Norris eclipsed his rivals with a flying lap of one minute 15.096 seconds on soft tyres, 0.084sec ahead of Piastri. Reigning champions Max Verstappen finished third, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell.

McLaren locked out the front row in Melbourne with Lando Norris taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri was second quickest in qualifying

Lando Norris edged past his teammate Oscar Piastri to secure pole position in the Australian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, March 15. Max Verstappen would start from third while the Ferrari drivers had a day to forget at the office.