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Australian Grand Prix 2026
Practice 2 Results

The second practice session is usually used for setup comparisons, longer runs and race-pace preparation.

Session start · your timeFri, Mar 6 · 05:00 UTC
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Start

Fri, Mar 6 · 05:00 UTC

Scheduled finish

2026-03-06T06:00:00Z

Scheduled window

1 hour

Times may change during the weekend.

Circuit

Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Status

Final result

Standard weekend

FP2 · 22 drivers

Australian Grand Prix Practice 2 Results

Race weekend schedule
22 drivers
PosNo.DriverTeamBest lapLaps
181Oscar PiastriPIAMcLaren1:19.72926
212Andrea Kimi AntonelliANTMercedes1:19.94331
363George RussellRUSMercedes1:20.04928
444Lewis HamiltonHAMFerrari1:20.05032
516Charles LeclercLECFerrari1:20.29130
63Max VerstappenVERRed Bull Racing1:20.36613
71Lando NorrisNORMcLaren1:20.79429
841Arvid LindbladLINRacing Bulls1:20.92230
96Isack HadjarHADRed Bull Racing1:20.94128
1031Esteban OconOCOHaas F1 Team1:21.17929
1187Oliver BearmanBEAHaas F1 Team1:21.32631
1227Nico HülkenbergHULAudi1:21.35134
1330Liam LawsonLAWRacing Bulls1:21.35829
145Gabriel BortoletoBORAudi1:21.66828
1523Alexander AlbonALBWilliams1:21.84732
1610Pierre GaslyGASAlpine F1 Team1:22.16716
1755Carlos SainzSAIWilliams1:22.25310
1843Franco ColapintoCOLAlpine F1 Team1:22.61927
1977Valtteri BottasBOTCadillac F1 Team1:23.66028
2014Fernando AlonsoALOAston Martin1:24.66218
2118Lance StrollSTRAston Martin1:25.81613
2211Sergio PérezPERCadillac F1 TeamClassified2
Lap analysis

Practice 2 Fastest Laps and Sector Pace

DriverLapsBest lapBest S1Best S2Best S3Top speed
Oscar PiastriMcLaren2679.729s27.803s17.538s34.388s300 km/h
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes3179.943s28.049s17.531s34.345s297 km/h
George RussellMercedes2880.049s28.037s17.555s34.457s301 km/h
Lewis HamiltonFerrari3280.050s27.902s17.535s34.555s303 km/h
Charles LeclercFerrari3080.291s28.182s17.462s34.592s314 km/h
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1380.366s28.149s17.570s34.647s303 km/h
Lando NorrisMcLaren2980.794s28.091s17.715s34.685s309 km/h
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls3080.922s28.513s17.484s34.925s310 km/h
Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing2880.941s28.260s17.760s34.605s307 km/h
Esteban OconHaas F1 Team2981.179s28.540s17.553s34.877s304 km/h
Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team3181.326s28.584s17.544s35.130s297 km/h
Nico HülkenbergAudi3481.351s28.621s17.588s35.096s312 km/h
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls2981.358s28.719s17.640s34.999s302 km/h
Gabriel BortoletoAudi2881.668s28.346s17.760s35.481s298 km/h
Alexander AlbonWilliams3281.847s28.668s17.918s35.261s297 km/h
Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1682.167s28.920s17.651s35.420s296 km/h
Carlos SainzWilliams1082.253s28.919s17.869s35.390s290 km/h
Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team2782.619s29.009s17.785s35.531s299 km/h
Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team2883.660s29.352s18.028s36.280s296 km/h
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1884.662s29.224s18.528s36.641s299 km/h
Lance StrollAston Martin1385.816s30.004s18.766s36.873s285 km/h
Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team2118.806s35.629s20.758s53.610s248 km/h
Tyre strategy

