Round 1 Finished

Australian Grand Prix 2026

March 6, 2026 – March 8, 2026 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit — Australia · 58 laps
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Records and Interesting Facts — Australian Grand Prix

5 278 m

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit — the 13th longest track on the 2026 calendar

(compared to 22 tracks)

Most Successful Driver
4 wins
Michael Schumacher
Most Successful Team
12 wins
mclaren
Most Pole Positions
8 poles
Lewis Hamilton based on qualifying data recorded since 1985
Race Lap Record
1:19.813
Charles Leclerc (2024)
Fastest Qualifying Lap
1:15.096
Lando Norris (2025)
Closest Victory
0.179 s
2023 — Max Verstappen (1) – Lewis Hamilton (2)
The Biggest Comeback Drive

Jarno Trulli started from P20 in 2009 and finished P3 — 17 places up from where they started.

The Home Curse

Drivers from Australia have never won on home soil. The best result was Mark Webber's P4 finish in 2012 — 0 home podiums have been achieved in total.

Venues of the Australian Grand Prix
29× Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2026) 11× Adelaide Street Circuit (1985–1995)
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts
1 63 58 1:23:06.801 — 25
2 12 58 +2.974 +2.974s 18
3 16 58 +15.509 +12.535s 15
4 44 58 +16.144 +0.635s 12
5 4 58 +51.741 +35.597s 10
6 33 58 +54.617 +2.876s 8
7 38 58 +1 lap — 6
8 36 58 +1 lap — 4
9 – 58 +1 lap — 2
10 10 58 +1 lap — 1
11 31 58 +1 lap — –
12 23 58 +1 lap — –
13 40 58 +1 lap — –
14 43 58 +2 laps — –
15 55 58 +2 laps — –
16 11 58 +3 laps — –
17 18 43 +15 laps — –
18 14 21 DNF — –
19 77 15 DNF — –
20 41 10 DNF — –
21 81 – DNS — –
22 27 – DNS — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +14
Biggest Gainer
Max Verstappen P20 → P6
▼ -17
Biggest Loser
Isack Hadjar P3 → P20
Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change
7 haas 12 7 +5
10 alpine 14 10 +4
11 haas 13 11 +2
14 alpine 16 14 +2
15 williams 21 15 +6
16 Cadillac 18 16 +2
21 mclaren 5 21 -16
22 Audi 11 22 -11
Lap No. Driver Team # Duration
9 43 Franco Colapinto alpine 1 27.733s
11 4 Lando Norris mclaren 1 18.266s
11 55 Carlos Sainz williams 1 19.859s
11 10 Pierre Gasly alpine 1 18.672s
11 40 Liam Lawson racing bulls 1 19.112s
11 31 Esteban Ocon haas 1 18.570s
12 63 George Russell mercedes 1 17.794s
12 23 Alexander Albon williams 1 18.118s
12 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1 30.387s
18 11 Sergio Pérez Cadillac 1 21.371s
18 – Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1 18.916s
18 38 Oliver Bearman haas 1 18.774s
25 16 Charles Leclerc ferrari 1 17.664s
28 44 Lewis Hamilton ferrari 1 17.741s
33 – Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 2 22.619s
33 23 Alexander Albon williams 2 18.404s
33 55 Carlos Sainz williams 2 25.939s
33 40 Liam Lawson racing bulls 2 18.190s
34 4 Lando Norris mclaren 2 17.649s
43 11 Sergio Pérez Cadillac 2 18.951s
45 55 Carlos Sainz williams 3 34.615s
46 43 Franco Colapinto alpine 2 18.561s

The "Duration" column shows the total time from pit lane entry to exit (not just the tyre change itself).

