Round 03 · 2023

Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne, Australia31 Mar – 2 Apr

Drawn from car positions, 2026 FP1

Practice 1
Fri 02:30
Data published
track 32° ·air 18° ·63% hum ·3.6 km/h wind
Practice 2
Fri 06:00
Data published
track 24° ·air 16° ·77% hum ·4.3 km/h windwet
Practice 3
Sat 02:30
Data published
track 23° ·air 15° ·59% hum ·4.7 km/h windwet
Qualifying
Sat 06:00
Data published
track 23° ·air 15° ·52% hum ·4.3 km/h windwet
Fantasy lock
Grand Prix
Sun 05:00
Data published
track 31° ·air 18° ·53% hum ·4.0 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Moved	Time / gap	Pts
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	1	—	2:32:38.371	25
2	HAM	Mercedes	3	1	+0.179	18
3	ALO	Aston Martin	4	1	+0.769	15
4	STR	Aston Martin	6	2	+3.082	12
5	PER	Red Bull Racing	20	15	+3.320	11
6	NOR	McLaren	13	7	+3.701	8
7	HUL	Haas F1 Team	10	3	+4.939	6
8	PIA	McLaren	16	8	+5.382	4
9	ZHO	Alfa Romeo	17	8	+5.713	2
10	TSU	AlphaTauri	12	2	+6.052	1
11	BOT	Alfa Romeo	19	8	+6.513
12	SAI	Ferrari	5	7	+6.594
13	GAS	Alpine	9	4	Retired
14	OCO	Alpine	11	3	Retired
15	DEV	AlphaTauri	15	—	Retired
16	SAR	Williams	18	2	Retired
17	MAG	Haas F1 Team	14	3	Retired
18	RUS	Mercedes	2	16	Retired
19	ALB	Williams	8	11	Retired
20	LEC	Ferrari	7	13	Retired

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	VER	1:17.384	1:17.056	1:16.732
2	RUS	1:17.654	1:17.513	1:16.968	+0.236
3	HAM	1:17.689	1:17.551	1:17.104	+0.372
4	ALO	1:17.832	1:17.283	1:17.139	+0.407
5	SAI	1:17.928	1:17.349	1:17.270	+0.538
6	STR	1:17.873	1:17.616	1:17.308	+0.576
7	LEC	1:18.218	1:17.390	1:17.369	+0.637
8	ALB	1:17.962	1:17.761	1:17.609	+0.877
9	GAS	1:18.312	1:17.574	1:17.675	+0.943
10	HUL	1:18.029	1:17.412	1:17.735	+1.003
11	OCO	1:17.770	1:17.768	—	+1.036
12	TSU	1:18.471	1:18.099	—	+1.367
13	NOR	1:18.243	1:18.119	—	+1.387
14	MAG	1:18.159	1:18.129	—	+1.397
15	DEV	1:18.450	1:18.335	—	+1.603
16	PIA	1:18.517	—	—	+1.785
17	ZHO	1:18.540	—	—	+1.808
18	SAR	1:18.557	—	—	+1.825
19	BOT	1:18.714	—	—	+1.982
20	PER	—	—	—

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:18.790run 1:21.778

Practice 21:18.887+0.097

Practice 31:17.565−1.322run 1:21.425

Qualifying1:16.732−0.833

Grand Prix1:20.235+3.503run 1:23.499

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Melbourne in earlier seasons

20231:17.565run 1:21.491

20221:18.978+1.413run 1:25.582

20191:22.292+4.727run 1:29.751

20181:23.931+6.366run 1:29.993

Fastest practice lap per season at this circuit. Layout changes, resurfacing and weather all move these numbers, so read them as context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

