Australian Grand Prix 2026 results

What happened

Winner

George Russell won the season opener from pole, leading team mate Kimi Antonelli home for a Mercedes one-two, with the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton next.

Source: Formula1.com: race report

Strategy

Leclerc took the lead from fourth on the grid at the start. Mercedes pitted both cars under a Virtual Safety Car for Isack Hadjar's stopped Red Bull, Ferrari stayed out, and the Mercedes one-stop strategy held to the flag.

Source: Formula1.com: race report

Before the start

Oscar Piastri did not start after a pre-race exit, and Audi confirmed Nico Hulkenberg could not start. Franco Colapinto was given a stop-go penalty for a starting procedure infringement.

Sources: Formula1.com: race report · Formula1.com: lowdown

Championship

After round 1, George Russell leads the drivers' championship on 25 points, 7 ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes lead the constructors on 43 points to Ferrari's 27.

Sources: Jolpica F1 API: driver standings · Jolpica F1 API: constructor standings

Race result

Pos.	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Retired	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	+4.593	6
8	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	9	57	+11.816	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10	57	+12.775	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	14	57	+29.027	1
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13	57	+29.850	0
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	15	57	+56.075	0
13	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	8	57	+57.173	0
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	16	56	+8.487	0
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	21	56	+36.886	0
16	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	18	55	+7.850	0
Ret	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	43	Lapped	0
Ret	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	17	21	Retired	0
Ret	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	15	Retired	0
Ret	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	3	10	Retired	0
DNS	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5	0	Did not start	0
DNS	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	11	0	Did not start	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: race result

Championship standings

Drivers’ championship after round 1

Pos.	Driver	Team	Wins	Pts.
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1	25
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	0	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	0	15
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	0	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	0	10
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	0	8
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	0	6
8	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	0	4
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	0	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	0	1
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	0	0
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	0	0
13	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	0	0
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	0	0
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	0	0
16	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
17	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	0	0
18	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	0	0
19	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	0	0
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0	0
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
-	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: driver standings

Constructors’ championship after round 1

Pos.	Team	Wins	Pts.
1	Mercedes	1	43
2	Ferrari	0	27
3	McLaren	0	10
4	Red Bull	0	8
5	Haas F1 Team	0	6
6	RB F1 Team	0	4
7	Audi	0	2
8	Alpine F1 Team	0	1
9	Williams	0	0
10	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
11	Aston Martin	0	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: constructor standings

Other sessions

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

Source: Jolpica F1 API: qualifying

Practice 3

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:19.053	23
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.616s	22
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.774s	20
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.034s	17
5	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.084s	15
6	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.144s	15
7	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.271s	18
8	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.390s	22
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.406s	19
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.725s	18
11	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.785s	15
12	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.837s	13
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.930s	19
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+2.014s	22
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.018s	26
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.360s	22
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.611s	17
18	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+3.667s	20
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+4.461s	12
20	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+5.344s	21
21	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams		1

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 3

Practice 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:19.729	26
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.214s	31
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.320s	28
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.321s	32
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.562s	30
6	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.637s	13
7	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.065s	29
8	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.193s	30
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.212s	28
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.450s	29
11	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.597s	31
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.622s	34
13	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.629s	29
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.939s	28
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.118s	32
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.438s	16
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+2.524s	10
18	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.890s	27
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.931s	28
20	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+4.933s	18
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+6.087s	13
22	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac		2

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 2

Practice 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.267	33
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.469s	30
3	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.522s	27
4	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+0.820s	24
5	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.046s	22
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.075s	21
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+1.104s	26
8	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.109s	24
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.429s	23
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.702s	21
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.894s	28
12	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+2.056s	30
13	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+2.346s	28
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+2.415s	25
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.863s	24
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+3.058s	26
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.755s	24
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+3.768s	27
19	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+4.124s	7
20	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+4.353s	14
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+30.067s	3

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 1

Results fetched 2026-10-17. All races

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIXMELBOURNE 2026