Friday 31st March, 2023 - 1:28pm. Full results from Free Practice 1 at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park. Pos. Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, which takes place at the 5.278-kilometre Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on Sunday, March 24. Using the links above you can find the full weekend schedule, including details of practice and qualifying sessions, support races Max Verstappen set the pace during Friday's first free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, leading the way from Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez at a cloudy but dry Albert Park Circuit. After their back-to-back one-two finishes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Red Bull continued where they left off in Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the day in Australian Grand Prix practice in Melbourne, but was only 0.097s quicker than Fernando Alonso across the two sessions. By: Charles Bradley 02:33 Here's the full report from FP2 in Melbourne, as Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen: Minute-by-minute updates on Friday practice for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Over two years on from the cancelled Australian GP due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic Results Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the day in Australian Grand Prix practice in Melbourne, but was only 0.097s quicker than Fernando Alonso across the two sessions. Author Norris tops final practice as both Aston Martin drivers crash. Results from the third and final practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, Round 3 of the 2022 Formula 1 world championship. Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, round 3 of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Standings; 2023 Calendar; LATEST NEWS. 2023 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results. Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps; 1: Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin: 1:18.887s: 13: 2: Charles Leclerc: Ferrari: 1:19.332s + 0.445s: 10: Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc ended the session 0.245 seconds ahead of the Dutchman, who appeared to have the BM9ZgTh.