Spanish Grand Prix 2026: Norris takes pole
Lando Norris took pole for the Spanish Grand Prix at Madring on 13 September 2026, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli 0.011s back and Max Verstappen third.
Lando Norris took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix at Madring on 13 September 2026, beating Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 0.011s. The McLaren driver set a 1:31.824 in Q3 in round 14, while Antonelli put his Mercedes second with a 1:31.835.
Qualifying
Max Verstappen qualified third for Red Bull with a 1:31.964 in Q3. Lewis Hamilton took fourth for Ferrari on 1:32.013, and Charles Leclerc followed in fifth on 1:32.019.
George Russell placed sixth for Mercedes with a 1:32.149 in Q3. Oscar Piastri qualified seventh for McLaren on 1:32.294, and Liam Lawson took eighth for Red Bull with a 1:32.316.
Front row
Norris progressed through Q1 in 1:33.469 and Q2 in 1:32.873 before his pole lap of 1:31.824 in Q3. Antonelli reached Q3 with a 1:33.267 in Q1 and a 1:32.591 in Q2 before setting 1:31.835.
Verstappen opened with 1:33.381 in Q1 and improved to 1:32.431 in Q2 before his 1:31.964 in Q3. Hamilton recorded 1:33.531 in Q1 and 1:32.710 in Q2, while Leclerc posted 1:33.532 in Q1 and 1:32.755 in Q2 before Ferrari locked out fourth and fifth.
Top 10 grid
Franco Colapinto secured ninth for Alpine F1 Team with a 1:32.903 in Q3 after laps of 1:33.963 in Q1 and 1:33.038 in Q2. Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10 for RB F1 Team with a 1:33.041 in Q3, having set 1:34.340 in Q1 and 1:33.204 in Q2.
The top 10 order for the Spanish Grand Prix grid at Madring was Norris, Antonelli, Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Piastri, Lawson, Colapinto and Lindblad. Every driver in that group reached Q3 in qualifying for round 14.
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