Round 1 · 2026

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 7 · 19:00 UTC · Winner: George Russell
← Formula 1 season 2026 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Race report Russell and Mercedes Open 2026 in Dominant Fashion at Albert ParkGeorge Russell won from pole at the Australian Grand Prix, giving Mercedes a dominant one-two finish as Verstappen took fastest lap from sixth.
PosDriverGridStatuspts
1 George Russell
Mercedes
P1 Finished 25.00
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
P2 Finished 18.00
3 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
P4 Finished 15.00
4 Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
P7 Finished 12.00
5 Lando Norris
McLaren
P6 Finished 10.00
6 Max Verstappen
Red Bull
P20 Finished 8.00
7 Oliver Bearman
Haas F1 Team
P12 Lapped 6.00
8 Arvid Lindblad
RB F1 Team
P9 Lapped 4.00
9 Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
P10 Lapped 2.00
10 Pierre Gasly
Alpine F1 Team
P14 Lapped 1.00
11 Esteban Ocon
Haas F1 Team
P13 Lapped 0.00
12 Alexander Albon
Williams
P15 Lapped 0.00
13 Liam Lawson
RB F1 Team
P8 Lapped 0.00
14 Franco Colapinto
Alpine F1 Team
P16 Lapped 0.00
15 Carlos Sainz
Williams
P21 Lapped 0.00
16 Sergio Pérez
Cadillac F1 Team
P18 Lapped 0.00
R Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
P22 Lapped 0.00
R Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
P17 Retired 0.00
R Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac F1 Team
P19 Retired 0.00
R Isack Hadjar
Red Bull
P3 Retired 0.00
W Oscar Piastri
McLaren
P5 Did not start 0.00
W Nico Hülkenberg
Audi
P11 Did not start 0.00
Qualifying19
PosDriverQ1Q2Q3
1George Russell
Mercedes
1:19.5071:18.9341:18.518
2Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
1:20.1201:19.4351:18.811
3Isack Hadjar
Red Bull
1:20.0231:19.6531:19.303
4Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:20.2261:19.3571:19.327
5Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:19.6641:19.5251:19.380
6Lando Norris
McLaren
1:20.0101:19.8821:19.475
7Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
1:19.8111:19.9211:19.478
8Liam Lawson
RB F1 Team
1:20.4911:20.1441:19.994
9Arvid Lindblad
RB F1 Team
1:20.4091:19.9711:21.247
10Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
1:20.4951:20.221
11Nico Hülkenberg
Audi
1:21.0241:20.303
12Oliver Bearman
Haas F1 Team
1:21.2471:20.311
13Esteban Ocon
Haas F1 Team
1:20.7591:20.491
14Pierre Gasly
Alpine F1 Team
1:21.1381:20.501
15Alexander Albon
Williams
1:21.0511:20.941
16Franco Colapinto
Alpine F1 Team
1:21.2001:21.270
17Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1:21.969
18Sergio Pérez
Cadillac F1 Team
1:22.605
19Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac F1 Team
1:23.244