Spanish Grand Prix 2026 – Qualifying F1 results (Madrid)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB22) tackles La Monumental in Madrid as a marshal watches on
Here are the complete F1 results from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit in Madrid, the 14th round of the F1 2026 season.
McLaren driver Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.
What are the F1 results from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix?
Norris clocked a fastest lap of 1:31.824, pipping Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to pole by 0.011 seconds.
Red Bull driver and four-time world champion Max Verstappen was third, +0.140 slower than Norris’s time.
Lewis Hamilton recovered from an accident in FP3 to qualifying fourth, narrowly faster than Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in fifth.
George Russell was sixth in the championship-leading Mercedes W17, with Norris’s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri down in seventh and almost half a second slower than the polesitter.
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Liam Lawson (Red Bull), Franco Colapinto (Alpine) and Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) completed the top 10.
Further back, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly was forced to settle for 14th position seven days after claiming his first career pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.
Meanwhile, Spanish pair Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were eliminated in Q1 with the pair qualifying 17th and 18th respectively.
A full report from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix is available at the bottom of this article.
Spanish Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q1 results
1 George Russell Mercedes 1:33.211
2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.056
3 Liam Lawson Red Bull +0.099
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.170
5 Lando Norris McLaren +0.258
6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.320
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.321
8 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.618
9 Franco Colapinto Alpine +0.752
10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +0.775
11 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.035
12 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls +1.100
13 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.129
14 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +1.206
15 Esteban Ocon Haas +1.456
16 Alexander Albon Williams +2.096
ELIMINATED
17 Carlos Sainz Williams +2.101
18 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +2.177
19 Sergio Perez Cadillac +2.702
20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +4.800
21 Oliver Bearman Haas No time
22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin No time
Spanish Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q2 results
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:32.431
2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.160
3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.279
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.324
5 Liam Lawson Red Bull +0.349
6 George Russell Mercedes +0.419
7 Lando Norris McLaren +0.442
8 Franco Colapinto Alpine +0.607
9 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.773
10 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +0.773
ELIMINATED
11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +0.792
12 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +0.957
13 Esteban Ocon Haas +1.236
14 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.322
15 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls +1.653
16 Alexander Albon Williams +3.101
Spanish Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q3 results
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.824
2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.011
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.140
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.189
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.195
6 George Russell Mercedes +0.325
7 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.470
8 Liam Lawson Red Bull +0.492
9 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.079
10 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.217
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