2026 Australian Grand Prix Practice 1
Melbourne 6 Mar 2026, 12:30 local
Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in practice 1 for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 35°C.
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 6 Mar 2026
- Start
- 12:30 local
Classification
Ordered by fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | Fastest lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:20.267 | — |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:20.736 | +0.469 |
| 3 | 3 Max Verstappen VER | 1:20.789 | +0.522 |
| 4 | 6 Isack Hadjar HAD | 1:21.087 | +0.820 |
| 5 | 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN | 1:21.313 | +1.046 |
| 6 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:21.342 | +1.075 |
| 7 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:21.371 | +1.104 |
| 8 | 12 Kimi Antonelli ANT | 1:21.376 | +1.109 |
| 9 | 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR | 1:21.696 | +1.429 |
| 10 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:21.969 | +1.702 |
| 11 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:22.161 | +1.894 |
| 12 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:22.323 | +2.056 |
| 13 | 30 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:22.613 | +2.346 |
| 14 | 87 Oliver Bearman BEA | 1:22.682 | +2.415 |
| 15 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:23.130 | +2.863 |
| 16 | 43 Franco Colapinto COL | 1:23.325 | +3.058 |
| 17 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:24.022 | +3.755 |
| 18 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:24.035 | +3.768 |
| 19 | 1 Lando Norris NOR | 1:24.391 | +4.124 |
| 20 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:24.620 | +4.353 |
| 21 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:50.334 | +30.067 |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 20.8°C
- Track temp
- 35.3°C
- Humidity
- 71%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 1.7 m/s SE
- Pressure
- 1014 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Australian Grand Prix 2026
- Circuit
- Melbourne
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 6 Mar 2026
- Start
- 12:30 local
- Status
- Completed