Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) will line up fourth ahead of the top Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
When is the 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix?
The 2023 F1 Australian GP will begin at 3pm local time (+10 GMT) at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.
- Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
- Start time: 15:00 local time / 05:00 GMT / 06:00 BST / 07:00 CEST / 07:00 SAST / 08:00 EAT / 01:00 ET / 22:00 PT (Saturday) / 15:00 AEST / 14:00 JST / 10:30 IST
2023 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEDT/AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
01:30 |
02:30 |
03:30 |
21:30 |
18:30 |
12:30 |
10:30 |
07:00 |
|
FP2 |
05:00 |
06:00 |
07:00 |
01:00 |
22:00 |
16:00 |
14:00 |
10:30 |
|
FP3 |
01:30 |
02:30 |
03:30 |
21:30 |
18:30 |
12:30 |
10:30 |
07:00 |
|
Q |
05:00 |
06:00 |
07:00 |
01:00 |
22:00 |
16:00 |
14:00 |
10:30 |
|
Race |
05:00 |
06:00 |
07:00 |
01:00 |
22:00 |
15:00 |
14:00 |
10:30 |
How can I watch the Australian Grand Prix?
Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.
Europe:
- Austria - Servus TV / ORF
- Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
- Croatia - Sport Klub
- Czech Republic - AMC
- Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
- Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
- France - Canal+
- Germany - Sky
- Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
- Hungary - M4
- Italy - Sky
- Netherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
- Norway - V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
- Poland - Viaplay
- Portugal - Sport TV
- Spain - F1 DAZN
- Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
- Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
- UK - Sky Sports F1
Americas:
- USA - ESPN and ESPN+
- Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
- Latin America - ESPN
Asia:
- China - CCTV/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
- India - F1 TV only
- Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
- Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
- Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
- Singapore - beIN SPORTS
- Thailand - beIN SPORTS
- Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
- Vietnam - K+
Oceania:
- Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
- New Zealand - Sky
Africa:
- Africa - SuperSport
Can I stream the F1 Australian Grand Prix?
Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.
Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.
F1 Australian Grand Prix - Starting grid:
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'16.732 | |
| 2 | 63 |  George Russell |
 |
Mercedes | 1'16.968 | 0.236 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | 1'17.104 | 0.372 |
| 4 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'17.139 | 0.407 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz |
 |
Ferrari | 1'17.270 | 0.538 |
| 6 | 18 |  Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'17.308 | 0.576 |
| 7 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'17.369 | 0.637 |
| 8 | 23 |  Alex Albon |
 |
Williams | 1'17.609 | 0.877 |
| 9 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly |
 |
Alpine | 1'17.675 | 0.943 |
| 10 | 27 |  Nico Hulkenberg |
 |
Haas | 1'17.735 | 1.003 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon |
|
Alpine | 1'17.768 | 1.036 |
| 12 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'18.099 | 1.367 |
| 13 | 4 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'18.119 | 1.387 |
| 14 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen |
 |
Haas | 1'18.129 | 1.397 |
| 15 | 21 | Nyck de Vries |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'18.335 | 1.603 |
| 16 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri |
 |
McLaren | 1'18.517 | 1.785 |
| 17 | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'18.540 | 1.808 |
| 18 | 2 |  Logan Sargeant |
 |
Williams | 1'18.557 | 1.825 |
| 19 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'18.714 | 1.982 |
| 20 | 11 |  Sergio Perez |
 |
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