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Race Report
Full breakdown of every race weekend, qualifying, race, sprint and free practice sessions.
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026
Australian GP 2026
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit - Melbourne, Australia
Street CircuitClockwise
DRIVER OF THE DAY
VER30%
VER30% R01Round
58Laps
08.03.26Date
306.124KMDistance
5.278KMLength
14Turns
WINNER
RUSGeorge Russell #63
MercedesRace1:23:06.801
POLE POSITION
RUSGeorge Russell #63
MercedesQualifying1:18.518
FASTEST LAP
VERMax Verstappen #3
Red BullL431:22.091
Race Center
| POS | Δ | DRIVER | GRID | LAPS | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | RUS George Russell #63 Mercedes | 1 | 58 | 1:23:06.801 | 25PTS |
| 2 | — |  ANTKimi Antonelli #12 Mercedes | 2 | 58 | +2.974 | 18PTS |
| 3 | +1 |  LECCharles Leclerc #16 Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +15.519 | 15PTS |
| 4 | +3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton #44 Ferrari | 7 | 58 | +16.144 | 12PTS |
| 5 | +1 | NOR Lando Norris #1 McLaren | 6 | 58 | +51.741 | 10PTS |
| 6 | +14 | VER Max Verstappen #3FLDOTD Red Bull | 20 | 58 | +54.617 | 8PTS |
| 7 | +5 | BEA Oliver Bearman #87 Haas | 12 | 57 | +1 lap | 6PTS |
| 8 | +1 | LIN Arvid Lindblad #41 Racing Bulls | 9 | 57 | +1 lap | 4PTS |
| 9 | +1 |  BORGabriel Bortoleto #5 Audi | 10 | 57 | +1 lap | 2PTS |
| 10 | +4 |  GASPierre Gasly #10 Alpine | 14 | 57 | +1 lap | 1PTS |
| 11 | +2 | OCO Esteban Ocon #31 Haas | 13 | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| 12 | +3 |  ALBAlexander Albon #23 Williams | 15 | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| 13 | −5 |  LAWLiam Lawson #30 Racing Bulls | 8 | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| 14 | +2 |  COLFranco Colapinto #43 Alpine | 16 | 56 | +2 laps | — |
| 15 | +6 |  SAICarlos Sainz Jr. #55 Williams | 21 | 56 | +2 laps | — |
| 16 | +2 |  PERSergio Pérez #11 Cadillac | 18 | 55 | +3 laps | — |
| NC | — |  STRLance Stroll #18 Aston Martin | 22 | 43 | +15 laps | — |
| DNF | — | ALO Fernando Alonso #14 Aston Martin | 17 | 21 | RETIREDMechanical | — |
| DNF | — |  BOTValtteri Bottas #77 Cadillac | 19 | 15 | RETIREDFuel system | — |
| DNF | — | HAD Isack Hadjar #6 Red Bull | 3 | 10 | RETIREDEngine | — |
| DNS | — | PIA Oscar Piastri #81 McLaren | 5 | — | RETIREDAccident | — |
| DNS | — |  HULNico Hülkenberg #27 Audi | 11 | — | RETIREDHydraulics | — |