The Ferrari teammate in Hamilton, Leclerc, launched to the best round in the Albert Park circuit of a 16,439 second minute in soft tires, 0.124 free of McLaren piastri.
Leclerc put the pace with 25 minutes to the end and nobody could catch him, with Piastri teammate, Lando Norris, third before the Yuki Tsunoda surprise package in an RB.
Seven times Hamilton World Champion He was fifth, since he gradually adapts to life in a new car after his shock to Ferrari from Mercedes after 12 years.
The British warned this week that everything in Scuderia was different and there could be a transition period while accommodating.
It was better than in the first practice, where 12th arrived, but still the fourth tenth of his teammate.
The rookie Isack Hadjar arrived sixth in the second RB in front of the world champion Max VerstappenHe never looked comfortable with his Red Bull, marking 10 laps less than Leclerc while looking to adjust.
Verstappen is chasing a second victory in Australia after his 2023 victory to start his offer for a fifth consecutive world title, a feat that only Michael Schumacher has achieved.
But he said Thursday that Red Bull “was not the fastest right now.”
The prediction seemed true, with his new teammate Liam Lawson, who took over the Axed Sergio Pérez, falling to 17.
Mercedes also fought with George Russell 10 and Kimi Antonelli, who replaced Hamilton, 16.
In a perfect afternoon of Melbourne, the rookie Sauber Gabriel Bortoleto opened the exit of the wells when the lights became green, but it was the Pierre Gasly de Alpine who established the opening time.
All drivers began with medium tires, except Mercedes, who opted for the gifts, and Norris quickly beat Gasly to go to the top.
But that was soon improved by Russell, then, Carlos Sainz de Williams, while committing the places.
The Times continued to go down with Leclerc the first below 1:17 with a 1-2 Ferrari after 20 minutes after Hamilton rose second, before all cars faced.
Most of the teams came out on soft tires and Norris again said the control with Verstappen a slope 15 at the midpoint.
But Leclerc pounced shortly after to take the lead and, despite the fact that Piastri approached, he could not be shot down.
In a first practice full of fictions that was red twice, Haas’s rookie, Ollie Bearman, crashed into the barriers and lost his right back wheel in an accident that left the rubble that covered the track.
He left without hurting, but the car was a disaster he could not show for the second practice.
There were several other minor mishaps in a reminder of the dangers of a fast and fluid track that has witnessed multiple accidents over the years.
Norris exceeded the first practice before Sainz, with Verstappen fifth.
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