Ronda 1 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2026-03-08
George Russell (Mercedes) firmó la pole del Australian Grand Prix de 2026 con un crono de 1:18.518.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) completó la primera fila a 0.293s de la pole, con Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) tercero en parrilla. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) se quedó fuera por 0.082s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.703s — de la pole a P10 — con Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.507 | 1:18.934 | 1:18.518 | 1:18.518 |
| 2 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:20.120 | 1:19.435 | 1:18.811 | +0.293 |
| 3 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:20.023 | 1:19.653 | 1:19.303 | +0.785 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:20.226 |
| 1:19.357 |
| 1:19.327 |
| +0.809 |
| 5 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:19.664 | 1:19.525 | 1:19.380 | +0.862 |
| 6 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.010 | 1:19.882 | 1:19.475 | +0.957 |
| 7 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:19.811 | 1:19.921 | 1:19.478 | +0.960 |
| 8 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:20.491 | 1:20.144 | 1:19.994 | +1.476 |
| 9 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:20.409 | 1:19.971 | 1:21.247 | +2.729 |
| 10 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:20.495 | 1:20.221 | — | +1.703 |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:21.024 | 1:20.303 | — | +1.785 |
| 12 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.247 | 1:20.311 | — | +1.793 |
| 13 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.759 | 1:20.491 | — | +1.973 |
| 14 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.138 | 1:20.501 | — | +1.983 |
| 15 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.051 | 1:20.941 | — | +2.423 |
| 16 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.200 | 1:21.270 | — | +2.752 |
| 17 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:21.969 | — | — | +3.451 |
| 18 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:22.605 | — | — | +4.087 |
| 19 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:23.244 | — | — | +4.726 |