Round 1 · 2026 season
Australian Grand Prix
P1
RUS
Mercedes
72% to win
Finished 1st
P2
ANT
Mercedes
20% to win
Finished 2nd
P3
LEC
Ferrari
3% to win
Finished 3rd
RUS won as favourite at 72%3 of 3 podium spots calledBiggest surprise: SAI, 22nd to 15th
Polymarket had RUS at 70%, the model 72%
Result vs prediction
Predicted is our order before the race. Actual is where they finished. PodiumPoints
| Predicted | Driver | Actual | vs prediction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | RUSMercedes | P1 | ✓ exact | |
| P2 | ANTMercedes | P2 | ✓ exact | |
| P3 | LECFerrari | P3 | ✓ exact | |
| P4 | HADRed Bull Racing | DNF | ||
| P5 | PIAMcLaren | DNS | ||
| P6 | HAMFerrari | P4 | 2 places higher | |
| P7 | NORMcLaren | P5 | 2 places higher | |
| P8 | VERRed Bull Racing | P6 | 2 places higher | |
| P9 | LINRacing Bulls | P8 | 1 place higher | |
| P10 | HULAudi | DNS | ||
| P11 | LAWRacing Bulls | P13 | 2 places lower | |
| P12 | BEAHaas F1 Team | P7 | 5 places higher | |
| P13 | BORAudi | P9 | 4 places higher | |
| P14 | OCOHaas F1 Team | P11 | 3 places higher | |
| P15 | GASAlpine | P10 | 5 places higher | |
| P16 | COLAlpine | P14 | 2 places higher | |
| P17 | ALBWilliams | P12 | 5 places higher | |
| P18 | STRAston Martin | DNF | ||
| P19 | ALOAston Martin | DNF | ||
| P20 | BOTCadillac | DNF | ||
| P21 | PERCadillac | P16 | 5 places higher | |
| P22 | SAIWilliams | P15 | 7 places higher |
Chances
WinPodium
Full field
| Pred | Driver | Grid | Win | Podium | Points | DNF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | 1 | 71.6 | 92.5 | 92.6 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | ANT | 2 | 19.7 | 87.9 | 93.3 | 6.7 | |
| 3 | LEC | 4+1 | 2.8 | 36.1 | 92.0 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | HAD | 3-1 | 1.7 | 24.4 | 91.6 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | PIA | 5 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 89.6 | 8.9 | |
| 6 | HAM | 7+1 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 85.6 | 9.7 | |
| 7 | NOR | 6-1 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 81.8 | 9.7 | |
| 8 | VER | 20+12 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 52.9 | 18.1 | |
| 9 | LIN | 9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 49.8 | 10.4 | |
| 10 | HUL | 11+1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 43.0 | 11.2 | |
| 11 | LAW | 8-3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 9.2 | |
| 12 | BEA | 12 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 32.2 | 11.5 | |
| 13 | BOR | 10-3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 32.9 | 9.2 | |
| 14 | OCO | 13-1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 11.9 | |
| 15 | GAS | 14-1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 12.6 | |
| 16 | COL | 16 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 13.7 | |
| 17 | ALB | 15-2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 11.7 | |
| 18 | STR | 22+4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 18.3 | |
| 19 | ALO | 17-2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 14.0 | |
| 20 | BOT | 19-1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 14.9 | |
| 21 | PER | 18-3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 14.9 | |
| 22 | SAI | 21-1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 16.6 |
The predicted order sits close to the starting grid, and that is expected. This model has not been shown to beat "everyone finishes where they start". The percentages are what it adds: checked against past races, they come out about right on average.
Grid penalties are only included if they were entered by hand. They are never in the timing data this is built from.