- Pole
- George Russell
- Pole team
- Mercedes
- Front row
- George Russell and Kimi Antonelli
- Classified
- Top 19
- Round
- 1
- Circuit
- Melbourne
- Qualifying date
- March 7, 2026
The front of the grid
George Russell qualified first for Mercedes. Kimi Antonelli secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Isack Hadjar third for Red Bull.
How the classification lined up
The first three positions were George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Isack Hadjar. P4 through P19 were Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hülkenberg, Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon, Franco Colapinto, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Pérez, and Valtteri Bottas.
Team representation
Alpine placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 1 car, Red Bull placed 1 car, and Williams placed 1 car in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated May 2, 2026.