Round 1 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

2026 Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, 2026-03-08. George Russell won it for Mercedes. Podium: George Russell, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc.

Winner

George Russell

Mercedes

Pole

George Russell

Mercedes

Fastest lap

Max Verstappen

1:22.091

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Australia

Fastest pit stop

17.649s

Lando Norris

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Mercedes 1 58 Finished 25.0
2 Mercedes 2 58 Finished 18.0
3 Ferrari 4 58 Finished 15.0
4 Ferrari 7 58 Finished 12.0
5 McLaren 6 58 Finished 10.0
6 Red Bull 20 58 Finished 8.0
7 Haas F1 Team 12 57 Lapped 6.0
8 RB F1 Team 9 57 Lapped 4.0
9 Audi 10 57 Lapped 2.0
10 Alpine F1 Team 14 57 Lapped 1.0
11 Haas F1 Team 13 57 Lapped 0.0
12 Williams 15 57 Lapped 0.0
13 RB F1 Team 8 57 Lapped 0.0
14 Alpine F1 Team 16 56 Lapped 0.0
15 Williams 21 56 Lapped 0.0
16 Cadillac F1 Team 18 55 Lapped 0.0
R Aston Martin 22 43 Lapped 0.0
R Aston Martin 17 21 Retired 0.0
R Cadillac F1 Team 19 15 Retired 0.0
R Red Bull 3 10 Retired 0.0
W Oscar Piastri McLaren 5 0 Did not start 0.0
W Nico Hülkenberg Audi 11 0 Did not start 0.0

Qualifying

Grid Battle

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1George RussellMercedes1:19.5071:18.9341:18.518
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:20.1201:19.4351:18.811
3Isack HadjarRed Bull1:20.0231:19.6531:19.303
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:20.2261:19.3571:19.327
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:19.6641:19.5251:19.380
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:20.0101:19.8821:19.475
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:19.8111:19.9211:19.478
8Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:20.4911:20.1441:19.994
9Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:20.4091:19.9711:21.247
10Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:20.4951:20.221
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:21.0241:20.303
12Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:21.2471:20.311
13Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:20.7591:20.491
14Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:21.1381:20.501
15Alexander AlbonWilliams1:21.0511:20.941
16Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:21.2001:21.270
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:21.969
18Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:22.605
19Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:23.244

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 20 to P6 (+14)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Grid 21 to P15 (+6)

Carlos Sainz

Williams

Grid 12 to P7 (+5)

Oliver Bearman

Haas F1 Team

Grid 22 to P17 (+5)

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

Grid 14 to P10 (+4)

Pierre Gasly

Alpine F1 Team

Pit lane

Pit Stops

DriverTeamStopLapDuration
Lando NorrisMcLaren23417.649s
Charles LeclercFerrari12517.664s
Lewis HamiltonFerrari12817.741s
George RussellMercedes11217.794s
Max VerstappenRed Bull24118.078s
Alexander AlbonWilliams11218.118s
Liam LawsonRB F1 Team23318.190s
Lando NorrisMcLaren11118.266s
Alexander AlbonWilliams23318.404s
Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team11818.506s
Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team24618.561s
Esteban OconHaas F1 Team11118.570s
Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team11118.672s
Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team11818.774s
Gabriel BortoletoAudi11818.916s
Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team24318.951s
Max VerstappenRed Bull11819.070s
Liam LawsonRB F1 Team11119.112s
Carlos SainzWilliams11119.859s
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes11220.985s
Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team11821.371s
Lance StrollAston Martin43922.469s
Gabriel BortoletoAudi23322.619s
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin11125.895s
Carlos SainzWilliams23325.939s
Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1927.733s
Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team11230.387s
Lance StrollAston Martin22633.182s
Carlos SainzWilliams34534.615s
Lance StrollAston Martin11136.686s
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin21316:12.356s
Lance StrollAston Martin33418:01.553s

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