Practice 2 Stints

DriverStintTyreLapsStart age
Alexander Albon1HARD1–110 laps
Alexander Albon2SOFT12–190 laps
Alexander Albon3HARD20–2311 laps
Alexander Albon4HARD24–2915 laps
Alexander Albon5SOFT30–320 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1HARD1–70 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli2SOFT8–100 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli3SOFT11–133 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli4HARD14–287 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli5SOFT29–316 laps
Arvid Lindblad1MEDIUM1–40 laps
Arvid Lindblad2MEDIUM5–54 laps
Arvid Lindblad3MEDIUM6–65 laps
Arvid Lindblad4MEDIUM7–76 laps
Arvid Lindblad5SOFT8–150 laps
Arvid Lindblad6SOFT16–308 laps
Carlos Sainz1MEDIUM1–30 laps
Carlos Sainz2MEDIUM4–103 laps
Charles Leclerc1HARD1–100 laps
Charles Leclerc2SOFT11–1510 laps
Charles Leclerc3SOFT16–205 laps
Charles Leclerc4HARD21–250 laps
Charles Leclerc5SOFT26–300 laps
Esteban Ocon1HARD1–100 laps
Esteban Ocon2SOFT11–130 laps
Esteban Ocon3SOFT14–163 laps
Esteban Ocon4HARD17–1710 laps
Esteban Ocon5HARD18–2411 laps
Esteban Ocon6HARD25–290 laps
Fernando Alonso1SOFT1–20 laps
Fernando Alonso2SOFT3–92 laps
Fernando Alonso3SOFT10–120 laps
Fernando Alonso4SOFT13–183 laps
Franco Colapinto1MEDIUM1–100 laps
Franco Colapinto2SOFT11–160 laps
Franco Colapinto3MEDIUM17–270 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto1MEDIUM1–50 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto2MEDIUM6–80 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto3SOFT9–150 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto4MEDIUM16–168 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto5MEDIUM17–259 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto6SOFT26–280 laps
George Russell1HARD1–50 laps
George Russell2SOFT6–90 laps
George Russell3SOFT10–124 laps
George Russell4HARD13–255 laps
George Russell5SOFT26–287 laps
Isack Hadjar1MEDIUM1–90 laps
Isack Hadjar2SOFT10–150 laps
Isack Hadjar3MEDIUM16–280 laps
Lance Stroll1SOFT1–20 laps
Lance Stroll2SOFT3–102 laps
Lance Stroll3SOFT11–130 laps
Lando Norris1HARD1–40 laps
Lando Norris2HARD5–104 laps
Lando Norris3HARD11–130 laps
Lando Norris4SOFT14–290 laps
Lewis Hamilton1HARD1–130 laps
Lewis Hamilton2SOFT14–170 laps
Lewis Hamilton3SOFT18–224 laps
Lewis Hamilton4HARD23–3213 laps
Liam Lawson1MEDIUM1–80 laps
Liam Lawson2SOFT9–140 laps
Liam Lawson3SOFT15–156 laps
Liam Lawson4MEDIUM16–298 laps
Max Verstappen1MEDIUM1–50 laps
Max Verstappen2SOFT6–80 laps
Max Verstappen3MEDIUM9–135 laps
Nico Hülkenberg1MEDIUM1–100 laps
Nico Hülkenberg2SOFT11–190 laps
Nico Hülkenberg3MEDIUM20–2910 laps
Nico Hülkenberg4SOFT30–349 laps
Oliver Bearman1HARD1–100 laps
Oliver Bearman2SOFT11–150 laps
Oliver Bearman3HARD16–1610 laps
Oliver Bearman4HARD17–3111 laps
Oscar Piastri1HARD1–100 laps
Oscar Piastri2SOFT11–130 laps
Oscar Piastri3SOFT14–223 laps
Oscar Piastri4HARD23–260 laps
Pierre Gasly1MEDIUM1–110 laps
Pierre Gasly2SOFT12–160 laps
Sergio Pérez1SOFT1–20 laps
Valtteri Bottas1MEDIUM1–70 laps
Valtteri Bottas2SOFT8–130 laps
Valtteri Bottas3MEDIUM14–280 laps
Pit lane

