Australia
Round 1 • March 8, 2026
Albert Park
Melbourne, Australia, Australia
Completed
Race Overview
Grand Prix:
Australia
Round:
1
Date:
March 8, 2026
Circuit:
Albert Park
Status:
Completed
🏆 Podium
🥇
RUS
George Russell
Mercedes
1st
🥈
ANT
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
2nd
🥉
LEC
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
3rd
Race Highlights
🏆 Race Winner
RUS
George Russell
Mercedes
🥇 Pole Position
George Russell
Mercedes
⚡ Fastest Lap
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
Circuit Information
Circuit:
Albert Park
Length:
5.278 km
Corners:
14 corners
Location:
Melbourne, Australia, Australia
Track Layout:
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
RUS
George Russell
|
Mercedes | 1:23:06.801 | 25 pts | Finished |
|
2
|
ANT
Kimi Antonelli
|
Mercedes | 1:23:09.775 | 18 pts | Finished |
|
3
|
LEC
Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari | 1:23:22.320 | 15 pts | Finished |
|
4
|
HAM
Lewis Hamilton
|
Ferrari | 1:23:22.945 | 12 pts | Finished |
|
5
|
NOR
Lando Norris
|
McLaren | 1:23:58.542 | 10 pts | Finished |
|
6
|
VER
Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull | 1:24:01.418 | 8 pts | Finished |
|
7
|
BEA
Oliver Bearman
|
Haas | +1 lap | 6 pts | Finished |
|
8
|
LIN
Arvid Lindblad
|
Racing Bulls | +1 lap | 4 pts | Finished |
|
9
|
BOR
Gabriel Bortoleto
|
Audi | +1 lap | 2 pts | Finished |
|
10
|
GAS
Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine | +1 lap | 1 pts | Finished |
|
11
|
OCO
Esteban Ocon
|
Haas | +1 lap | 0 | Finished |
|
12
|
ALB
Alexander Albon
|
Williams | +1 lap | 0 | Finished |
|
13
|
LAW
Liam Lawson
|
Racing Bulls | +1 lap | 0 | Finished |
|
14
|
COL
Franco Colapinto
|
Alpine | +2 laps | 0 | Finished |
|
15
|
SAI
Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
Williams | +2 laps | 0 | Finished |
|
16
|
PER
Sergio Pérez
|
Cadillac | +3 laps | 0 | Finished |
|
NC
|
STR
Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin | +15 laps | 0 | Finished |
|
DNF
|
ALO
Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin | - | 0 | Mechanical (Mechanical) |
|
DNF
|
BOT
Valtteri Bottas
|
Cadillac | - | 0 | Fuel system (Fuel system) |
|
DNF
|
HAD
Isack Hadjar
|
Red Bull | - | 0 | Engine (Engine) |
|
DNS
|
PIA
Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren | - | 0 | Accident (Accident) |
|
DNS
|
HUL
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Audi | - | 0 | Hydraulics (Hydraulics) |