F1 2026Round 1
Completed
🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit — Melbourne, Australia
Sunday, 8 March 2026
Race result
1
George Russell
Mercedes
1:23:06.801
2
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
+2.974s
3
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
+8.441s
Fastest lap:Kimi Antonelli1:19.813
About this Grand Prix
Melbourne's Albert Park opens the 2026 season — the first under revolutionary new technical regulations. The lakeside circuit's mix of fast sweeps and heavy braking zones provides a stern early test for the radically different cars.
Weekend schedule
FP1
Fri 6 Mar
01:30 UTC
FP2
Fri 6 Mar
05:00 UTC
FP3
Sat 7 Mar
01:30 UTC
Qualifying
Sat 7 Mar
05:00 UTC
Race
Sun 8 Mar
05:00 UTC
Circuit info
Laps
58
Length
5.278 km
Lap record
1:20.235
Charles Leclerc (2024)
Race distance
306.1 km
Race info
- Round
- 1 of 22
- Circuit
- Albert Park Circuit
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Race date
- 8 Mar