Australian Grand Prix 2026 Practice Completed

2026 Australian Grand Prix Practice 2

Melbourne 6 Mar 2026, 16:00 local

Oscar Piastri set the fastest time in practice 2 for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 33°C.

Session: Practice 2
Date: 6 Mar 2026
Start: 16:00 local

Classification

Ordered by fastest lap

Pos	Driver	Team	Fastest lap	Gap	Laps
1	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:19.729	—	26
2	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:19.943	+0.214	31
3	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:20.049	+0.320	28
4	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:20.050	+0.321	32
5	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:20.291	+0.562	30
6	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:20.366	+0.637	13
7	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:20.794	+1.065	29
8	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:20.922	+1.193	30
9	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:20.941	+1.212	28
10	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:21.179	+1.450	29
11	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:21.326	+1.597	31
12	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:21.351	+1.622	34
13	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:21.358	+1.629	29
14	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:21.668	+1.939	28
15	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:21.847	+2.118	32
16	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:22.167	+2.438	16
17	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:22.253	+2.524	10
18	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:22.619	+2.890	27
19	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:23.660	+3.931	28
20	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:24.662	+4.933	18
21	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:25.816	+6.087	13
22	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	—	—	2