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Round 1 of 23Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Australia6–8 March 2026

Australian Grand Prix 2026

Final WinnerGeorge RussellMercedes
Practice 1Fri 6 Mar · 01:30 Practice 2Fri 6 Mar · 05:00 Practice 3Sat 7 Mar · 01:30 QualifyingSat 7 Mar · 05:00 RaceSun 8 Mar · 04:00

Race classification

22 classified
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusPtsFastest lap
1George RussellMercedes1581:23:06.801251:22.670
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes258+2.974181:22.417
3Charles LeclercFerrari458+15.519151:22.579
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari758+16.144121:22.423
5Lando NorrisMcLaren658+51.741101:22.358
6Max VerstappenRed Bull2058+54.61781:22.091
7Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1257+4.59361:24.020
8Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team957+11.81641:24.182
9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1057+12.77521:23.257
10Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1457+29.02711:24.486
11Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1357+29.8501:24.424
12Alexander AlbonWilliams1557+56.0751:24.375
13Liam LawsonRB F1 Team857+57.1731:23.783
14Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1656+8.4871:22.926
15Carlos SainzWilliams2156+36.8861:23.590
16Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1855+7.8501:26.070
RLance StrollAston Martin2243Lapped1:25.410
RFernando AlonsoAston Martin1721Retired1:25.713
RValtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1915Retired1:27.364
RIsack HadjarRed Bull310Retired1:25.239
WOscar PiastriMcLaren50Did not start
WNico HülkenbergAudi110Did not start

SportsLife forecast

Made before the race
Our pick George Russell 60% George Russell To win
40% Rest of the field Others

Our pick George Russell Medium confidence Correct

  • Russell starts from pole position in Melbourne.
  • Antonelli leads standings with 292 points and 8 wins.
  • Hadjar qualified third for Red Bull.

Estimated by the SportsLife model from the championship standings, recent race results and qualifying. Not betting advice.

Qualifying

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