Round 1 · 2026 Season

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · 2026-03-08

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Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 George Russell Mercedes 1:19.507 1:18.934 1:18.518
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:20.120 1:19.435 1:18.811
3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull 1:20.023 1:19.653 1:19.303
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:20.226 1:19.357 1:19.327
5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:19.664 1:19.525 1:19.380
6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:20.010 1:19.882 1:19.475
7 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:19.811 1:19.921 1:19.478
8 Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 1:20.491 1:20.144 1:19.994
9 Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 1:20.409 1:19.971 1:21.247
10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:20.495 1:20.221 –
11 Nico Hülkenberg Audi 1:21.024 1:20.303 –
12 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:21.247 1:20.311 –
13 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:20.759 1:20.491 –
14 Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 1:21.138 1:20.501 –
15 Alexander Albon Williams 1:21.051 1:20.941 –
16 Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 1:21.200 1:21.270 –
17 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:21.969 – –
18 Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team 1:22.605 – –
19 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 1:23.244 – –

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Laps Status Pts
1 George Russell Mercedes 1 58 1:23:06.801 25
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2 58 +2.974 18
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 4 58 +15.519 15
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 7 58 +16.144 12
5 Lando Norris McLaren 6 58 +51.741 10
6 Max Verstappen ⚡ Red Bull 20 58 +54.617 8
7 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 12 57 Lapped 6
8 Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 9 57 Lapped 4
9 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 10 57 Lapped 2
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 14 57 Lapped 1
11 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 13 57 Lapped –
12 Alexander Albon Williams 15 57 Lapped –
13 Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 8 57 Lapped –
14 Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 16 56 Lapped –
15 Carlos Sainz Williams 21 56 Lapped –
16 Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team 18 55 Lapped –
DNF Lance Stroll Aston Martin 22 43 Lapped –
DNF Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 17 21 Retired –
DNF Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 19 15 Retired –
DNF Isack Hadjar Red Bull 3 10 Retired –
21 Oscar Piastri McLaren 5 0 Did not start –
22 Nico Hülkenberg Audi 11 0 Did not start –

Teammate Pace Delta

FiveStat Model

Median clean lap time gap between teammates. Isolates driver pace from car performance.

Mercedes
RUS 83.073s
+0.070%
ANT 83.015s
Ferrari
LEC 83.133s
-0.138%
HAM 83.248s
Red Bull
VER 83.535s
-2.133%
HAD 85.355s
Haas F1 Team
BEA 84.621s
-0.724%
OCO 85.238s
RB F1 Team
LIN 84.797s
-0.435%
LAW 85.168s
Alpine F1 Team
GAS 85.190s
-0.518%
COL 85.633s
Williams
ALB 85.316s
-0.291%
SAI 85.564s
Cadillac F1 Team
PER 87.526s
-0.279%
BOT 87.771s
Aston Martin
STR 87.416s
-0.009%
ALO 87.424s

Tyre Strategy

Stint Efficiency

FiveStat Model

One row per stint. Seconds gained or lost vs compound degradation model. Positive = faster than expected. Negative = degrading harder than peers on same compound.

Driver Team Stint Compound Laps Efficiency
Max Verstappen Red Bull 3 HARD 16 +2.051s
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 2 HARD 28 +1.916s
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2 HARD 31 +1.698s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2 HARD 40 +1.626s
George Russell Mercedes 2 HARD 40 +1.558s
Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 3 SOFT 9 +1.361s
Lando Norris McLaren 3 MEDIUM 23 +1.283s
Carlos Sainz Williams 4 SOFT 9 +1.150s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1 MEDIUM 7 +1.022s
Lando Norris McLaren 2 HARD 18 +0.841s
Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 MEDIUM 20 +0.799s
Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 3 SOFT 23 +0.764s
Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 2 HARD 13 +0.451s
Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 3 HARD 23 +0.433s
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1 MEDIUM 15 +0.331s
Alexander Albon Williams 3 SOFT 23 +0.324s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 5 SOFT 3 +0.178s
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1 MEDIUM 18 +0.077s
Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 2 HARD 36 -0.031s
Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 2 HARD 34 -0.060s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 4 SOFT 3 -0.166s
Isack Hadjar Red Bull 1 MEDIUM 7 -0.218s
Max Verstappen Red Bull 1 HARD 12 -0.349s
Lando Norris McLaren 1 MEDIUM 8 -0.404s
Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 1 MEDIUM 11 -0.604s
Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 2 HARD 40 -0.646s
Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1 MEDIUM 12 -0.666s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 3 SOFT 5 -0.681s
Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 2 HARD 40 -0.711s
Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1 MEDIUM 11 -0.783s
Carlos Sainz Williams 3 MEDIUM 10 -0.791s
Carlos Sainz Williams 1 SOFT 8 -0.853s
Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 2 HARD 17 -0.889s
Alexander Albon Williams 2 HARD 17 -1.021s
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 3 SOFT 7 -1.028s
Carlos Sainz Williams 2 HARD 17 -1.120s
Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team 3 SOFT 11 -1.277s
Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 2 HARD 29 -1.358s
Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 1 HARD 6 -1.770s
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1 SOFT 8 -2.026s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1 MEDIUM 8 -2.882s
Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 1 HARD 8 -2.884s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 2 HARD 10 -2.961s
Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team 2 HARD 21 -3.263s
Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 2 HARD 2 -6.534s