1 Australian GP 2026: Russell Wins on a Lap 12 VSC Pit Call George Russell beat a faster-closing Kimi Antonelli to open the new regulation era, but the race was really decided by who blinked first under the Virtual Safety Car. Race Australia 8 Mar 2026 7 MIN 2 Australian GP 2026: Russell Leads a Mercedes Front-Row Lockout George Russell put nearly three tenths between himself and his own teammate, and the rest of the grid never got a look at either of them. Qualifying Australia 7 Mar 2026 4 MIN 3 Australian GP 2019: Hamilton Pole, Ferrari 0.7s Off the Pace Lewis Hamilton edged Valtteri Bottas by a tenth for pole at Albert Park, but the real story of Saturday was how far Ferrari fell and how far a teenager in a McLaren rose. Qualifying Australia 16 Mar 2019 5 MIN 4 Australian GP 2018: Vettel Beats Hamilton on VSC Timing Lewis Hamilton had the pole, the early lead and the fastest car all afternoon at Albert Park, yet Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari crossed the line first after turning a pit-stop gamble into a five-second cushion. Race 25 Mar 2018 6 MIN 5 Hamilton Takes Australian GP 2018 Pole as Bottas Hits Wall Lewis Hamilton was the quickest through every sector at Albert Park to take pole by six tenths, but a Turn 2 shunt for teammate Valtteri Bottas turned a possible Mercedes lockout into a fight fronted by both Ferraris. Qualifying 24 Mar 2018 3 MIN