- McLaren took double 1-2 in Albert Park
- No Australian has won GP at home in 40 years
- Piastri well placed to break that duck
The hero of the hometown, Oscar Piastri, will begin the Australian formula prize from the second after being promoted by a historic pole by McLaren's teammate, Lando Norris.
The record crowd of 136,347 in Melbourne roared when Piastri went to the top of the times with only remaining seconds in the qualification.
But Norris, who had a previous time eliminated to overcome the limits of the track, was almost immediately faster than Piasstri to complete a McLaren One-Two.
It means that waiting for an Australian post in Albert Park continues, with Mark Webber or Daniel Ricciardo never having achieved the feat during his long races.
The four -time Max Verstappen defender champion will begin the Sunday opening race from the third, challenging his gloomy preseason predictions for Red Bull.
Piastri aims to become the first Australian pilot to stand on the podium in Melbourne, much less win the race.
Oscar Piastri has a golden opportunity to become the first Australian from Alan Jones to win the Grand Prix of Casa
Piastri will start secondly on the network with McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, in the Pole Position
Alan Jones was the most recent local winner of the Australian GP, in 1980 in Calder Park Raceway, before the race joined the calendar of the F1 World Championship in 1985.
The Australian partner of Piastri, Jack Doohan, will begin his first header of the 14th of home after making a solid effort before being eliminated in the second quarter.
The seven -time world champion Lewis Hamiton described the eighth in his highly anticipated debut driving for Ferrari.
The nightmare weekend of Haas Oliver Bearman's rookie continued, since he could not register for a return time after suffering problems from the gearbox and will begin from 20 and the last on the network.
The highly qualified teenager, who made his F1 debut as a reserve driver with Ferrari last year, made an error in practice one when he lost his right front tire, which made him lose the P2.
After repairing his car before the third and final practice, Bearman deviated to the gravel and made another red flag end his session without time.
“A fairly relentless circuit,” said Bearman.
'Two seemingly small errors give great consequences.
'Awkward from my side to make these mistakes and that is not good enough.
“Then, of course, the problem of the gearbox in the qualification, summarizes what we have had so far.”