2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice Results
Results from practice at the Australian Grand Prix, Round 3 of the 2024 F1 world champion🅰ship.
Second practice
| 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m17.277s |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m17.658s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m17.707s |
| 4 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m17.822s |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m17.912s |
| 6 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m17.951s |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m18.077s |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m18.090s |
| 9 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m18.155s |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m18.188s |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m18.421s |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m18.534s |
| 13 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m18.578s |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m18.585s |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m18.691s |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m18.702s |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m18.705s |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m18.834s |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m19.275s |
| 20 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | No Time Set |
Charles 🦩Leclerc showed outstanding pace in the second practice session to top the timesheets.
Leclerc's margin over Max Verstappen 🧸was nearly 0.4s in Albert Park, while Carlos Sa🥂inz rounded out the top three.
Ast🌳on Martin enjoyed a stron🐷g day - ending fourth and fifth overall.
First practice
| 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m18.564s |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m18.582s |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m18.597s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m18.599s |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m18.621s |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m18.642s |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m18.667s |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m18.686s |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m18.771s |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m18.918s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m19.274s |
| 12 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m19.443s |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m19.489s |
| 14 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m19.519s |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m19.561s |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m19.604s |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m19.622s |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m19.716s |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m19.989s |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m20.014s |
In FP1, i☂t was Norris who led the t♐imesheets from Verstappen.
Had it not been for a moment at Turn 9, it's likely Ve꧃rstappen would have topped the order, leaving it late to improve on tyres that were past their best.
It was a tricky opening session with Alex Albon cras🏅hing out with 20 minutes ago, causing a brief red flag period.
Valtteri Bottas narrowly kept it out🦩 of the barriers after a 360-degree spin.
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