Lando Norris took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1. In the first qualifying session in the history of Madrid, held this Saturday (12), the McLaren driver set a time of 1:31.824 on his last attempt and beat Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds.
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Max Verstappen finished third and will share the second row with Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc was fifth, followed by George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto, and Arvid Lindblad. Gabriel Bortoleto was eliminated in Q2 but starts 11th, immediately ahead of Nico Hülkenberg.
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Check out the full qualifying results for the 2026 Spanish GP:
1) Lando Norris (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’31.824
2) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1’31.835 (+0.011)
3) Max Verstappen (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’31.964 (+0.140)
4) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 1’32.013 (+0.189)
5) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 1’32.019 (+0.195)
6) George Russell (Mercedes), 1’32.149 (+0.325)
7) Oscar Piastri (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’32.294 (+0.470)
8) Liam Lawson (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’32.316 (+0.492)
9) Franco Colapinto (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’32.903 (+1.079)
10) Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’33.041 (+1.217)
11) Nico Hülkenberg (Audi), 1’33.223 (+1.399)
12) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), 1’33.388 (+1.564)
13) Esteban Ocon (Haas/Ferrari), 1’33.667 (+1.843)
14) Pierre Gasly (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’33.753 (+1.929)
15) Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’34.084 (+2.260)
16) Alexander Albon (Williams/Mercedes), 1’35.532 (+3.708)
17) Carlos Sainz (Williams/Mercedes), 1’35.312 (+3.488)
18) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’35.388 (+3.564)
19) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’35.913 (+4.089)
20) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’38.011 (+6.187)
21) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin/Honda), no time
22) Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari), no time
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