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Round 1 · 8 March 2026

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

Updated: 24 July 2026 at 22:52 UTC

R1
Winner George Russell Mercedes
Pole position George Russell Mercedes
Fastest lap Max Verstappen 1:22.091
Finishers 17/22 5 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

22 drivers
1
George Russell Mercedes
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25 +25
2
Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
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18 +18
3
Charles Leclerc Ferrari
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15 +15
4
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari
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12 +12
5
Lando Norris McLaren
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10 +10
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6
Max Verstappen Red Bull
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8 +8
7
Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team
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6 +6
8
Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team
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4 +4
9
Gabriel Bortoleto Audi
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2 +2
10
Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team
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1 +1
11
Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team
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0 +0
12
Alexander Albon Williams
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0 +0
13
Liam Lawson RB F1 Team
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0 +0
14
Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team
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0 +0
15
Carlos Sainz Williams
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0 +0
16
Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team
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0 +0
17
Isack Hadjar Red Bull
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0 +0
18
Oscar Piastri McLaren
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0 +0
19
Nico Hülkenberg Audi
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0 +0
20
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
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0 +0
21
Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team
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0 +0
-
Lance Stroll Aston Martin
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0 +0

Experimental race map

The race, corner by corner

Hover over a circuit segment to identify it. Select a segment to inspect its featured overtakes, incidents and retirements.

Overtake Incident Retirement
START / FINISH ALBERT PARK LAKE

Local manually segmented Albert Park vector trace, based on Formula 1’s official 2026 Melbourne circuit diagram; not survey-grade geometry.

Race timeline

Lap by lap

Key moments are marked on the race-distance rail. Select a dot or event card to reveal where it happened.

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Lap 1
Lap 58

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Race classification

22 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 RUS George Russell Mercedes 1 1:23:06.801 25
2 ANT Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2 +2.974 18
3 LEC Charles Leclerc Ferrari 4 +15.519 15
4 HAM Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 7 +16.144 12
5 NOR Lando Norris McLaren 6 +51.741 10
6 VER Max Verstappen Red Bull 20 +54.617 8
7 BEA Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 12 1L 6
8 LIN Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 9 1L 4
9 BOR Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 10 1L 2
10 GAS Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 14 1L 1
11 OCO Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 13 1L 0
12 ALB Alexander Albon Williams 15 1L 0
13 LAW Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 8 1L 0
14 COL Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 16 2L 0
15 SAI Carlos Sainz Williams 21 2L 0
16 PER Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team 18 3L 0
R STR Lance Stroll Aston Martin 22 15L 0
R ALO Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 17 — 0
R BOT Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 19 — 0
R HAD Isack Hadjar Red Bull 3 — 0
W PIA Oscar Piastri McLaren 5 — 0
W HUL Nico Hülkenberg Audi 11 — 0