F1 Results Today: Mercedes engines roar as Oscar Piastri thrills home crowd

Oscar Piastri, McLaren, British GP, Britain, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Mercedes engines roar as Oscar Piastri thrills home crowd

All the times from FP1 and FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Friday 6 March 2026 07:15

Oscar Piastri led the timing sheets at the end of the first day's running of the 2026 season, setting the fastest time of the day in the second session of free practice in Melbourne.

The Australian had struggled somewhat for pace in FP1, as had the Mercedes pair of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, but all three drivers seemed to have a little more oomph in their Mercedes engines for the second hour of running.

Piastri went fastest ahead of Antonelli and Russell to complete a Mercedes-powered top three at the end of the session, flipping the board after an FP1 which saw the Ferraris and Red Bulls dominate.

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The Ferraris slotted into fourth and fifth in FP2, and Max Verstappen followed in sixth after some technical issues with his car cost him nearly half the session.

Fernando Alonso finally got out on track after being forced out of FP1 with a power unit issue, although he and team-mate Lance Stroll – whose session ended early with another issue – were some significant way behind the rest of the teams on track.

Australian Grand Prix FP2 times

Australian Grand Prix FP2 results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:19.729
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.214s
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.320s
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.321s
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.562s
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.637s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.065s
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.193s
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+1.212s
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.450s
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.597s
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.622s
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.629s
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.939s
15	Alex Albon	Williams	+2.118s
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.438s
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+2.524s
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.890s
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.931s
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+5.210s
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+6.087s
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	NO TIME

Australian Grand Prix FP1 times

Australian Grand Prix FP1 results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.267
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.469s
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.522s
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.820s
5	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.046s
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.075s
7	George Russell	Mercedes	+1.104s
8	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.109s
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.429s
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.702s
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.894s
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+2.056s
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+2.346s
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+2.415s
15	Alex Albon	Williams	+2.863s
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+3.058s
17	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.755s
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+3.768s
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	+4.124s
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+4.353s
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+30.067s
22	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	NO TIME