Australian Grand Prix 2026 F1 practice results

George Russell laid down a marker to Mercedes' rivals by setting the new best time of the Australian Grand Prix weekend in the final practice session before the first qualifying hour of the new Formula 1 rules era.

FP3 times

1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m19.053s
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.616s
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.774s
4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.034s
5 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.084s
6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.144s
7 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.271s
8 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.390s
9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.406s
10 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.725s
11 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.785s
12 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.837s
13 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.930s
14 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +2.014s
15 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.018s
16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.360s
17 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.611s
18 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 3.667s
19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +4.461s
20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +5.344s
21 Carlos Sainz (Williams) No time
22 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) No time

McLaren rebounded from a troubled first 2026 Formula 1 practice session to top FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri leading the two Mercedes.

FP2 times

1 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m19.729s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.214s
3 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.320s
4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.321s
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.562s
6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.637s
7 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.065s
8 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.193s
9 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.212s
10 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.450s
11 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.597s
12 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.622s
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.629s
14 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.939s
15 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.118s
16 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.438s
17 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.524s
18 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.890s
19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.931s
20 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +4.933s
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +6.087s
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) no time

FP1

Charles Leclerc led Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari 1-2 in the first Formula 1 practice session of 2026 at the Australian Grand Prix.

The Red Bulls were next up, with Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad an impressive fifth, while world champion Lando Norris was sidelined early on with a gearbox problem and Aston Martin barely ran at all.

1 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m20.267s
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.469s
3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.522s
4 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.820s
5 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.046s
6 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.075s
7 George Russell (Mercedes) +1.104s
8 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.109s
9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.429s
10 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.702s
11 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.894s
12 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.056s
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +2.346s
14 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +2.415s
15 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.863s
16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +3.058s
17 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.755s
18 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +3.768s
19 Lando Norris (McLaren) +4.124s
20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +4.353s
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +30.067s
22 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) didn't run