Round 1 · 2026

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia · Sun 8 Mar · 04:00 UTC

Race

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Stops	Time / Status	Points
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1	1	1:23:06.801	25
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	2	1	+2.974	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	2	+15.519	15
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Conditions

Session	Air	Track	Wind	Rain
Qualifying	20–21°C	31–38°C	17kph	Dry
Race	23–25°C	33–39°C	17kph	Dry

Measured at the circuit during each session. Track temperature is the surface, not the air — the gap between them is what the tyres actually feel.

On-track passes

After lap 1117positions taken on track

On lap 1182the standing start

Cars involved122pairs that traded a place

Driver	Passes
Carlos Sainz	24
Oliver Bearman	22
Franco Colapinto	21
Pierre Gasly	20
Fernando Alonso	20

Every position taken on track, from the timing feed. Pit stops and lapped traffic are excluded, and a place that changes hands more than once — a DRS train, say — counts each time. That makes this a larger number than a broadcast overtake count, which measures something narrower.

Pit stops

Fastest stop2.20sCharles Leclerc

Quickest pit lane17.60sLando Norris

Stops made34across the field

Driver	Lap	Stop	Pit lane
Charles Leclerc	18	2.20s	17.66s
George Russell	12	2.30s	17.79s
Lewis Hamilton	18	2.30s	17.74s
Arvid Lindblad	18	2.40s	18.51s
Alexander Albon	33	2.50s	18.40s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	12	2.50s	20.98s
Alexander Albon	12	2.70s	18.12s
Liam Lawson	33	2.80s	18.19s
Franco Colapinto	46	2.90s	18.56s
Sergio Pérez	43	3.20s	18.95s
Oliver Bearman	18	3.30s	18.77s
Gabriel Bortoleto	18	5.20s	22.62s
Sergio Pérez	18	5.50s	21.37s
Lance Stroll	46	5.60s	22.47s
Carlos Sainz	33	8.00s	25.94s
Fernando Alonso	11	10.00s	25.89s
Valtteri Bottas	12	12.50s	30.39s
Lance Stroll	18	16.40s	33.18s
Lance Stroll	11	16.90s	36.69s
Charles Leclerc	25	—	17.60s
Lando Norris	34	—	17.65s
Lewis Hamilton	28	—	17.74s
Max Verstappen	41	—	18.00s
Lando Norris	11	—	18.27s
Esteban Ocon	11	—	18.50s
Pierre Gasly	11	—	18.60s
Max Verstappen	18	—	19.07s
Liam Lawson	11	—	19.10s
Carlos Sainz	45	19.80s	34.62s
Carlos Sainz	11	—	19.86s
Lance Stroll	39	—	22.40s
Gabriel Bortoleto	33	—	22.62s
Franco Colapinto	9	—	27.70s
Lance Stroll	26	—	33.10s

Stop is the car stationary in its box — the figure the sport quotes — and is recorded only from 2024, incompletely. Pit lane is entry to exit, runs from 2011, and depends on the circuit as much as the crew.

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	—	—

🇦🇺Australian Grand Prix

Conditions

On-track passes

Pit stops

Australian Grand Prix