Australia 2023! Everything You Need To Know...
Updated: Apr 2
G'day F1 fans! It's that time of the year where the race is down under and our sleep schedules are wrecked.
This week in Melbourne will be extra special for the McLaren rookie, Oscar Piastri, as it's his first home race in F1.
This post will be updated regularly over the weekend.
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Australia Schedule (BST)
Friday 31st March 2023:
Free Practice 1: 02:30-03:30
Free Practice 2: 06:00-07:00
Saturday 1st April 2023:
Free Practice 3: 02:30-03:30
Qualifying: 06:00-07:00
Sunday 2nd April:
The Race: 06:00
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About The Track
The Albert Park Circuit was built in 1993, with the first race in Melbourne being held in 1996.
The circuit has 2 DRS zones.
The race will have 58 laps of the 5.278km circuit.
The lap record was set by Charles Leclerc in 2022 at 1:20.260.
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Free Practice Updates
Free Practice 1 -
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P18. 1:20.419. Completed 21 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P19. 1:20.596. Completed 22 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P17. 1:20.399. Completed 14 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P14. 1:19.933. Completed 25 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P16. 1:20.175. Completed 20 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P8. 1:19.646. Completed 22 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P4. 1:19.317. Completed 23 laps.
Lance Stroll: P10. 1:19.766. Completed 19 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P6. 1:19.505. Completed 20 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P5. 1:19.378. Completed 16 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P20. 1:21.147. Completed 17 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P13. 1:19.806. Completed 19 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P7. 1:19.536. Completed 16 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P12. 1:19.777. Completed 22 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P2. 1:19.223. Completed 20 laps.
George Russell: P9. 1:19.699. Completed 23 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:18.790. Completed 17 laps.
Sergio Perez: P3. 1:19.293. Completed 19 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P11. 1:19.766. Completed 21 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P15. 1:20.074. Completed 21 laps.
Overall Rankings for FP1:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:18.790 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.433 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.503 |
4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston MArtin | +0.527 |
5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.588 |
6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.715 |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.746 |
8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.856 |
9 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.909 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.976 |
11 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.976 |
12 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.987 |
13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1.016 |
14 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +1.143 |
15 | Logan Sargeant | Will | +1.284 |
16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.385 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.609 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Afla Romeo | +1.629 |
19 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.779 |
20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +2.357 |
Free Practice 2 -
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P12. 1:20.312. Completed 22 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P15. 1:20.470. Completed 22 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P11. 1:20.206. Completed 18 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P17. 1:20.579. Completed 8 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P6. 1:19.725. Completed 12 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P10. 1:20.206. Completed 12 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P1. 1:18.887. Completed 13 laps.
Lance Stroll: P16. 1:20.579. Completed 15 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P5. 1:19.695. Completed 12 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P2. 1:19.332. Completed 10 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P19. 1:21.266. Completed 18 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P9. 1:20.194. Completed 19 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P8. 1:20.176. Completed 20 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P14. 1:20.380. Completed 24 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P13. 1:20.323. Completed 17 laps.
George Russell: P4. 1:19.672. Completed 20 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P3. 1:19.502. Completed 12 laps.
Sergio Perez: P7. 1:20.083. Completed 15 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: 1:21.182. Completed 18 laps.
Logan Sargeant: No time set. The car has a suspected electrical issue which prevented Sargeant from going on the track.
Overall Rankings for FP2:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:18.887 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.445 |
3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.615 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.785 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.808 |
6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.838 |
7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +1.196 |
8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.289 |
9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1.307 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.319 |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.333 |
12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.425 |
13 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.436 |
14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.493 |
15 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.583 |
16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.692 |
17 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +1.713 |
18 | Alex Albon | Williams | +2.295 |
19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +2.379 |
Free Practice 3 -
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P15. 1:18.809. Completed 24 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P10. 1:18.330. Completed 20 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P16. 1:18.901. Completed 22 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P19. 1:19.092. Completed 23 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P3. 1:17.938. Completed 23 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P5. 1:18.094. Completed 23 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P2. 1:17.727. Completed 26 laps.
Lance Stroll: P9. 1:18.198. Completed 22 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P7. 1:18.127. Completed 29 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P13. 1:18.691. Completed 28 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P18. 1:19.056. Completed 26 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P11. 1:18.410. Completed 24 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P20. 1:19.146. Completed 12 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P14. 1:18.713. Completed 21 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P8. 1:18.138. Completed 25 laps.
George Russell: P4. 1:17.955. Completed 23 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:17.565. Completed 24 laps.
Sergio Perez: P6. 1:18.123. Completed 18 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P12. 1:18.553. Completed 21 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P17. 1:18.947. Completed 20 laps.
Overall Rankings of FP3:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.565 |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.162 |
3 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.373 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.390 |
5 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.529 |
6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.558 |
7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.562 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.573 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.633 |
10 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +0.765 |
11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.845 |
12 | Alex Ablon | Williams | +0.988 |
13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1.126 |
14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.148 |
15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.244 |
16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |