Round 17 · Singapore
Races/Round 1 · 8 March 2026/Melbourne

Australian Grand Prix

WinnerGeorge RussellMercedes · from P1 · 1:23:06.801
  1. P2Kimi Antonelli+2.974
  2. P3Charles Leclerc+15.519
Piastri27% to win · ✗ missed
Russell46% to win · ✓ called it
Podium called3/3after qualifying
George Russell
Fastest lap 1:22.091 · Verstappen, lap 4358 laps on 13 lapsRetirements 9

Result

With the model's pre-weekend call for each driver
PosDriverGridTime / statusPtsModel said
1George RussellMercedesP11:23:06.80125P54 off
2Kimi AntonelliMercedesP2+2.97418P64 off
3Charles LeclercFerrariP4▲1+15.51915P129 off
4Lewis HamiltonFerrariP7▲3+16.14412P117 off
5Lando NorrisMcLarenP6▲1+51.74110P41 off
6Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP20▲14+54.617FL8P42 off
7Oliver BearmanHaas F1 TeamP12▲5Lapped6P169 off
8Arvid LindbladRacing BullsP9▲1Lapped4P135 off
9Gabriel BortoletoAudiP10▲1Lapped2P123 off
10Pierre GaslyAlpineP14▲4Lapped1P144 off
11Esteban OconHaas F1 TeamP13▲2LappedP154 off
12Alexander AlbonWilliamsP15▲3LappedP75 off
13Liam LawsonRacing BullsP8▼5LappedP13exact
DNFFranco ColapintoAlpineP16LappedP15
DNFCarlos SainzWilliamsP21LappedP8
DNFSergio PerezCadillacP18LappedP11
DNFLance StrollAston MartinP22LappedP16
DNFFernando AlonsoAston MartinP17RetiredP15
DNFValtteri BottasCadillacP19RetiredP11
DNFIsack HadjarRed Bull RacingP3RetiredP5
DNFOscar PiastriMcLarenP5Did not startP3
DNFNico HulkenbergAudiP11Did not startP11

How it unfolded

Running order, lap by lap
P1P5P10P15P20Start510152025303540455055LECANTRUS
Virtual safety carDashed line: second driver of a teamFollowing the podium · tap a line or a result row to follow a driver

Strategy

Tyres per stint · pit-lane time per stop
1. Russell124617.8
2. Antonelli124621.0
3. Leclerc253317.7
4. Hamilton283017.7
5. Norris11232418.3 · 17.6
6. Verstappen18231719.1 · 18.1
7. Bearman183918.8
8. Lindblad183918.5
9. Bortoleto18152418.9 · 22.6
10. Gasly114618.7
11. Ocon114618.6
12. Albon12212418.1 · 18.4
13. Lawson11222419.1 · 18.2
14. Colapinto9371027.7 · 18.6
15. Sainz1122121119.9 · 25.9 · 34.6
16. Perez18251221.4 · 19.0
17. Stroll1115836.7 · 33.2 · 22.5
18. Alonso11925.9
19. Bottas1230.4
20. Hadjar11DNF
21. PiastriDNF
22. HulkenbergDNF
SoftMediumHardUsed setRight: seconds in the pit lane per stop

Qualifying, lap against lap

Pick any two drivers
vs
Russell by 0.293 s1:18.518 vs 1:18.811
100200300km/h+0.39−0.39Russell ahead ↑ · Antonelli ahead ↓Start1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Sector 1Russell0.058 s
Sector 2Russell0.156 s
Sector 3Russell0.079 s
George RussellKimi AntonelliEach driver’s fastest qualifying lap