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2026 Australian Grand Prix

Date
8 Mar 2026
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Round
1 of 23
Winner
George Russell (Mercedes)
Tyre compounds
C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
Pole position
George Russell (1:18.518)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 63 RUSGeorge Russell Mercedes 1 58 1:23:06.801 25
2 12 ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2 58 +2.974 18
3 16 LECCharles Leclerc Ferrari 4 58 +15.519 15
4 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Ferrari 7 58 +16.144 12
5 1 NORLando Norris McLaren 6 58 +51.741 10
6 3 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 20 58 +54.617 1:22.091 8
7 87 BEAOliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 12 57 +1 Lap 6
8 41 LINArvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 9 57 +1 Lap 4
9 5 BORGabriel Bortoleto Audi 10 57 +1 Lap 2
10 10 GASPierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 14 57 +1 Lap 1
11 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 13 57 +1 Lap 0
12 23 ALBAlexander Albon Williams 15 57 +1 Lap 0
13 30 LAWLiam Lawson RB F1 Team 8 57 +1 Lap 0
14 43 COLFranco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 16 56 +2 Laps 0
15 55 SAICarlos Sainz Williams 21 56 +2 Laps 0
16 11 PERSergio Pérez Cadillac 18 55 +3 Laps 0
R 18 STRLance Stroll Aston Martin 22 43 +15 Laps 0
R 14 ALOFernando Alonso Aston Martin 17 21 Withdrew 0
R 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Cadillac 19 15 Fuel system 0
R 6 HADIsack Hadjar Red Bull 3 10 Engine 0
W 81 PIAOscar Piastri McLaren 5 0 Accident 0
W 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Audi 11 0 Mechanical 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 29Lap 44Lap 58 Franco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 9Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 11Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 11Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 11Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 11Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 11Lando Norris: pit stop on lap 11Liam Lawson: pit stop on lap 11Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 12George Russell: pit stop on lap 12Alexander Albon: pit stop on lap 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 12Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 18Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 18Oliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 18Gabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 18Arvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 18Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 25Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 26Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 28Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 33Alexander Albon: pit stop on lap 33Liam Lawson: pit stop on lap 33Gabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 33Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 34Lando Norris: pit stop on lap 34Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 39Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 41Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 43Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 45Franco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 46 LECRUSHAMHADLINNORANTOCOGASALOBORALBBEASAIBOTVERCOLLAWPERSTR
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 34Lap 42Lap 50Lap 58 Franco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 9, 27.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 11, 25.9 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 11, 19.9 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 11, 18.6 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 11, 36.7 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 11, 18.7 s in the pit laneLando Norris: pit stop on lap 11, 18.3 s in the pit laneLiam Lawson: pit stop on lap 11, 19.1 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 12, 30.4 s in the pit laneGeorge Russell: pit stop on lap 12, 17.8 s in the pit laneAlexander Albon: pit stop on lap 12, 18.1 s in the pit laneAndrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 12, 21.0 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13, 972.4 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 18, 21.4 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 18, 19.1 s in the pit laneOliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 18, 18.8 s in the pit laneGabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 18, 18.9 s in the pit laneArvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 18, 18.5 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 25, 17.7 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 26, 33.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 28, 17.7 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 33, 25.9 s in the pit laneAlexander Albon: pit stop on lap 33, 18.4 s in the pit laneLiam Lawson: pit stop on lap 33, 18.2 s in the pit laneGabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 33, 22.6 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 34, 1081.6 s in the pit laneLando Norris: pit stop on lap 34, 17.6 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 39, 22.5 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 41, 18.1 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 43, 19.0 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 45, 34.6 s in the pit laneFranco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 46, 18.6 s in the pit lane LECRUSHAMHADLINNORANTOCOGASALOBORALBBEASAIBOTVERCOLLAWPERSTR
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 124 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
George Russell: 1 stop (lap 12), stints of 12 medium, 46 hard laps
2nd
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 1 stop (lap 12), stints of 12 medium, 46 hard laps
3rd
Charles Leclerc: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25 medium, 33 hard laps
Finishers
no stop: 3 · 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 2
First stops
median lap 12 of 58

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
RUSGeorge Russell112 (17.8 s)
1246
ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli112 (21.0 s)
1246
LECCharles Leclerc125 (17.7 s)
2533
HAMLewis Hamilton128 (17.7 s)
2830
NORLando Norris211 (18.3 s), 34 (17.6 s)
112324
VERMax Verstappen218 (19.1 s), 41 (18.1 s)
182317
BEAOliver Bearman118 (18.8 s)
1839
LINArvid Lindblad118 (18.5 s)
1839
BORGabriel Bortoleto218 (18.9 s), 33 (22.6 s)
181524
GASPierre Gasly111 (18.7 s)
1146
OCOEsteban Ocon111 (18.6 s)
1146
ALBAlexander Albon212 (18.1 s), 33 (18.4 s)
122124
LAWLiam Lawson211 (19.1 s), 33 (18.2 s)
112224
COLFranco Colapinto29 (27.7 s), 46 (18.6 s)
4610
SAICarlos Sainz311 (19.9 s), 33 (25.9 s), 45 (34.6 s)
11221211
PERSergio Pérez218 (21.4 s), 43 (19.0 s)
182512
STRLance Stroll411 (36.7 s), 26 (33.2 s), 34 (1081.6 s), 39 (22.5 s)
1115854
ALOFernando Alonso211 (25.9 s), 13 (972.4 s)
1110
BOTValtteri Bottas112 (30.4 s)
15
HADIsack Hadjar0
10

Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1George RussellMercedes1:19.5071:18.9341:18.518fastest Q3
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:20.1201:19.4351:18.811+0.293 Q3
3Isack HadjarRed Bull1:20.0231:19.6531:19.303+0.785 Q3
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:20.2261:19.3571:19.327+0.809 Q3
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:19.6641:19.5251:19.380+0.862 Q3
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:20.0101:19.8821:19.475+0.957 Q3
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:19.8111:19.9211:19.478+0.960 Q3
8Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:20.4911:20.1441:19.994+1.476 Q3
9Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:20.4091:19.9711:21.247+1.453 Q2
10Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:20.4951:20.221+1.703 Q2
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:21.0241:20.303+1.785 Q2
12Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:21.2471:20.311+1.793 Q2
13Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:20.7591:20.491+1.973 Q2
14Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:21.1381:20.501+1.983 Q2
15Alexander AlbonWilliams1:21.0511:20.941+2.423 Q2
16Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:21.2001:21.270+2.682 Q1
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:21.969+3.451 Q1
18Sergio PérezCadillac1:22.605+4.087 Q1
19Valtteri BottasCadillac1:23.244+4.726 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 George Russell Mercedes 1 25
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 0 18
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0 15
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 0 12
5 Lando Norris McLaren 0 10
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0 8
7 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 0 6
8 Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 0 4
9 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 0 2
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 0 1

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 1 43
2 Ferrari 0 27
3 McLaren 0 10
4 Red Bull 0 8
5 Haas F1 Team 0 6
6 RB F1 Team 0 4
7 Audi 0 2
8 Alpine F1 Team 0 1
9 Williams 0 0
10 Cadillac 0 0

Full 2026 standings