George Russell romped to the fastest time in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix with a 1m19.053s, finishing six tenths clear of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc was third after leading much of the session, ahead of FP2 pace-setter Oscar Piastri, who was more than a second adrift of Russell’s benchmark.

Isack Hadjar was fifth for Red Bull, beating teammate Max Verstappen, while Kimi Antonelli finished seventh despite bringing out a late red flag after crashing heavily at Turn 2.

Lando Norris was eighth for McLaren ahead of Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto and Haas rookie Oliver Bearman, who rounded out the top 10.

Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix begins at 4pm AEDT.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time / Gap Laps
1 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:19.053 23
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.616s 22
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.774s 20
4 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren +1.034s 17
5 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing +1.084s 15
6 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +1.144s 15
7 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +1.271s 18
8 1 Lando Norris McLaren +1.390s 22
9 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +1.406s 19
10 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +1.725s 18
11 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.785s 15
12 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.837s 13
13 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team +1.930s 19
14 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +2.014s 22
15 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine +2.018s 26
16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine +2.360s 22
17 23 Alexander Albon Williams +2.611s 17
18 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +3.667s 20
19 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +4.461s 12
20 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac +5.344s 21
21 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1