2026 Australian Grand Prix Practice 3
Melbourne 7 Mar 2026, 12:30 local
George Russell set the fastest time in practice 3 for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 37°C.
- Session
- Practice 3
- Date
- 7 Mar 2026
- Start
- 12:30 local
Classification
Ordered by fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | Fastest lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:19.053 | — |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:19.669 | +0.616 |
| 3 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:19.827 | +0.774 |
| 4 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:20.087 | +1.034 |
| 5 | 6 Isack Hadjar HAD | 1:20.137 | +1.084 |
| 6 | 3 Max Verstappen VER | 1:20.197 | +1.144 |
| 7 | 12 Kimi Antonelli ANT | 1:20.324 | +1.271 |
| 8 | 1 Lando Norris NOR | 1:20.443 | +1.390 |
| 9 | 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR | 1:20.459 | +1.406 |
| 10 | 87 Oliver Bearman BEA | 1:20.778 | +1.725 |
| 11 | 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN | 1:20.838 | +1.785 |
| 12 | 30 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:20.890 | +1.837 |
| 13 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:20.983 | +1.930 |
| 14 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:21.067 | +2.014 |
| 15 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:21.071 | +2.018 |
| 16 | 43 Franco Colapinto COL | 1:21.413 | +2.360 |
| 17 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:21.664 | +2.611 |
| 18 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:22.720 | +3.667 |
| 19 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:23.514 | +4.461 |
| 20 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:24.397 | +5.344 |
| 21 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | — | — |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 20.6°C
- Track temp
- 36.9°C
- Humidity
- 64%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 1.9 m/s E
- Pressure
- 1014 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Australian Grand Prix 2026
- Circuit
- Melbourne
- Session
- Practice 3
- Date
- 7 Mar 2026
- Start
- 12:30 local
- Status
- Completed
Team radio
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 12:42