Round 1 · 6 to 8 March 2026

Australian Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying results

Russell took pole by 0.293 seconds from Antonelli.

Out in Q1: Alonso, Perez and Bottas.

Out in Q2: Bortoleto, Hulkenberg, Bearman, Ocon, Gasly, Albon and Colapinto.

Antonelli

Russell

Hadjar

Full results

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
P1	George Russell Mercedes	1:19.507	1:18.934	1:18.518	1:18.518
P2	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:20.120	1:19.435	1:18.811	1:18.811
P3	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	1:20.023	1:19.653	1:19.303	1:19.303
P4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:20.226	1:19.357	1:19.327	1:19.327
P5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:19.664	1:19.525	1:19.380	1:19.380
P6	Lando Norris McLaren	1:20.010	1:19.882	1:19.475	1:19.475
P7	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:19.811	1:19.921	1:19.478	1:19.478
P8	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	1:20.491	1:20.144	1:19.994	1:19.994
P9	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	1:20.409	1:19.971	1:21.247	1:21.247
Q2 knockout: P10 and below are out
P10	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:20.495	1:20.221	–	1:20.221out in Q2
P11	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	1:21.024	1:20.303	–	1:20.303out in Q2
P12	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:21.247	1:20.311	–	1:20.311out in Q2
P13	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:20.759	1:20.491	–	1:20.491out in Q2
P14	Pierre Gasly Alpine	1:21.138	1:20.501	–	1:20.501out in Q2
P15	Alexander Albon Williams	1:21.051	1:20.941	–	1:20.941out in Q2
P16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	1:21.200	1:21.270	–	1:21.270out in Q2
Q1 knockout: P17 and below are out
P17	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:21.969	–	–	1:21.969out in Q1
P18	Sergio Perez Cadillac	1:22.605	–	–	1:22.605out in Q1
P19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	1:23.244	–	–	1:23.244out in Q1

Sectors of each driver's best lap:Fastest of anyoneTheir own bestSlower than their own best

Official results from formula1.com. Updated 12 October 2026.