Lando Norris stole pole from Oscar Piastri to make for an all-McLaren front row for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
Oliver Bearman’s tough weekend continued as he failed to set a time, while Liam Lawson was also an early casualty after two mistakes during Qualifying 1.
Jack Doohan comfortably pressed to Qualifying 2 where his session ended, the Australian 14th fastest.
Max Verstappen will start third for tomorrow’s race while Yuki Tsunoda impressed for Racing Bulls to qualify fifth.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren – Mercedes | 20 | 1:15.912s | 1:15.415s | 1:15.096s | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren – Mercedes | 18 | 0.084s | 1:16.062s | 1:15.468s | 1:15.180s |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull – Honda | 17 | 0.385s | 1:16.018s | 1:15.565s | 1:15.481s |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 21 | 0.450s | 1:15.971s | 1:15.798s | 1:15.546s |
| 5 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls – Honda | 18 | 0.574s | 1:16.225s | 1:16.009s | 1:15.670s |
| 6 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams – Mercedes | 21 | 0.641s | 1:16.245s | 1:16.017s | 1:15.737s |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 20 | 0.659s | 1:16.029s | 1:15.827s | 1:15.755s |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 23 | 0.877s | 1:16.213s | 1:15.919s | 1:15.973s |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine – Renault | 21 | 0.884s | 1:16.328s | 1:16.112s | 1:15.980s |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams – Mercedes | 21 | 0.966s | 1:16.360s | 1:15.931s | 1:16.062s |
| 11 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls – Honda | 12 | 1:16.354s | 1:16.175s | ||
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 13 | 1:16.288s | 1:16.453s | ||
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 15 | 1:16.369s | 1:16.483s | ||
| 14 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine – Renault | 15 | 1:16.315s | 1:16.863s | ||
| 15 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber – Ferrari | 13 | 1:16.516s | 1:17.520s | ||
| 16 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 9 | 1:16.525s | |||
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber – Ferrari | 9 | 1:16.579s | |||
| 18 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull – Honda | 7 | 1:17.094s | |||
| 19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas – Ferrari | 9 | 1:17.147s | |||
| 20 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas – Ferrari | 1 | No Time |
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