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

Complete 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix weekend schedule, including practice sessions, qualifying, and race start time at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

Oscar Piastri is carrying 45 years of Australian F1 hope. This time, he’s brought help

The Athletic has live coverage of the F1 Australian Grand Prix FP3 and qualifying events. Oscar Piastri was first to arrive in the news conference room at Formula 1’s 2026 Austr

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.

With Iranian air strikes near its circuits, F1’s Middle East races are in real doubt

Like many, F1 staff are anxiously watching the current Middle East conflict. Decisions on the 2026 races occurring there soon must be taken
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F1 Australian GP Friday as it happened

Live coverage of Friday practice from the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix Mercedes may have displayed strong pace and got its Formula 1 rivals talking, but it didn’t have a completely trouble-free Friday at the Australian Grand Prix.

Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them. The first,

500 races for the F1 driver you never see. Plus: 30 years of F1 in Melbourne

In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985. Melbourne flipped F1’s annual Australia visit around, and it has since been the first race in 24 out of the 29 events held at Albert Park (including this weekend).