Pos No. Driver Team Qualifying
10 – —
11 27 —
12 38 —
13 31 —
14 10 —
21 55 P20
22 18 P21

⚠ = grid penalty, dropped back from qualifying position

Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 63 1:19.507 1:18.934 1:18.518
2 12 1:20.120 1:19.435 1:18.811
3 41 1:20.023 1:19.653 1:19.303
4 16 1:20.226 1:19.357 1:19.327
5 81 1:19.664 1:19.525 1:19.380
6 4 1:20.010 1:19.882 1:19.475
7 44 1:19.811 1:19.921 1:19.478
8 40 1:20.491 1:20.144 1:19.994
9 36 1:20.409 1:19.971 1:21.247
10 – 1:20.495 1:20.221 –
11 27 1:21.024 1:20.303 –
12 38 1:21.247 1:20.311 –
13 31 1:20.759 1:20.491 –
14 10 1:21.138 1:20.501 –
15 23 1:21.051 1:20.941 –
16 43 1:21.200 1:21.270 –
17 14 1:21.969 – –
18 11 1:22.605 – –
19 77 1:23.244 – –
20 55 DNS – –
21 18 DNS – –
22 33 – – –

White = qualifying best time used for grid

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 16 33 1:20.267 —
2 44 30 1:20.736 +0.469s
3 33 27 1:20.789 +0.522s
4 41 24 1:21.087 +0.820s
5 36 22 1:21.313 +1.046s
6 81 21 1:21.342 +1.075s
7 63 26 1:21.371 +1.104s
8 12 24 1:21.376 +1.109s
9 – 23 1:21.696 +1.429s
10 27 21 1:21.969 +1.702s
11 31 28 1:22.161 +1.894s
12 55 30 1:22.323 +2.056s
13 40 28 1:22.613 +2.346s
14 38 25 1:22.682 +2.415s
15 23 24 1:23.130 +2.863s
16 43 26 1:23.325 +3.058s
17 77 24 1:24.022 +3.755s
18 10 27 1:24.035 +3.768s
19 4 7 1:24.391 +4.124s
20 11 14 1:24.620 +4.353s
21 18 3 1:50.334 +30.067s
22 14 – – —
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 81 26 1:19.729 —
2 12 31 1:19.943 +0.214s
3 63 28 1:20.049 +0.320s
4 44 32 1:20.050 +0.321s
5 16 30 1:20.291 +0.562s
6 33 13 1:20.366 +0.637s
7 4 29 1:20.794 +1.065s
8 36 30 1:20.922 +1.193s
9 41 28 1:20.941 +1.212s
10 31 29 1:21.179 +1.450s
11 38 31 1:21.326 +1.597s
12 27 34 1:21.351 +1.622s
13 40 29 1:21.358 +1.629s
14 – 28 1:21.668 +1.939s
15 23 32 1:21.847 +2.118s
16 10 16 1:22.167 +2.438s
17 55 10 1:22.253 +2.524s
18 43 27 1:22.619 +2.890s
19 77 28 1:23.660 +3.931s
20 14 18 1:24.662 +4.933s
21 18 13 1:25.816 +6.087s
22 11 2 – —
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 63 23 1:19.053 —
2 44 22 1:19.669 +0.616s
3 16 20 1:19.827 +0.774s
4 81 17 1:20.087 +1.034s
5 41 15 1:20.137 +1.084s
6 33 15 1:20.197 +1.144s
7 12 18 1:20.324 +1.271s
8 4 22 1:20.443 +1.390s
9 – 19 1:20.459 +1.406s
10 38 18 1:20.778 +1.725s
11 36 15 1:20.838 +1.785s
12 40 13 1:20.890 +1.837s
13 31 19 1:20.983 +1.930s
14 27 22 1:21.067 +2.014s
15 10 26 1:21.071 +2.018s
16 43 22 1:21.413 +2.360s
17 23 17 1:21.664 +2.611s
18 14 20 1:22.720 +3.667s
19 77 12 1:23.514 +4.461s
20 11 21 1:24.397 +5.344s
21 55 1 – —
22 18 – DNS —

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