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2026 Australian Grand Prix race: George Russell wins

George Russell won ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc in the top-10 race classification at Melbourne.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Reviewed race report

Winner
George Russell
Winning team
Mercedes
Podium
George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc
Classification
Top 10
Round
1
Circuit
Melbourne
Session date
March 8, 2026

The result at the front

George Russell finished first for Mercedes. Kimi Antonelli was second for Mercedes, while Charles Leclerc completed the podium for Ferrari.

Movement through the order

The published top-10 classification continued with Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oliver Bearman, Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Pierre Gasly from P4 through P10. Max Verstappen made the biggest recorded gain among the available recap rows, moving from P20 to P6 (14 places).

The top-10 picture

Across the available top 10, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 1 car, Audi placed 1 car, Haas placed 1 car, McLaren placed 1 car, Racing Bulls placed 1 car, and Red Bull placed 1 car. The report stays within the classification and recap facts supplied by the Race Calendar API; it does not assign causes that the data cannot support.

Based on the published classification. If the official result changes, this report is reviewed again before it returns. Source: FIA classification review · updated May 2, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1George RussellMercedes
P2Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P3Charles LeclercFerrari
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari
P5Lando NorrisMcLaren
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull
P7Oliver BearmanHaas
P8Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi
P10Pierre GaslyAlpine