Round 1 · 2026

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia · March 08, 2026 · Circuit History · Wikipedia

Kings of this circuit
M.Schumacher 4 J.Button 3 S.Vettel 3
22
Grid Size
—
Avg Elo
+39.7
A.Lindblad
-82.9
O.Piastri
2,578
Highest Elo (Verstappen)
16
DNFs

Race

Qualifying

# Driver Grid +/- Points Season Pts Season # Elo Change Elo
1 G.Russell 1 — +25 25.0 1 +19.6 2,495
2 A.Antonelli 2 — +18 18.0 2 +38.9 2,282
3 C.Leclerc 4 +1 +15 15.0 3 +19.9 2,381
4 L.Hamilton 7 +3 +12 12.0 4 +28.5 2,271
5 L.Norris 6 +1 +10 10.0 5 -0.8 2,467
6 M.Verstappen 20 +14 +8 8.0 6 -15.0 2,578
7 O.Bearman 12 +5 +6 6.0 7 +26.2 2,167
8 A.Lindblad 9 +1 +4 4.0 8 +39.7 2,040
9 G.Bortoleto 10 +1 +2 2.0 9 +30.7 2,060
10 P.Gasly 14 +4 +1 1.0 10 +31.5 2,013
11 E.Ocon 13 +2 0 0.0 11 +10.2 2,115
12 A.Albon 15 +3 0 0.0 12 +6.9 2,098
13 L.Lawson 8 -5 0 0.0 13 +3.0 2,084
14 F.Colapinto 16 +2 0 0.0 14 +15.5 1,954
15 C.Sainz 21 +6 0 0.0 15 -18.0 2,140
16 S.Pérez 18 +2 0 0.0 16 -16.9 2,095
17 L.Stroll 22 +5 0 0.0 17 -10.9 2,016
18 F.Alonso 17 -1 0 0.0 18 -34.3 2,129
19 V.Bottas 19 — 0 0.0 19 -11.5 1,935
20 I.Hadjar 3 -17 0 0.0 20 -36.9 2,068
21 O.Piastri 5 -16 0 -82.9 2,366
22 N.Hülkenberg 11 -11 0 -43.5 2,032
# Driver Q1 Q2 Q3 Gap Elo
1 G.Russell 1:19.507 1:18.934 1:18.518 1:18.518 2,507
2 A.Antonelli 1:20.120 1:19.435 1:18.811 +0.293 2,353
3 I.Hadjar 1:20.023 1:19.653 1:19.303 +0.785 2,104
4 C.Leclerc 1:20.226 1:19.357 1:19.327 +0.809 2,408
5 O.Piastri 1:19.664 1:19.525 1:19.380 +0.862 2,334
6 L.Norris 1:20.010 1:19.882 1:19.475 +0.957 2,397
7 L.Hamilton 1:19.811 1:19.921 1:19.478 +0.96 2,311
8 L.Lawson 1:20.491 1:20.144 1:19.994 +1.476 2,135
9 A.Lindblad 1:20.409 1:19.971 1:21.247 +2.729 2,055
10 G.Bortoleto 1:20.495 1:20.221 +1.703 2,036
11 N.Hülkenberg 1:21.024 1:20.303 — +1.785 2,069
12 O.Bearman 1:21.247 1:20.311 — +1.793 2,142
13 E.Ocon 1:20.759 1:20.491 — +1.973 2,123
14 P.Gasly 1:21.138 1:20.501 — +1.983 2,096
15 A.Albon 1:21.051 1:20.941 — +2.423 2,025
16 F.Colapinto 1:21.200 1:21.270 — +2.752 1,988
17 F.Alonso 1:21.969 — — +3.451 2,081
18 S.Pérez 1:22.605 — — +4.087 2,069
19 V.Bottas 1:23.244 — — +4.726 1,944
Data: Jolpica (Ergast) API

Elo Changes

Predictions

Mercedes turboclaude
Mercedes lock out the front row and Russell converts pole — this is a circuit where qualifying po...
McLaren codex
This grid is a pricing-mismatch story, not a diversification story. Mercedes front-row pace plus ...