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F1 Australian GP Weekend Schedule: Practice, Qualifying, and Race Times

The 2026 Formula 1 season begins at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit with the Australian Grand Prix, as teams return to competitive action after months of preseason preparation.

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F1 qualifying results as Russell dominates and Verstappen crashes at Australian Grand Prix

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Russell on pole as Mercedes dominate Australian GP qualifying - reaction

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George Russell takes F1 pole in Australia: Live updates and reaction from qualifying

George Russell will start the first race of the 2026 season on pole after an impressive qualifying performance in Melbourne.

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World title favourite George Russell finishes third in season’s opening practice

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Russell fastest in final practice as Mercedes teammate crashes out

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Antonelli qualifying participation in doubt after violent crash

Antonelli suffered a huge crash at Turn 2 as he got on the power exiting the left-hander.

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F1 Australian GP: George Russell leads interrupted FP3 as Kimi Antonelli suffers heavy crash

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Kimi Antonelli suffers violent 17G crash in Australian GP final practice

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F1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying results

Who will take pole position for the first race of the 2026 F1 season?

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Five quick takeaways from the first F1 qualifying session of 2026

As Formula 1's brave new 2026 era starts in Melbourne, here are five quick takeways from Australian Grand Prix qualifying

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Mercedes-AMG tops F1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying, Piastri beats Norris

Predictions placing Mercedes-AMG as the favourites on the 2026 F1 grid have been realised,

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F1 2026: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between teammates

Keep a running track of the F1 2026 qualifying battles as the season unfolds.

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F1 2026 EXACT UK race times and dates for every Grand Prix, qualifying and Sprint as Lando Norris defends title

LANDO NORRIS defends his Formula One world title this season – and fans won’t want to miss any of the action. The British star podiumed in the final race of the 2025 campaign in Abu

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FIA makes key change to Australian GP circuit before F1 qualifying after safety fears

Formula 1's governing body has stepped in after a meeting with drivers.

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2026 Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Albert Park)

Check out the complete F1 results from the qualifying session at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in

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F1 introduces 7 new rules for 2026 season including big qualifying shake-up

New qualifying elimination change: With the introduction of Cadillac, there are now 22 cars on the grid, necessitating a modification to the knockout segments. Six drivers are now eliminated at the conclusion of both Q1 and Q2, rather than the previous five, to guarantee only 10 cars reach the final session.