Pit Lane F1
Round 1 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-03-08
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix with a 1:18.518 lap.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.293s shy of pole, with Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) third on the grid. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Audi) missed the cut by 0.082s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.703s — pole to P10 — with Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |