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Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit
March 6-8, 2026
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:19.507 1:18.934 1:18.518 22 2 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:20.120 1:19.435 1:18.811 18 3 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:20.023 1:19.653 1:19.303 19 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:20.226 1:19.357 1:19.327 24 5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:19.664 1:19.525 1:19.380 26 6 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:20.010 1:19.882 1:19.475 26 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:19.811 1:19.921 1:19.478 25 8 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:20.491 1:20.144 1:19.994 24 9 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:20.409 1:19.971 1:21.247 25 10 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:20.495 1:20.221 14 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:21.024 1:20.303 18 12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:21.247 1:20.311 18 13 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:20.759 1:20.491 18 14 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:21.138 1:20.501 18 15 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:21.051 1:20.941 19 16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:21.200 1:21.270 18 17 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:21.969 10 18 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:22.605 7 19 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:23.244 8 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 58 1:23:06.801 25 2 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 58 +2.974s 18 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 +15.519s 15 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 58 +16.144s 12 5 1 Lando Norris McLaren 58 +51.741s 10 6 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 58 +54.617s 8 7 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 57 +1 lap 6 8 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 4 9 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 57 +1 lap 2 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 57 +1 lap 1 11 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 57 +1 lap 0 12 23 Alexander Albon Williams 57 +1 lap 0 13 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 0 14 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 56 +2 laps 0 15 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 56 +2 laps 0 16 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 55 +3 laps 0 NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 43 +15 laps 0 NC 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 21 DNF 0 NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 15 DNF 0 NC 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 10 DNF 0 NC 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 0 DNS 0 NC 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 0 DNS 0 Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen // 1:22.091 on lap 43
DOTD: Max VerstappenSource: F1.com
Next race:
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
March 13-15, 2026
IT'S RAWE CEEK! Welcome back to Formula 1, everyone! Hopefully everyone enjoyed the various holidays and having a normal sleep schedule on the weekends over the last few months. That said, I don't need F1 to mess with my weekend sleeping plans 😴
I meant to post earlier in the week about predictions for 2026, but I forgot/got busy/slept, so guess I'll just ask some here.
- Who will win this first race?
- Will our sole rookie this year, Arvin Lindblad (Racing Bulls), podium this year?
- Will Niko Hulkenberg get another podium?
- Will we hear Fernando Alonso scream about a "GP2 Engine" again?
- Which team wins the Constructors Championship?
- Does Lando Norris successfully defend his championship?
- If not, who wins the Drivers Championship?
Feel free to add any other predictions!
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Thought I'd share, especially while many of us are still waiting for Formula 1. Schedule, starting grid, and other info. Starts today at 1:40p EST (18:40 UTC). Literally just started as of this...
Thought I'd share, especially while many of us are still waiting for Formula 1.
Schedule, starting grid, and other info.
Starts today at 1:40p EST (18:40 UTC). Literally just started as of this post.
In the US, I think it's on Peacock and NBC. Internationally (or with a VPN...) it can be viewed on YouTube.
I don't watch a lot of endurance racing, but I do try to watch the 24hr races like Spa and Le Mans. I've yet to stay up a whole 24hrs, and I doubt this year's Rolex 24 will be different for me, but it's a fun little challenge!
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