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Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

Round

1

Date

8 March 2026

Circuit

Albert Park Circuit

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Format

Grand Prix

Status

Completed

Session schedule — your local time

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Source: f1calendar.com (UTC session schedule) and Wikipedia per-race articles for rounds already run, cross-checked against this site's own calendar dates.

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Grid
1George Russell1:19.5071:18.9341:18.51812Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:20.1201:19.4351:18.81123Isack Hadjar1:20.0231:19.6531:19.30334Charles Leclerc1:20.2261:19.3571:19.32745Oscar Piastri1:19.6641:19.5251:19.38056Lando Norris1:20.0101:19.8821:19.47567Lewis Hamilton1:19.8111:19.9211:19.47878Liam Lawson1:20.4911:20.1441:19.99489Arvid Lindblad1:20.4091:19.9711:21.247910Gabriel Bortoleto1:20.4951:20.221—1011Nico Hülkenberg1:21.0241:20.303—1112Oliver Bearman1:21.2471:20.311—1213Esteban Ocon1:20.7591:20.491—1314Pierre Gasly1:21.1381:20.501—1415Alexander Albon1:21.0511:20.941—1516Franco Colapinto1:21.2001:21.270—1617Fernando Alonso1:21.969——1718Sergio Pérez1:22.605——1819Valtteri Bottas1:23.244——1920Max Verstappen———2021Carlos Sainz———2122Lance Stroll———22

Source: Wikipedia (per-race qualifying classification tables), 2026 F1 season

Grand Prix

P1

George Russell

Mercedes

P2

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

+2.974

P3

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

+15.519

PosDriverTeamGapPts
1George RussellMercedes1:23:06.801252Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes+2.974183Charles LeclercFerrari+15.519154Lewis HamiltonFerrari+16.144125Lando NorrisMcLaren+51.741106Max VerstappenRed Bull+54.61787Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team+1 lap68Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team+1 lap49Gabriel BortoletoAudi+1 lap210Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team+1 lap111Esteban OconHaas F1 Team+1 lap12Alexander AlbonWilliams+1 lap13Liam LawsonRB F1 Team+1 lap14Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team+2 laps15Carlos SainzWilliams+2 laps16Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team+3 lapsDNFLance StrollAston Martin+15 lapsRetFernando AlonsoAston MartinVibrationsRetValtteri BottasCadillac F1 TeamFuel systemRetIsack HadjarRed BullEngineDNSOscar PiastriMcLarenAccidentDNSNico HülkenbergAudiHydraulics

Source: Wikipedia (per-race classification tables), 2026 F1 season

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