George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar.

Row 1 1. (63) George Russell 1’18.518
Mercedes W17
2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’18.811
Mercedes W17
Row 2 3. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’19.303
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’19.327
Ferrari SF-26
Row 3 5. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’19.380
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
6. (1) Lando Norris 1’19.475
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
Row 4 7. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’19.478
Ferrari SF-26
8. (30) Liam Lawson 1’19.994
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
Row 5 9. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’21.247
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
10. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto No time
Audi R26
Row 6 11. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’20.303
Audi R26
12. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’20.311
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
Row 7 13. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’20.491
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
14. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’20.501
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 8 15. (23) Alexander Albon 1’20.941
Williams-Mercedes FW48
16. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’21.270
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 9 17. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’21.969
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
18. (11) Sergio Perez 1’22.605
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
Row 10 19. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’23.244
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
20. (3) Max Verstappen No time
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
Row 11 21. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr No time
Williams-Mercedes FW48
22. (18) Lance Stroll No time
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26

Australian Grand Prix qualifying result

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 George Russell Mercedes 1’19.507 1’18.934 (-0.573s) 1’18.518 (-0.416s)
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’20.120 1’19.435 (-0.685s) 1’18.811 (-0.624s)
3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull 1’20.023 1’19.653 (-0.370s) 1’19.303 (-0.350s)
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’20.226 1’19.357 (-0.869s) 1’19.327 (-0.030s)
5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’19.664 1’19.525 (-0.139s) 1’19.380 (-0.145s)
6 Lando Norris McLaren 1’20.010 1’19.882 (-0.128s) 1’19.475 (-0.407s)
7 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’19.811 1’19.921 (+0.110s) 1’19.478 (-0.443s)
8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’20.491 1’20.144 (-0.347s) 1’19.994 (-0.150s)
9 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1’20.409 1’19.971 (-0.438s) 1’21.247 (+1.276s)
10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1’20.495 1’20.221 (-0.274s)
11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1’21.024 1’20.303 (-0.721s) Missed by 0.082s
12 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’21.247 1’20.311 (-0.936s) Missed by 0.090s
13 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’20.759 1’20.491 (-0.268s) Missed by 0.270s
14 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’21.138 1’20.501 (-0.637s) Missed by 0.280s
15 Alexander Albon Williams 1’21.051 1’20.941 (-0.110s) Missed by 0.720s
16 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1’21.200 1’21.270 (+0.070s) Missed by 1.049s
17 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’21.969 Missed by 0.722s
18 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1’22.605 Missed by 1.358s
19 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1’23.244 Missed by 1.997s
20 Max Verstappen Red Bull
21 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams
22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin

Penalties

No penalties announced so far
NB. Bottas’s outstanding penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was cancelled

Investigations

Antonelli: Mercedes fined for sending his car out of the pits in an unsafe condition
Antonelli: No action taken over Mercedes allegedly working on his car in the fast lane of the pits
Gasly: Alpine fined for sending his car out of the garage in an unsafe condition
Verstappen: Permitted to start the race despite failing to lap within 107% of the fastest time in Q1
Sainz: Permitted to start the race despite failing to lap within 107% of the fastest time in Q1
Stroll: Permitted to start the race despite failing to lap within 107% of the fastest time in Q1

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