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QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Albert Park Circuit

Sunday, March 8, 2026 ยท Australia

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Race Result

George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Australian Grand Prix by +2.974, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) second and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third over 58 laps.

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Final Classification โ€” Top 10

PosDriverTime / GapPts
P1George Russell1:23:06.80125
P2Andrea Kimi Antonelli+2.97418
P3Charles Leclerc+15.51915
P4Lewis Hamilton+16.14412
P5Lando Norris+51.74110
P6Max Verstappen+54.6178
P7Oliver Bearman+4.5936
P8Arvid Lindblad+11.8164
P9Gabriel Bortoleto+12.7752
P10Pierre Gasly+29.0271
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Qualifying โ€” Top 5

George Russell took pole position with a Q3 lap of 1:18.518.

P1George Russell1:18.518
P2Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:18.811+0.293s
P3Isack Hadjar1:19.303+0.785s
P4Charles Leclerc1:19.327+0.809s
P5Oscar Piastri1:19.380+0.862s
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Fastest Lap

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) set the race's fastest lap, a 1:22.091 on lap 43.

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Championship Standings โ€” After QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

George Russell leads the drivers' championship after the season opener with 25 points, 7 ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes leads the constructors' championship with 43 points, 16 ahead of Ferrari.

Drivers' Championship โ€” Top 5

P1George Russell25 pts
P2Andrea Kimi Antonelli18 pts
P3Charles Leclerc15 pts
P4Lewis Hamilton12 pts
P5Lando Norris10 pts

Constructors' Championship

P1Mercedes43 pts
P2Ferrari27 pts
P3McLaren10 pts
P4Red Bull8 pts
P5Haas F1 Team6 pts
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Race Notes

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    5 drivers did not finish: Fernando Alonso (retired), Valtteri Bottas (retired), Isack Hadjar (retired), Oscar Piastri (did not start), Nico Hรผlkenberg (did not start).

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    Biggest grid-to-finish gain: Max Verstappen climbed from P20 to P6 (+14 places).

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    Biggest grid-to-finish loss: Liam Lawson dropped from P8 to P13 (โˆ’5 places).

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    17 of 22 cars were classified at the Australian Grand Prix chequered flag; 5 did not finish.

Race results sourced from public records via the jolpi.ca/Ergast API.

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