08/04/2022
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Heineken Australian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:19.806 | 147.941 mph |
| 2 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.377 | 0.571 |
| 3 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:20.399 | 0.593 |
| 4 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:20.626 | 0.820 |
| 5 | Norris | McLaren | 1:20.878 | 1.072 |
| 6 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:21.004 | 1.198 |
| 7 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.027 | 1.221 |
| 8 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:21.155 | 1.349 |
| 9 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:21.229 | 1.423 |
| 10 | Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.247 | 1.441 |
| 11 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:21.289 | 1.483 |
| 12 | Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.457 | 1.651 |
| 13 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:21.661 | 1.855 |
| 14 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:21.701 | 1.895 |
| 15 | Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.821 | 2.015 |
| 16 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:21.869 | 2.063 |
| 17 | Albon | Williams | 1:22.754 | 2.948 |
| 18 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:23.186 | 3.380 |
| 19 | Latifi | Williams | 1:23.924 | 4.118 |
| 20 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:24.349 | 4.543 |
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