Practice 1

Fri 31 Mar, 02:30 UTCFastestVER1:18.790

Single-lap pace

VER1:18.790—17 laps

HAM1:19.223+0.43320 laps

PER1:19.293+0.50319 laps

ALO1:19.317+0.52723 laps

LEC1:19.378+0.58816 laps

SAI1:19.505+0.71520 laps

NOR1:19.536+0.74616 laps

GAS1:19.646+0.85622 laps

RUS1:19.699+0.90923 laps

STR1:19.766+0.97619 laps

ALB1:19.766+0.97620 laps

PIA1:19.777+0.98722 laps

HUL1:19.806+1.01619 laps

DEV1:19.933+1.14325 laps

SAR1:20.074+1.28420 laps

OCO1:20.175+1.38520 laps

TSU1:20.399+1.60914 laps

BOT1:20.419+1.62920 laps

ZHO1:20.569+1.77922 laps

MAG1:21.147+2.35717 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
DEV	M	5*	1:21.778	—	±1.090	—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
VER	27.216	17.649	33.910	1:18.775	1:18.790	0.015
HAM	27.416	17.886	33.859	1:19.161	1:19.223	0.062
PER	27.526	17.898	33.850	1:19.274	1:19.293	0.019
ALO	27.423	18.005	33.889	1:19.317	1:19.317	0.000
ALB	27.446	17.748	34.159	1:19.353	1:19.766	0.413
LEC	27.410	17.949	34.019	1:19.378	1:19.378	0.000
GAS	27.376	17.806	34.218	1:19.400	1:19.646	0.246
NOR	27.642	18.065	33.713	1:19.420	1:19.536	0.116
SAI	27.467	17.969	34.032	1:19.468	1:19.505	0.037
RUS	27.504	17.949	34.149	1:19.602	1:19.699	0.097
STR	27.626	18.076	33.922	1:19.624	1:19.766	0.142
HUL	27.568	18.079	33.997	1:19.644	1:19.806	0.162
PIA	27.805	18.074	33.898	1:19.777	1:19.777	0.000
DEV	27.631	18.133	34.169	1:19.933	1:19.933	0.000
OCO	27.880	17.938	34.176	1:19.994	1:20.175	0.181
SAR	27.761	17.855	34.421	1:20.037	1:20.074	0.037
TSU	27.502	18.053	34.521	1:20.076	1:20.399	0.323
ZHO	27.735	18.198	34.340	1:20.273	1:20.569	0.296
BOT	27.758	18.147	34.453	1:20.358	1:20.419	0.061
MAG	27.776	18.002	35.085	1:20.863	1:21.147	0.284

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.185(6 drivers ran both)H+0.746(8 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.503

MercedesHAMahead of RUS+0.476

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+0.449

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.127

McLarenNORahead of PIA+0.241

AlpineGASahead of OCO+0.529

WilliamsALBahead of SAR+0.308

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+1.341

AlphaTauriDEVahead of TSU+0.466

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+0.150

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER5615

HAM767

PER63415

ALO5657

LEC1042

SAI1064

NOR1186

GAS1066

RUS8816

STR847

ALB18146

PIA8815

HUL775

DEV1276

SAR101135

OCO1235

TSU104

BOT44426

ZHO8176

MAG665

SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 2

Fri 31 Mar, 06:00 UTCFastestALO1:18.887

Single-lap pace

ALO1:18.887—13 laps

LEC1:19.332+0.44510 laps

VER1:19.502+0.61512 laps

RUS1:19.672+0.78520 laps

SAI1:19.695+0.80812 laps

OCO1:19.725+0.83812 laps

PER1:20.083+1.19615 laps

NOR1:20.176+1.28920 laps

HUL1:20.194+1.30719 laps

GAS1:20.206+1.31912 laps

TSU1:20.220+1.33318 laps

BOT1:20.312+1.42522 laps

HAM1:20.323+1.43617 laps

PIA1:20.380+1.49324 laps

ZHO1:20.470+1.58322 laps

STR1:20.579+1.69215 laps

DEV1:20.600+1.7138 laps

ALB1:21.182+2.29518 laps

MAG1:21.266+2.37918 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
ALO	27.413	17.974	33.500	1:18.887	1:18.887	0.000
LEC	27.581	17.953	33.758	1:19.292	1:19.332	0.040
SAI	27.514	17.938	33.873	1:19.325	1:19.695	0.370
VER	27.485	17.895	34.031	1:19.411	1:19.502	0.091
PER	27.191	17.817	34.539	1:19.547	1:20.083	0.536
RUS	27.627	18.119	33.926	1:19.672	1:19.672	0.000
OCO	27.622	17.906	34.197	1:19.725	1:19.725	0.000
NOR	27.736	18.172	34.053	1:19.961	1:20.176	0.215
GAS	27.737	18.097	34.284	1:20.118	1:20.206	0.088
HUL	27.965	18.118	34.111	1:20.194	1:20.194	0.000
TSU	27.868	18.135	34.217	1:20.220	1:20.220	0.000
HAM	27.758	18.149	34.337	1:20.244	1:20.323	0.079
BOT	27.844	18.257	34.183	1:20.284	1:20.312	0.028
PIA	28.038	18.288	34.014	1:20.340	1:20.380	0.040
ZHO	27.778	18.329	34.359	1:20.466	1:20.470	0.004
DEV	28.018	18.238	34.298	1:20.554	1:20.600	0.046
STR	27.951	18.354	34.274	1:20.579	1:20.579	0.000
ALB	28.398	18.274	34.510	1:21.182	1:21.182	0.000
MAG	28.518	18.344	34.404	1:21.266	1:21.266	0.000

