The opening practice session of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship weekend in Albert Park Circuit saw a tightly contested field, with less than half a second separating the top four drivers.
1 – Ugo Ugochukwu
2 – Brando Badoer
3 – Noah Strømsted
4 – Théophile Naël
5 – Alessandro Giusti
6 – Brad Benavides
7 – Pedro Clerot
8 – Nicola Lacorte
9 – Christian Ho
10 – Louis Sharp
11 – Bruno del Pino
12 – Taito Kato
13 – Tuukka Taponen
14 – Freddie Slater
15 – Martinius Stenshorne Colnaghi
16 – Matteo De Palo
17 – James Wharton
18 – Jin Nakamura
19 – Maksymilian Gładysz
20 – José Garfias
21 – Evan Deligny
22 – Gerrard Xie
23 – Kimi Le
24 – Finn McLaughlin
25 – Hiroshi Yamakoshi
26 – Yannick David
27 – Woojin Shin
28 – Patrick Heuzenroeder
29 – Nattapong Bhirombhakdi
30 – Fernando Barrichello
Session Highlights
Ugo Ugochukwu topped the session with a 1:34.607, setting the pace early in the Melbourne weekend.
The top five were covered by just 0.471 seconds, indicating extremely close competition heading into qualifying.
Rodin Motorsport placed two drivers inside the top 10, while several leading teams like PREMA, MP Motorsport, and TRIDENT showed competitive pace across the field.