Round 1 · Melbourne
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia
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Piastri crashed on the reconnaissance lap, leaving his McLaren too damaged to take the start. The Melbourne crowd lost its home favourite before he could use his fifth-place grid slot, and Norris became McLaren's only runner.
Recorded on lap 42.
Race pace is each driver's typical lap time, calculated from the median of their representative clean laps. Lower is faster.
| Driver | Clean laps | Race pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 52 | 1:23.034 |
| 2George Russell | 51 | 1:23.093 |
| 3Charles Leclerc | 49 | 1:23.174 |
| 4Lewis Hamilton | 49 | 1:23.317 |
| 5Lando Norris | 49 | 1:23.534 |
| 6Max Verstappen | 49 | 1:23.536 |
Distance from the fastest median pace.
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3 recorded leaders
Charles Leclerc23 laps
Lewis Hamilton3 laps
George Russell32 laps
Clean-lap pace change within each tyre stint. Positive values indicate lap times became slower.