2026 Australian Grand Prix

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Race Details
Date	March 8, 2026
Race Number	1160
Official Name	Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix
Location	Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Australia
Course	Temporary street circuit 5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi)
Podium

The 2026 Australian Grand Prix, officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026, is scheduled to be the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. The event will take place from 5 to 8 March 2026 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, commonly known as Albert Park Circuit, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The full entry for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
4	Lando Norris	Mastercard McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Revolut Audi F1 Team	Audi	A01	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
6	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
22	Yuki Tsunoda	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Revolut Audi F1 Team	Audi		Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
31	Esteban Ocon	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
81	Oscar Piastri	Mastercard McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
87	Oliver Bearman	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
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