# Australian Grand Prix 2026 Results: Practice, Sprint, Qualifying & Race

> Australian Grand Prix 2026 results at Albert Park: practice lap times, qualifying stages, race classifications and Sprint sessions where held.

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- Content updated: 2026-10-03
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Australian Grand Prix / 2026

## Australian Grand Prix
*2026 results.*

2026 practice, qualifying and Grand Prix results at Albert Park.

[Explore results](<https://above.guide/f1-2027/results/australia-f1#session-classification>)

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Session results  2026

### Race

Sunday 8 March 2026 · Albert Park

George Russell wins the Australian Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli finishes second, with Charles Leclerc third.

1. P1

   #### George Russell

   Mercedes

   **1:23:06.801**
2. P2

   #### Kimi Antonelli

   Mercedes

   **+2.974s**
3. P3

   #### Charles Leclerc

   Ferrari

   **+15.519s**

| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time / Status | Points | Laps |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | George Russell #63 | 1:23:06.801 | 25 | 58 |
| 2 |  | Kimi Antonelli #12 | +2.974s | 18 | 58 |
| 3 |  | Charles Leclerc #16 | +15.519s | 15 | 58 |
| 4 |  | Lewis Hamilton #44 | +16.144s | 12 | 58 |
| 5 |  | Lando Norris #1 | +51.741s | 10 | 58 |
| 6 |  | Max Verstappen #3 | +54.617s | 8 | 58 |
| 7 |  | Oliver Bearman #87 | +1 lap | 6 | 57 |
| 8 |  | Arvid Lindblad #41 | +1 lap | 4 | 57 |
| 9 |  | Gabriel Bortoleto #5 | +1 lap | 2 | 57 |
| 10 |  | Pierre Gasly #10 | +1 lap | 1 | 57 |
| 11 |  | Esteban Ocon #31 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |
| 12 |  | Alexander Albon #23 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |
| 13 |  | Liam Lawson #30 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |
| 14 |  | Franco Colapinto #43 | +2 laps | 0 | 56 |
| 15 |  | Carlos Sainz #55 | +2 laps | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |  | Sergio Perez #11 | +3 laps | 0 | 55 |
| NC |  | Lance Stroll #18 | +15 laps | 0 | 43 |
| NC |  | Fernando Alonso #14 | DNF | 0 | 21 |
| NC |  | Valtteri Bottas #77 | DNF | 0 | 15 |
| NC |  | Isack Hadjar #6 | DNF | 0 | 10 |
| NC |  | Oscar Piastri #81 | DNS | 0 | 0 |
| NC |  | Nico Hulkenberg #27 | DNS | 0 | 0 |

Results notes & official classifications

Classifications recorded on 2026-10-03. Positions may change after steward decisions. Qualifying positions can differ from the starting grid; penalties and classification changes are noted where published.

Practice lap times are calculated from the leading lap and the published gaps, to the nearest millisecond.

- [Practice 1 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1279/australia/practice/1>)
- [Practice 2 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1279/australia/practice/2>)
- [Practice 3 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1279/australia/practice/3>)
- [Qualifying classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1279/australia/qualifying>)
- [Race classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1279/australia/race-result>)



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## Related machine-readable resources

- [Tenant index](https://above.guide/f1-2027/llms.txt)
- [Complete tenant bundle](https://above.guide/f1-2027/llms-full.txt)
- [Manifest](https://above.guide/f1-2027/ai/manifest.json)
