Oscar Pisatri was fastest during second practice in Melbourne. Image: XPB Images
Oscar Piastri topped second practice for the Australian Grand Prix with a 1m19.729s, edging the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell by two tenths.
Ferrari followed with Lewis Hamilton fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth, while Max Verstappen recovered from early issues to finish sixth. Lando Norris was seventh for McLaren ahead of Arvid Lindblad, Isack Hadjar and Esteban Ocon, who completed the top 10.
Fernando Alonso completed his first laps of the 2026 season after Aston Martin’s earlier power unit troubles but remained at the bottom of the order alongside teammate Lance Stroll, both more than five seconds off the pace.
Sergio Perez finished last after a sensor issue limited his running, eventually stopping at Turn 11 and bringing out a late Virtual Safety Car.
Cars return to Albert Park for final practice at 12:30pm AEDT on Saturday.
Pos.
No.
Driver
Team
Time / Gap
Laps
1
81
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:19.729
26
2
12
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
+0.214s
31
3
63
George Russell
Mercedes
+0.320s
28
4
44
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
+0.321s
32
5
16
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
+0.562s
30
6
3
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
+0.637s
13
7
1
Lando Norris
McLaren
+1.065s
29
8
41
Arvid Lindblad
Racing Bulls
+1.193s
30
9
6
Isack Hadjar
Red Bull Racing
+1.212s
28
10
31
Esteban Ocon
Haas F1 Team
+1.450s
29
11
87
Oliver Bearman
Haas F1 Team
+1.597s
31
12
27
Nico Hulkenberg
Audi
+1.622s
34
13
30
Liam Lawson
Racing Bulls
+1.629s
29
14
5
Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
+1.939s
28
15
23
Alexander Albon
Williams
+2.118s
32
16
10
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
+2.438s
16
17
55
Carlos Sainz
Williams
+2.524s
10
18
43
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
+2.890s
27
19
77
Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac
+3.931s
28
20
14
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
+4.933s
18
21
18
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
+6.087s
13
22
11
Sergio Perez
Cadillac
2
