Formula 1 Australian GP
2024 F1 Australian GP results: Leclerc fastest in practice
Charles Leclerc was quickest in Australian Grand Prix practice, ahead of the third round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship.
Rachit Thukral
Published: Mar 22, 2024, 6:17 AM
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Lando Norris was fastest in Free Practice 1, lapping in 1m18.564s, while Leclerc paced FP2 with a quickest time of 1m17.277s.
Australian GP FP1 results: Norris fastest from Verstappen
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 23
1'18.564
241.851 2 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 19
+0.018
1'18.582
0.018 241.795 3 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 21
+0.033
1'18.597
0.015 241.749 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 22
+0.035
1'18.599
0.002 241.743 5 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 26
+0.057
1'18.621
0.022 241.675 6 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 23
+0.078
1'18.642
0.021 241.611 7 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 26
+0.103
1'18.667
0.025 241.534 8 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 23
+0.122
1'18.686
0.019 241.476 9 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 20
+0.207
1'18.771
0.085 241.215 10 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 25
+0.354
1'18.918
0.147 240.766 11 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 25
+0.710
1'19.274
0.356 239.685 12 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 11
+0.879
1'19.443
0.169 239.175 13 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 21
+0.925
1'19.489
0.046 239.036 14 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 22
+0.955
1'19.519
0.030 238.946 15 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 25
+0.997
1'19.561
0.042 238.820 16 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 21
+1.040
1'19.604
0.043 238.691 17 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 25
+1.058
1'19.622
0.018 238.637 18 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 16
+1.152
1'19.716
0.094 238.356 19 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 23
+1.425
1'19.989
0.273 237.542 20 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 21
+1.450
1'20.014
0.025 237.468 View full results
What happened in Australian GP Free Practice 1?
The opening session at Albert Park saw Norris set the pace for McLaren, edging out the Red Bull of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP winner Max Verstappen by just 0.018s.
Third place went to George Russell in the Mercedes, while Ferrari's Leclerc made it four different teams inside the top four. Yuki Tsunoda was fifth for RB in an ultra-competitive session that saw the top eight separated by just over a tenth of a second.
FP1 was red-flagged after Alex Albon ran over the kerbs at Turn 7 and smashed his Williams twice into the barriers on either side of the track. He still managed to finish 12th based on his previous lap time.
Australian GP FP2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 26
1'17.277
245.879 2 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 21
+0.381
1'17.658
0.381 244.672 3 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 25
+0.430
1'17.707
0.049 244.518 4 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 29
+0.545
1'17.822
0.115 244.157 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 31
+0.635
1'17.912
0.090 243.875 6 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 24
+0.674
1'17.951
0.039 243.753 7 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 29
+0.800
1'18.077
0.126 243.359 8 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 33
+0.813
1'18.090
0.013 243.319 9 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 23
+0.878
1'18.155
0.065 243.116 10 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 27
+0.911
1'18.188
0.033 243.014 11 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 32
+1.144
1'18.421
0.233 242.292 12 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 30
+1.257
1'18.534
0.113 241.943 13 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 23
+1.301
1'18.578
0.044 241.808 14 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 32
+1.308
1'18.585
0.007 241.786 15 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 33
+1.414
1'18.691
0.106 241.460 16 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 28
+1.425
1'18.702
0.011 241.427 17 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 32
+1.428
1'18.705
0.003 241.417 18 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 23
+1.557
1'18.834
0.129 241.022 19 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 31
+1.998
1'19.275
0.441 239.682 20 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 0
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What happened in Australian GP Free Practice 2?
With more much more rubber laid on the track, Leclerc was able to beat Norris' FP1 benchmark by well over a second to top the times in the afternoon session.
Leclerc's best effort of 1m17.277s put him almost four tenths up on Verstappen's quickest time in the Red Bull, while Carlos Sainz rounded out a strong day for Ferrari in third.
Aston Martin duo Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso were fourth and fifth quickest, while George Russell was again the fastest Mercedes driver in sixth.
Albon missed FP2 after taking severe damage to his Williams in first practice.
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