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# 2026 Australian Grand Prix F1 qualifying results
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/2026-australian-grand-prix-f1-qualifying-results/
- Published: 2026-03-07T06:31:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-07T06:54:03.000Z
- Description: Full results from the first qualifying session of the 2026 F1 season at the Australian GP
- Author: Hera Jim
- Tags: Formula 1, #australian-grand-prix, #hide-countdown, #image-bottom-right

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.

Read the [**full story of qualifying here**](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mercedes-dominates-first-qualifying-of-f1-2026/).

## 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