Round 1 · 8 March 2026

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

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Race Summary

Winner

George Russell

Pole Position

RUS1:18.518

Fastest Lap

VER1:22.091H2L

Total Laps

DNFs

Pit Stops

Safety Cars

Closest Finish

RUS — ANT: 2.974s

Position Changes

Air

24°C

Track

38°C

Humidity

54%

Wind

3.1 m/s

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Gap	Stops	Fastest	Pts
1	63RUSGeorge Russell	Mercedes	1	—	—	1	1:22.670	25
2	12ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	2	—	+2.974s	1	1:22.417	18
3	16LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	+1	+15.519s	1	1:22.579	15
4	44HAMLewis Hamilton	Ferrari	7	+3	+16.144s	1	1:22.423	12
5	1NORLando Norris	McLaren	6	+1	+51.741s	2	1:22.358	10
6	3VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	20	+14	+54.617s	2	1:22.091	8
7	87BEAOliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	12	+5	+1 Lap	1	1:24.020	6
8	41LINArvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	9	+1	+1 Lap	1	1:24.182	4
9	5BORGabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10	+1	+1 Lap	2	1:23.257	2
10	10GASPierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	14	+4	+1 Lap	1	1:24.486	1
11	31OCOEsteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13	+2	+1 Lap	1	1:24.424	—
12	23ALBAlexander Albon	Williams	15	+3	+1 Lap	2	1:24.375	—
13	30LAWLiam Lawson	RB F1 Team	8	-5	+1 Lap	2	1:23.783	—
14	43COLFranco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	16	+2	+2 Laps	2	1:22.926	—
15	55SAICarlos Sainz	Williams	21	+6	+2 Laps	3	1:23.590	—
16	11PERSergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	18	+2	+3 Laps	2	1:26.070	—
DNF	18STRLance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	—	—	4	1:25.410	—
DNF	14ALOFernando Alonso	Aston Martin	17	—	—	2	1:25.713	—
DNF	77BOTValtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	—	—	1	1:27.364	—
DNF	6HADIsack Hadjar	Red Bull	3	—	—	0	1:25.239	—
WD	81PIAOscar Piastri	McLaren	5	—	—	0	—	—
WD	27HULNico Hülkenberg	Audi	11	—	—	0	—	—

Positions Gained / Lost

1RUS

1→1

2ANT

2→2

3LEC

4→3

4HAM

7→4

5NOR

6→5

6VER

+14

20→6

7BEA

12→7

8LIN

9→8

9BOR

10→9

10GAS

14→10

11OCO

13→11

12ALB

15→12

13LAW

-5

8→13

14COL

16→14

15SAI

21→15

16PER

18→16

DNFSTR

Lapped

P22

DNFBOT

Retired

P19

DNFALO

Retired

P17

WDHUL

Did not start

P11

WDPIA

Did not start

DNFHAD

Retired

Tire Strategy

RUS

ANT

LEC

HAM

NOR

VER

BEA

LIN

BOR

GAS

OCO

ALB

LAW

COL

SAI

PER

STR

ALO

BOT

HAD

HUL

L1L15L29L44L58

SOFT

MEDIUM

HARD

Lap Times

Telemetry Replay

Gap to Leader

Sector Times & Top Speeds

Driver	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3	Top Speed
RUS	28.857	17.458	35.862	321 km/h
ANT	28.856	17.461	35.704	306 km/h
LEC	28.995	17.598	35.848	305 km/h
HAM	28.867	17.505	35.716	317 km/h
NOR	28.979	17.644	35.599	297 km/h
VER	28.823	17.536	35.652	313 km/h
BEA	29.567	17.578	36.563	301 km/h
LIN	29.507	17.645	36.678	301 km/h
BOR	29.395	17.721	36.062	306 km/h
GAS	29.633	17.647	36.748	306 km/h
OCO	29.828	17.388	36.354	304 km/h
ALB	29.418	18.011	36.742	291 km/h
LAW	29.404	17.679	36.439	297 km/h
COL	29.042	17.380	36.352	306 km/h
SAI	29.171	17.805	36.374	304 km/h
PER	29.952	18.011	37.709	298 km/h

Purple = fastest of all drivers in that sector. Top speed at finish line speed trap.

