Round 1 · 2026

Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne, Australia · 8 Mar 2026

Melbourne circuit layout

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

George Russell won the race from pole, finishing 2.974s ahead of Kimi Antonelli.

PosDriverTeamGridTime / gapPts
1George RussellMercedes11:23:06.80125
2Kimi AntonelliMercedes2+2.974s18
3Charles LeclercFerrari4 ▲1+15.519s15
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari7 ▲3+16.144s12
5Lando NorrisMcLaren6 ▲1+51.741s10
6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing20 ▲14+54.617s8
7Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team12 ▲5+1 LAP6
8Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls9 ▲1+1 LAP4
9Gabriel BortoletoAudi10 ▲1+1 LAP2
10Pierre GaslyAlpine14 ▲4+1 LAP1
11Esteban OconHaas F1 Team13 ▲2+1 LAP0
12Alexander AlbonWilliams15 ▲3+1 LAP0
13Liam LawsonRacing Bulls8 ▼5+1 LAP0
14Franco ColapintoAlpine16 ▲2+2 LAPS0
15Carlos SainzWilliams21 ▲6+2 LAPS0
16Sergio PerezCadillac18 ▲2+3 LAPS0
–Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing3DNF0
–Fernando AlonsoAston Martin17DNF0
–Nico HulkenbergAudi11DNS0
–Valtteri BottasCadillac19DNF0
–Oscar PiastriMcLaren5DNS0
Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.