Round 2 · 13 to 15 March 2026

Chinese Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying results

Antonelli took pole by 0.222 seconds from Russell.

Out in Q1: Sainz, Albon, Alonso, Bottas, Stroll and Perez.

Out in Q2: Hulkenberg, Colapinto, Ocon, Lawson, Lindblad and Bortoleto.

Russell

Antonelli

Hamilton

Full results

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
P1	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:33.305	1:32.443	1:32.064	1:32.064
P2	George Russell Mercedes	1:33.262	1:32.523	1:32.286	1:32.286
P3	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:33.522	1:32.567	1:32.415	1:32.415
P4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:33.175	1:32.486	1:32.428	1:32.428
P5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:33.590	1:33.130	1:32.550	1:32.550
P6	Lando Norris McLaren	1:33.535	1:32.910	1:32.608	1:32.608
P7	Pierre Gasly Alpine	1:33.788	1:33.003	1:32.873	1:32.873
P8	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1:33.417	1:33.098	1:33.002	1:33.002
P9	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	1:33.632	1:33.352	1:33.121	1:33.121
P10	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:33.687	1:33.197	1:33.292	1:33.292
Q2 knockout: P11 and below are out
P11	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	1:34.116	1:33.354	–	1:33.354out in Q2
P12	Franco Colapinto Alpine	1:33.634	1:33.357	–	1:33.357out in Q2
P13	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:33.974	1:33.538	–	1:33.538out in Q2
P14	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	1:34.139	1:33.765	–	1:33.765out in Q2
P15	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	1:33.906	1:33.784	–	1:33.784out in Q2
P16	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:33.549	1:33.965	–	1:33.965out in Q2
Q1 knockout: P17 and below are out
P17	Carlos Sainz Williams	1:34.317	–	–	1:34.317out in Q1
P18	Alexander Albon Williams	1:34.772	–	–	1:34.772out in Q1
P19	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:35.203	–	–	1:35.203out in Q1
P20	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	1:35.436	–	–	1:35.436out in Q1
P21	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	1:35.995	–	–	1:35.995out in Q1
P22	Sergio Perez Cadillac	1:36.906	–	–	1:36.906out in Q1

Sectors of each driver's best lap:Fastest of anyoneTheir own bestSlower than their own best

Official results from formula1.com. Updated 12 October 2026.