2026 Australian Grand Prix F1 qualifying results
George Russell will start the first race of Formula 1's new rules era from pole position after dominating qualifying for the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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Qualifying result
1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m18.518s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.293s
3 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.785s
4 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.809s
5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.862s
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.957s
7 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.960s
8 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.476s
9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +2.729s
10 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) 1m20.221s
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) 1m20.303s
12 Ollie Bearman (Haas) 1m20.311s
13 Esteban Ocon (Haas) 1m20.491s
14 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1m20.501s
15 Alex Albon (Williams) 1m20.941s
16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) 1m21.270s
17 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1m21.969s
18 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) 1m22.605s
19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) 1m23.244s
20 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) no time
21 Carlos Sainz (Williams) no time
22 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) no time