What the tyres are worth here

Team-mates, head to head

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+1.692

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.363

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.581

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+0.651

AlpineOCOahead of GAS+0.481

McLarenNORahead of PIA+0.204

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+1.072

AlphaTauriTSUahead of DEV+0.380

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+0.158

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

ALO52213

LEC721

VER711111

RUS9164

SAI921

OCO831

PER811113

NOR7274

HUL6733

GAS7113

TSU810

BOT7312

HAM9143

PIA816

ZHO7213

STR61413

DEV8

ALB414

MAG14103

SSoftMMediumHHardIInter

Practice 3

Sat 1 Apr, 02:30 UTCFastestVER1:17.565

Single-lap pace

VER1:17.565—24 laps

ALO1:17.727+0.16226 laps

OCO1:17.938+0.37323 laps

RUS1:17.955+0.39023 laps

GAS1:18.094+0.52923 laps

PER1:18.123+0.55817 laps

SAI1:18.127+0.56229 laps

HAM1:18.138+0.57325 laps

STR1:18.198+0.63322 laps

ZHO1:18.330+0.76520 laps

HUL1:18.410+0.84524 laps

ALB1:18.553+0.98821 laps

LEC1:18.691+1.12628 laps

PIA1:18.713+1.14821 laps

BOT1:18.809+1.24424 laps

TSU1:18.901+1.33622 laps

SAR1:18.947+1.38220 laps

MAG1:19.056+1.49126 laps

DEV1:19.092+1.52723 laps

NOR1:19.146+1.58112 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
OCO	S	6*	1:20.506	—	±1.241	—
HAM	S	7*	1:20.523	+0.017	±1.398	—
PIA	S	6*	1:20.641	+0.135	±0.773	—
TSU	S	5*	1:20.647	+0.141	±0.596	—
RUS	S	7*	1:21.425	+0.919	±0.825	—
NOR	M	8	1:21.558	+1.052	±1.180	+0.312s
VER	M	8	1:23.746	+3.240	±0.590	−0.108s
HUL	M	6*	1:24.440	+3.934	±0.727	—
MAG	M	6*	1:24.578	+4.072	±0.370	—

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
VER	26.801	17.563	33.059	1:17.423	1:17.565	0.142
ALO	26.853	17.639	33.171	1:17.663	1:17.727	0.064
OCO	27.069	17.620	33.189	1:17.878	1:17.938	0.060
RUS	26.985	17.754	33.205	1:17.944	1:17.955	0.011
PER	27.134	17.634	33.285	1:18.053	1:18.123	0.070
GAS	27.043	17.695	33.356	1:18.094	1:18.094	0.000
STR	27.006	17.669	33.435	1:18.110	1:18.198	0.088
SAI	27.078	17.767	33.282	1:18.127	1:18.127	0.000
HAM	27.090	17.803	33.237	1:18.130	1:18.138	0.008
ZHO	27.136	17.804	33.390	1:18.330	1:18.330	0.000
ALB	27.281	17.644	33.477	1:18.402	1:18.553	0.151
HUL	27.246	17.838	33.326	1:18.410	1:18.410	0.000
PIA	27.417	17.834	33.325	1:18.576	1:18.713	0.137
LEC	27.338	17.773	33.549	1:18.660	1:18.691	0.031
SAR	27.392	17.649	33.710	1:18.751	1:18.947	0.196
BOT	27.205	18.008	33.596	1:18.809	1:18.809	0.000
TSU	27.231	17.912	33.721	1:18.864	1:18.901	0.037
MAG	27.296	17.953	33.744	1:18.993	1:19.056	0.063
DEV	27.384	18.042	33.663	1:19.089	1:19.092	0.003
NOR	27.447	17.951	33.748	1:19.146	1:19.146	0.000

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.892(5 drivers ran both)

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.558

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+0.471

AlpineOCOahead of GAS+0.156

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+0.183

FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.564

Alfa RomeoZHOahead of BOT+0.479

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+0.646

WilliamsALBahead of SAR+0.394

McLarenPIAahead of NOR+0.433

AlphaTauriTSUahead of DEV+0.191

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER51243

ALO167813

OCO1193

RUS11111

GAS10103

PER566

SAI64649

HAM1591

STR166711

ZHO911711

HUL699

ALB10191

LEC9748

PIA1182

BOT715515

TSU1183

SAR10181

MAG7109

DEV111191

NOR12

SSoftMMedium