Kimi Antonelli took pole with a wide margin and confirms Mercedes’ strength in qualifying, while Max Verstappen secured the front row and Ferrari and McLaren appeared right behind. Lando Norris did not repeat his Sprint performance, and Audi faced another difficult day, with Bortoleto eliminated in Q1 after technical problems.
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Check the full Qualifying results for the 2026 Miami GP:
1) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1’27.798
2) Max Verstappen (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’27.964 (+0.166)
3) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 1’28.143 (+0.345)
4) Lando Norris (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’28.183 (+0.385)
5) George Russell (Mercedes), 1’28.197 (+0.399)
6) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 1’28.319 (+0.521)
7) Oscar Piastri (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’28.500 (+0.702)
8) Franco Colapinto (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’28.762 (+0.964)
9) Isack Hadjar (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’28.789 (+0.991)
10) Pierre Gasly (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’28.810 (+1.012)
11) Nico Hülkenberg (Audi), 1’29.439 (+1.641)
12) Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’29.499 (+1.701)
13) Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari), 1’29.567 (+1.769)
14) Carlos Sainz (Williams/Mercedes), 1’29.568 (+1.770)
15) Esteban Ocon (Haas/Ferrari), 1’29.772 (+1.974)
16) Alexander Albon (Williams/Mercedes), 1’29.946 (+2.148)
17) Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’30.133 (+2.335)
18) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’31.098 (+3.300)
19) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’31.164 (+3.366)
20) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’31.629 (+3.831)
21) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’31.967 (+4.169)
22) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), 1’33.737 (+5.939)
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