Formula 1 in 2026 is officially underway, and the season-opening Grand Prix in Australia certainly didn’t disappoint. With pre-race shocks, drama at the start and overtakes galore, Melbourne’s Albert Park played host to a scintillating Grand Prix as Mercedes began the year in the perfect way.

Top Point Drives of the Race

  1. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) • 33 points • a sixth-place finish after crashing out in qualifying
  2. 🇬🇧 George Russell (Mercedes) • 25 points • a sweep of qualifying and Sunday’s race
  3. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) • 21 points • 4th place after qualifying 7th
    🇬🇧 Oliver Bearman (Haas Ferrari) • 21 points • a finish well in the points after qualifying 12th

Our Game

John Lo is our early leader with a nearly-perfect score, missing out on Pierre Gasly’s performance (as did everyone else!).

Standings

Prizes
🥇 $50.00 🥈 $25.00🥉 $15.00 🍍 $10.00

Through 1 🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix
1John Lo167
2Matt Belanger152
3Richard Owens152
4Michael Poplawski150
5Johnny Havlik146
6Deanna Nicks133
7Steve Nicks131
8Doug Wansbrough131
9Andy Watson129
10Danielle Bourgeois119

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Driver Statistics

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