Practice 2 Pit Stops

DriverLapStopPit lane
Nico Hülkenberg1——
Lewis Hamilton1——
Pierre Gasly1——
Lando Norris1——
Franco Colapinto1——
Esteban Ocon1——
Oliver Bearman1——
Alexander Albon1——
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1——
Gabriel Bortoleto1——
Arvid Lindblad1——
Oscar Piastri1——
Charles Leclerc1——
Isack Hadjar1——
Liam Lawson1——
George Russell1——
Carlos Sainz1——
Lance Stroll1——
Valtteri Bottas1——
Fernando Alonso1——
Max Verstappen1——
Sergio Pérez1——
Lance Stroll3—739.300s
Fernando Alonso3—701.400s
Carlos Sainz4—26.300s
Arvid Lindblad5—15.200s
Lando Norris5—429.700s
Arvid Lindblad6—13.700s
Gabriel Bortoleto6—27.500s
George Russell6—292.500s
Max Verstappen6—19.900s
Arvid Lindblad7—13.600s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli8—249.600s
Arvid Lindblad8—346.900s
Valtteri Bottas8—338.400s
Liam Lawson9—357.100s
Gabriel Bortoleto9—477.900s
Max Verstappen9—391.100s
George Russell10—14.000s
Isack Hadjar10—466.600s
Fernando Alonso10—438.800s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli11—22.700s
Nico Hülkenberg11—383.200s
Esteban Ocon11—347.100s
Oliver Bearman11—327.700s
Charles Leclerc11—332.400s
Lando Norris11—22.100s
Franco Colapinto11—567.900s
Oscar Piastri11—857.000s
Lance Stroll11—500.700s
Alexander Albon12—274.400s
Pierre Gasly12—871.700s
George Russell13—422.900s
Fernando Alonso13—12.700s
Lewis Hamilton14—289.800s
Esteban Ocon14—14.000s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli14—368.100s
Lando Norris14—676.100s
Valtteri Bottas14—413.000s
Oscar Piastri14—459.600s
Liam Lawson15—534.200s
Charles Leclerc16—15.500s
Oliver Bearman16—361.400s
Arvid Lindblad16—358.600s
Gabriel Bortoleto16—394.500s
Liam Lawson16—18.900s
Isack Hadjar16—390.200s
Oliver Bearman17—43.300s
Esteban Ocon17—489.700s
Gabriel Bortoleto17—51.500s
Franco Colapinto17—380.600s
Lewis Hamilton18—24.100s
Esteban Ocon18—15.200s
Nico Hülkenberg20—299.100s
Alexander Albon20—344.400s
Charles Leclerc21—405.900s
Lewis Hamilton23—368.400s
Oscar Piastri23—19.800s
Alexander Albon24—25.700s
Esteban Ocon25—28.700s
Charles Leclerc26—19.000s
George Russell26—230.400s
Gabriel Bortoleto26—20.400s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli29—202.600s
Nico Hülkenberg30—18.900s
Alexander Albon30—23.100s
Track conditions

Practice 2 Weather

Air temperature21.8–22.9°C
Track temperature31.2–36.3°C
Humidity64%
RainNone recorded
Official decisions

Flags and Session Messages

Other

AIR TEMPERATURE 1 HOUR BEFORE F1 FREE PRACTICE 2 = 22.6 DEGREES

Other

RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 FREE PRACTICE 2 IS 0%

Other

PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED

SessionStatus

SESSION STARTED

Flag· GREEN

GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN

Other

PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 20

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 1

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 1

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 20

Other

YELLOW IN PIT LANE

Other

CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:36.825 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 3 16:03:19

Other

PIT LANE CLEAR

Other

FIA STEWARDS: PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION

Other

CAR 1 (NOR) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 5 16:06:40 (PIT)

Other

INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 43 (COL) NOTED - DRIVING UNNECESSARILY SLOWLY

Other

CAR 1 (NOR) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 5 16:06:43 (PIT)

Other

FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 43 (COL) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION - DRIVING UNNECESSARILY SLOWLY

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CAR 63 (RUS) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 13 16:27:26 (PIT)

Other

CAR 63 (RUS) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 13 16:28:16 (PIT)

Other

CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 2:12.339 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 15 16:28:19

Other

CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:40.315 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 16 16:29:10

Other

CAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:55.107 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 13 16:30:46

Other

INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT

Other

CAR 27 (HUL) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 20 16:36:12 (PIT)

Other

CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:40.101 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 20 16:36:24

Other

FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT

Other

CAR 14 (ALO) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 10 16:40:26 (PIT)

Other

CAR 3 (VER) TIME 1:28.706 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 12 16:49:31

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CAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:26.103 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 20 16:50:09

Other

CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:28.284 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 24 16:51:16

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 18

SafetyCar

VSC DEPLOYED

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17

SafetyCar

VSC ENDING

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 17

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18

Flag· CLEAR

TRACK CLEAR

Other

CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:36.129 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 28 16:57:51

Flag· CHEQUERED

CHEQUERED FLAG

SessionStatus

SESSION FINISHED

Other

FIRST CAR TO TAKE THE FLAG - CAR 43 (COL)

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2

Session guide

About Australian Grand Prix Practice 2

What happens in Practice 2?

The second practice session is usually used for setup comparisons, longer runs and race-pace preparation.

Where is the session held?

At Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, during Round 1 of the 2026 season. It is listed as a temporary - street circuit.

What comes next?

Use the session tabs above to follow the weekend in order, from the first practice run through to the Grand Prix.

Event details: FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026·Round 1·Standard weekend·Track timezone: Australia/Melbourne