottas
2018Sebastian Vettel
2017Sebastian Vettel
2016Nico Rosberg
2015Lewis Hamilton

Form

The last five races, oldest to newest. The figure is the finishing place; the points are the total over those five races.

Recent form is published in the week of the Grand Prix.

Recent form is published in the week of the Grand Prix.

Championship

The championship standings and how they evolved round by round.

Cumulative points per team after each completed round.

Mercedes607
Ferrari474
McLaren355
Red Bull355
RB F1 Team102
Alpine F1 Team69
Haas F1 Team30
Audi23
Williams12
Aston Martin7

Drivers

Rank	Driver	Team	Points	Wins
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli🇮🇹 ANT · 12	Mercedes	365	9
2	George Russell🇬🇧 RUS · 63	Mercedes	242	3
3	Lewis Hamilton🇬🇧 HAM · 44	Ferrari	241	1
4	Max Verstappen🇳🇱 VER · 3	Red Bull	236	2
5	Charles Leclerc🇲🇨 LEC · 16	Ferrari	233	1
6	Lando Norris🇬🇧 NOR · 1	McLaren	211	2
7	Oscar Piastri🇦🇺 PIA · 81	McLaren	144	0
8	Isack Hadjar🇫🇷 HAD · 6	Red Bull	105	0
9	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	RB F1 Team	77	0
10	Pierre Gasly🇫🇷 GAS · 10	Alpine F1 Team	42	0
11	Arvid Lindblad🇬🇧 LIN · 41	RB F1 Team	38	0
12	Franco Colapinto🇦🇷 COL · 43	Alpine F1 Team	27	0
13	Oliver Bearman🇬🇧 BEA · 87	Haas F1 Team	23	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg🇩🇪 HUL · 27	Audi	13	0
15	Gabriel Bortoleto🇧🇷 BOR · 5	Audi	10	0
16	Esteban Ocon🇫🇷 OCO · 31	Haas F1 Team	7	0
17	Fernando Alonso🇪🇸 ALO · 14	Aston Martin	7	0
18	Carlos Sainz🇪🇸 SAI · 55	Williams	7	0
19	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	Williams	5	0
20	Yuki Tsunoda🇯🇵 TSU · 22	RB F1 Team	1	0
21	Lance Stroll🇨🇦 STR · 18	Aston Martin	0	0
22	Valtteri Bottas🇫🇮 BOT · 77	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
23	Sergio Pérez🇲🇽 PER · 11	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0

Drivers without a race seat

These drivers are listed for the season without a team or a race number.

Ayumu Iwasa
Colton Herta
Dino Beganovic
Frederik Vesti
Jak Crawford
Leonardo Fornaroli
Luke Browning
Paul Aron
Ryo Hirakawa

Constructors

Rank	Team	Points	Wins
1	Mercedes	607	12
2	Ferrari	474	2
3	Red Bull	355	2
4	McLaren	355	2
5	RB F1 Team	102	0
6	Alpine F1 Team	69	0
7	Haas F1 Team	30	0
8	Audi	23	0
9	Williams	12	0
10	Aston Martin	7	0
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0