Colapinto 18th at Albert Park, now targets qualifying | OneFootball

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·7 March 2026

Colapinto 18th at Albert Park, now targets qualifying

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The Argentine driver finished in 18th position during FP2 at the Albert Park circuit. Oscar Piastri, with McLaren, set the fastest time of the session.

Franco Colapinto wrapped up his Friday activities at the Australian Grand Prix, the event that marks the start of the Formula 1 season. In the second free practice session, the national representative recorded a time of 1:22.619, which placed him in 18th position on the leaderboard.


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The day showed remarkable parity in the lower part of the table, where Colapinto was just over 450 thousandths behind Pierre Gasly (Alpine), who finished 16th. At the top of the timesheets, local hero Oscar Piastri thrilled the stands by taking his McLaren to first place with a time of 1:19.729, beating the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli (P2) and George Russell (P3).

Schedule for the weekend (Arg time):

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