Connor McDonagh 1 Apr 2023 Results from final practice at the Australian Grand Prix, Round 3 of the F1 2023 world championship. Results from final practice at the Australian Grand Get to know everything about the Grand Prix of Australia 2022. Follow the race through our live blog, find useful information about the circuit and view the results! Welcome to GPFans Andrew Benson BBC Sport's chief F1 writer in Melbourne Getty Images Fernando Alonso set the early pace in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix before rain affected the majority of Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the day in Australian Grand Prix practice in Melbourne, but was only 0.097s quicker than Fernando Alonso across the two sessions. By: Charles Bradley Australia. Share. Max Verstappen led the way in an eventful third practice session in Melbourne, with the championship leader placing ahead of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, as the drivers got their final preparation laps in ahead of qualifying later today. Max Verstappen set the pace during Friday's first free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, leading the way from Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez at a cloudy but dry Albert Park Circuit. After their back-to-back one-two finishes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Red Bull continued where they left off in 8Pec.