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2026 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 22 Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, South Melbourne, Victoria 58 laps on a 5.303 kilometer road course (307.574 kilometers) Time of race: 1:23:06.801 Average speed: 220.993 kph Pole time: 78.518 seconds Cautions: 3 for 7 laps Margin of victory: 2.974 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    2026 Formula One results   /   2026 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 63   George Russell Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W17 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 58 1:23:06.801 32 25 2 2 12   Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W17 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 58 +2.974 0 18 dnf 3 6   Isack Hadjar Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB22 / Red Bull Ford DM01 10 engine 0 0 3 4 16   Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-26 / Ferrari 067/6 58 +15.519 23 15 dns 5 81   Oscar Piastri McLaren F1 Team Mclaren MCL40 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 0 mechanical 0 0 5 6 1   Lando Norris McLaren F1 Team Mclaren MCL40 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 58 +51.741 0 10 4 7 44   Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-26 / Ferrari 067/6 58 +16.144 3 12 13 8 30   Liam Lawson Visa CashApp RB F1 Team VCARB 03 / Red Bull Ford DM01 57 +1 lap 0 0 8 9 41   Arvid Lindblad Visa CashApp RB F1 Team VCARB 03 / Red Bull Ford DM01 57 +1 lap 0 4 9 10 5   Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut F1 Team R26 / Audi AFR 26 Hybrid 57 +1 lap 0 2 dns 11 27   Nico Hulkenberg Audi Revolut F1 Team R26 / Audi AFR 26 Hybrid 0 crash 0 0 7 12 87   Oliver Bearman TGR Haas F1 Team Mclaren MCL40 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 57 +1 lap 0 6 11 13 31   Esteban Ocon TGR Haas F1 Team Mclaren MCL40 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 57 +1 lap 0 0 10 14 10   Pierre Gasly BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A526/ Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 57 +1 lap 0 1 12 15 23   Alexander Albon Williams Racing Williams FW48 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 57 +1 lap 0 0 14 16 43   Franco Colapinto BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A526/ Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 56 +2 laps 0 0 18 17 14   Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin AMR26 / Honda RA626H 21 retired 0 0 16 18 11   Sergio Perez Cadillac Formula 1 Team CA01 / Ferrari 067/6 55 +3 laps 0 0 dnf 19 77   Valtteri Bottas Cadillac Formula 1 Team CA01 / Ferrari 067/6 15 fuel injector 0 0 6 20 3   Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB22 / Red Bull Ford DM01 58 +54.617 0 8 15 21 55   Carlos Sainz, Jr. Williams Racing Williams FW48 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M17 56 +2 laps 0 0 17 22 18   Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin AMR26 / Honda RA626H 43 + 15 laps 0 0

Fastest Lap: 231.460 kph by Max Verstappen Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Charles Leclerc 1 1 1   Charles Leclerc 1 1 1   George Russell 2 3 2   George Russell 2 3 2   Charles Leclerc 3 24 22   Charles Leclerc 3 24 22   Lewis Hamilton 25 27 3   Lewis Hamilton 25 27 3   George Russell 28 58 31   George Russell 28 58 31 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   George Russell 25     2   Andrea Kimi Antonelli 18   -7   3   Charles Leclerc 15   -10   4   Lewis Hamilton 12   -13   5   Lando Norris 10   -15   6   Max Verstappen 8   -17   7   Oliver Bearman 6   -19   8   Arvid Lindblad 4   -21   9   Gabriel Bortoleto 2   -23   10   Pierre Gasly 1   -24