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2026 Melbourne Formula 2 round

The 2026 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 6 and 8 March 2026 at the Albert Park Circuit. It served as the opening round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Practice

Gabriele Minì of MP Motorsport set the fastest lap of the free practice session on Friday. Two red flags were issued during practice; Hitech's Colton Herta crashed midway through his first session at a Formula One Grand Prix weekend, and an off-track excursion by Formula 2 debutant Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak eventually ended the session prematurely.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 6 March 2026, at 14:55 local time ().

Notes:

  • – Mari Boya failed to set a time within the 107%-mark after crashing during qualifying. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races at the back of the grid.

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 7 March 2026, at 14:10 local time ().

Notes:

Feature race

The feature race was held on 8 March 2026, at 11:25 local time (), and was contested over 33 laps.

Notes:

  • – Sebastián Montoya and Nico Varrone both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
  • – Joshua Dürksen was handed a five-second time penalty for a false start.
  • – Cian Shields was given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  • – Dino Beganovic set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top ten, so he was ineligible to score the point for it. Laurens van Hoepen scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those finishing in the top ten.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings

<small>Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

See also

Notes

References

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