Australian Grand Prix 2026

Australian Grand Prix was round 1 of the 2026 Formula 1 season, run at Melbourne, Australia on 8 March 2026. George Russell won the Race for Mercedes, ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was 1:22.091 by Max Verstappen.

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026

Albert Park Circuit circuit layout

Race classification

PosDriverTeamGridTimePoints
1George RussellMercedes11:23:06.80125
2Kimi AntonelliMercedes2+2.97418
3Charles LeclercFerrari4+15.51915
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari7+16.14412
5Lando NorrisMcLaren6+51.74110
6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing20+54.6178
7Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team12Lapped6
8Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls9Lapped4
9Gabriel BortoletoAudi10Lapped2
10Pierre GaslyAlpine14Lapped1
11Esteban OconHaas F1 Team13Lapped0
12Alexander AlbonWilliams15Lapped0
13Liam LawsonRacing Bulls8Lapped0
14Franco ColapintoAlpine16Lapped0
15Carlos SainzWilliams21Lapped0
16Sergio PerezCadillac18Lapped0
17Lance StrollAston Martin22Lapped0
18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin17Retired0
19Valtteri BottasCadillac19Retired0
20Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing3Retired0
21Oscar PiastriMcLaren5Did not start0
22Nico HulkenbergAudi11Did not start0

Sessions of the weekend

Each session with its own classification, lap times, stints and tyre strategy.