> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Australian Grand Prix 2026 F1 practice results - URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/australian-grand-prix-2026-f1-practice-results/ - Published: 2026-03-07T03:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-07T03:37:07.000Z - Description: All the practice results from the 2026 F1 season opener in Australia - Author: Hera Jim - Tags: Formula 1, #hide-countdown, #image-bottom-center George Russell laid down a marker to Mercedes' rivals by setting the new best time of the Australian Grand Prix weekend in the final practice session before the first qualifying hour of the new Formula 1 rules era. ## FP3 times 1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m19.053s 2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.616s 3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.774s 4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.034s 5 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.084s 6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.144s 7 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.271s 8 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.390s 9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.406s 10 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.725s 11 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.785s 12 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.837s 13 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.930s 14 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +2.014s 15 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.018s 16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.360s 17 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.611s 18 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 3.667s 19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +4.461s 20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +5.344s 21 Carlos Sainz (Williams) No time 22 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) No time McLaren rebounded from a troubled first 2026 Formula 1 practice session to top FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri leading the two Mercedes. ## FP2 times 1 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m19.729s 2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.214s 3 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.320s 4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.321s 5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.562s 6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.637s 7 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.065s 8 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.193s 9 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.212s 10 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.450s 11 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.597s 12 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.622s 13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.629s 14 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.939s 15 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.118s 16 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.438s 17 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.524s 18 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.890s 19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.931s 20 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +4.933s 21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +6.087s 22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) no time ## FP1 Charles Leclerc led Lewis Hamilton in a [Ferrari 1-2 in the first Formula 1 practice session](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/australian-grand-prix-f1-practice-one-fp1-report-2026/) of 2026 at the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bulls were next up, with Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad an impressive fifth, while world champion Lando Norris was sidelined early on with a gearbox problem and Aston Martin barely ran at all. 1 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m20.267s 2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.469s 3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.522s 4 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.820s 5 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.046s 6 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.075s 7 George Russell (Mercedes) +1.104s 8 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.109s 9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.429s 10 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.702s 11 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.894s 12 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.056s 13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +2.346s 14 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +2.415s 15 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.863s 16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +3.058s 17 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.755s 18 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +3.768s 19 Lando Norris (McLaren) +4.124s 20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +4.353s 21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +30.067s 22 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) didn't run