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.

Lando Norris was fastest in first practice, setting a 1m18.564s lap, while Leclerc paced FP2 with a quickest time of 1m17.277s.

Australian GP FP1 results: Norris fastest from Verstappen

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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
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What happened in Australian GP Free Practice 1?

Norris set the pace for McLaren in the opening session at Albert Park, edging out the Red Bull of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP winner Max Verstappen by just 0.018 seconds.

Third place went to George Russell in the first 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 where the top eight were separated by just over a tenth.

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

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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 Russell was again the fastest Mercedes driver in sixth.

Albon missed FP2 after taking severe damage to his Williams in his earlier practice crash.