1150th GP – Australia 2026

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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
1	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
3	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
6	Isack Hadjar	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
41	Arvid Lindblad	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
31	Esteban Ocon	TGR Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
87	Oliver Bearman	TGR Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Revolut F1 Team	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
43	Franco Colapinto	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.267	33
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.736	30
3	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.789	27
4	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.087	24
5	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.313	22
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.342	21
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.371	26
8	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.376	24
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.696	23
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.969	21
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.161	28
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.323	30
13	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.613	28
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.682	25
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23.130	24
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23.325	26
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.022	24
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.035	27
19	1	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.391	7
20	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.620	14
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.334	3

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.729	26
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.943	31
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.049	28
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.050	32
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.291	30
6	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.366	13
7	1	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.794	29
8	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.922	30
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.941	28
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.179	29
11	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.326	31
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.351	34
13	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.358	29
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.668	28
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.847	32
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.167	16
17	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.253	10
18	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.619	27
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23.660	28
20	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.662	18
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:25.816	13
22	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		2

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.053	23
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.669	22
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.827	20
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.087	17
5	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.137	15
6	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.197	15
7	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.324	18
8	1	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.443	22
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.459	19
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.778	18
11	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.838	15
12	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.890	13
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.983	19
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.067	22
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.071	26
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.413	22
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.664	17
18	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.720	20
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23.514	12
20	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24.397	21
21	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		1

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.507	01:18.934	01:18.518	22
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.120	01:19.435	01:18.811	18
3	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.023	01:19.653	01:19.303	19
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.226	01:19.357	01:19.327	24
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.664	01:19.525	01:19.380	26
6	1	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.010	01:19.882	01:19.475	26
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:19.811	01:19.921	01:19.478	25
8	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.491	01:20.144	01:19.994	24
9	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.409	01:19.971	01:21.247	25
10	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.495	01:20.221		14
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.024	01:20.303		18
12	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.247	01:20.311		18
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:20.759	01:20.491		18
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.138	01:20.501		18
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.051	01:20.941		19
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.200	01:21.270		18
17	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:21.969			10
18	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:22.605			7
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23.244			8
Stroll, Sainz and Verstappen given permission to start after failing to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest Q1 time in Qualifying.

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Official Name	Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026
Circuit	Melbourne
Date	March 8
Pole	George Russell 01:18.518
Fastest Lap	Max Verstappen 01:22.091
Podium	1th George Russell (32) , 2th Kimi Antonelli, 3th Charles Leclerc (23)
GP Number	1150
Round	1
Prev race	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix December 7
Next race	Chinese Grand Prix March 15

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23:06.801	58	01:22.670	32	1	25
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W17	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23:09.775	58	01:22.417	0	2	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23:22.320	58	01:22.579	23	4	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari SF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23:22.945	58	01:22.423	3	7	12
5	1	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:23:58.542	58	01:22.358	0	6	10
6	3	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:24:01.418	58	01:22.091	0	20	8
7	87	Oliver Bearman	TGR Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:24.020	0	12	6
8	41	Arvid Lindblad	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:24.182	0	9	4
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:23.257	0	10	2
10	10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:24.486	0	14	1
11	31	Esteban Ocon	TGR Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:24.424	0	13	0
12	23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:24.375	0	15	0
13	30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls VCARB 03	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	57	01:23.783	0	8	0
14	43	Franco Colapinto	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A526	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+2 laps	56	01:22.926	0	16	0
15	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	Williams FW48	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+2 laps	56	01:23.590	0	21	0
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+3 laps	55	01:26.070	0	18	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Not classified	43	01:25.410	0	22	0
DNF	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR26	Honda RA626H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Withdrawn	21	01:25.713	0	17	0
DNF	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	Cadillac MAC-26	Ferrari 067/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Fuel injection	15	01:27.364	0	19	0
DNF	6	Isack Hadjar	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB22	Red Bull Ford DM01 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Engine	10	01:25.239	0	3	0
DNS	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	McLaren MCL40	Mercedes F1 M17 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Accident	0		0	5	0
DNS	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Revolut F1 Team	Audi R26	Audi AFR 26 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Liquid leak	0		0	11	0

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Formula 1 2026 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	25
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	15
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	10
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	8
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas	6
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1

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Formula 1 2026 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	43
2	Ferrari	27
3	McLaren Mercedes	10
4	Red Bull Racing Red Bull Ford	8
5	Haas Ferrari	6
6	Racing Bulls Red Bull Ford	4
7	Audi	2
8	Alpine Mercedes	1