Race Control

L1FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT

L1FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 43 (COL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT

L8FIA STEWARDS: STOP-AND-GO PENALTY FOR CAR 43 (COL) - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT

L10FIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 16 (LEC) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION

L12VSC DEPLOYED

L13FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - STOP-AND-GO PENALTY FOR CAR 43 (COL) - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT

L14VSC ENDING

L18VSC DEPLOYED

L20VSC ENDING

L23FIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 11 (PER) AND 30 (LAW) UNDER INVESTIGATION - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK

L24FIA STEWARDS: TURN 3 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 31 (OCO) AND 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION

L34VSC DEPLOYED

L34VSC ENDING

L35FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - IGNORING BLUE FLAGS

L58CHEQUERED FLAG

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop 1	Stop 2	Stop 3	Stop 4+
RUS	L12 (17.794s)	—	—	—
ANT	L12 (20.985s)	—	—	—
LEC	L25 (17.664s)	—	—	—
HAM	L28 (17.741s)	—	—	—
NOR	L11 (18.266s)	L34 (17.649s)	—	—
VER	L18 (19.070s)	L41 (18.078s)	—	—
BEA	L18 (18.774s)	—	—	—
LIN	L18 (18.506s)	—	—	—
BOR	L18 (18.916s)	L33 (22.619s)	—	—
GAS	L11 (18.672s)	—	—	—
OCO	L11 (18.570s)	—	—	—
ALB	L12 (18.118s)	L33 (18.404s)	—	—
LAW	L11 (19.112s)	L33 (18.190s)	—	—
COL	L9 (27.733s)	L46 (18.561s)	—	—
SAI	L11 (19.859s)	L33 (25.939s)	L45 (34.615s)	—
PER	L18 (21.371s)	L43 (18.951s)	—	—
STR	L11 (36.686s)	L26 (33.182s)	L34 (18:01.553s)	L39 (22.469s)
ALO	L11 (25.895s)	L13 (16:12.356s)	—	—
BOT	L12 (30.387s)	—	—	—

Qualifying

Sort by:

P	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	RUSGeorge Russell	Mercedes	1:19.507 BEST	1:18.934 BEST	1:18.518 POLE
2	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:20.120 +0.613	1:19.435 +0.501	1:18.811 +0.293
3	HADIsack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:20.023 +0.516	1:19.653 +0.719	1:19.303 +0.785
4	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.226 +0.719	1:19.357 +0.423	1:19.327 +0.809
5	PIAOscar Piastri	McLaren	1:19.664 +0.157	1:19.525 +0.591	1:19.380 +0.862
6	NORLando Norris	McLaren	1:20.010 +0.503	1:19.882 +0.948	1:19.475 +0.957
7	HAMLewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:19.811 +0.304	1:19.921 +0.987	1:19.478 +0.960
8	LAWLiam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:20.491 +0.984	1:20.144 +1.210	1:19.994 +1.476
9	LINArvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:20.409 +0.902	1:19.971 +1.037	1:21.247 +2.729
10	BORGabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:20.495 +0.988	1:20.221 +1.287	—
11	HULNico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:21.024 +1.517	1:20.303 +1.369	—
12	BEAOliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:21.247 +1.740	1:20.311 +1.377	—
13	OCOEsteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:20.759 +1.252	1:20.491 +1.557	—
14	GASPierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:21.138 +1.631	1:20.501 +1.567	—
15	ALBAlexander Albon	Williams	1:21.051 +1.544	1:20.941 +2.007	—
16	COLFranco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:21.200 +1.693	1:21.270 +2.336	—
17	ALOFernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:21.969 +2.462	—	—
18	PERSergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:22.605 +3.098	—	—
19	BOTValtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:23.244 +3.737	—	—