Round 2 · 13 to 15 March 2026

Chinese Grand Prix 2026: Sprint Qualifying results

Russell took sprint pole by 0.289 seconds from Antonelli.

Out in SQ1: Sainz, Albon, Alonso, Stroll and Bottas.

Out in SQ2: Hulkenberg, Ocon, Lawson, Bortoleto, Lindblad and Colapinto.

Antonelli

Russell

Norris

Full results

Pos	Driver	SQ1	SQ2	SQ3	Best
P1	George Russell Mercedes	1:33.030	1:32.241	1:31.520	1:31.520
P2	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:33.455	1:32.291	1:31.809	1:31.809
P3	Lando Norris McLaren	1:33.783	1:33.086	1:32.141	1:32.141
P4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:33.148	1:33.042	1:32.161	1:32.161
P5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:33.813	1:33.038	1:32.224	1:32.224
P6	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:33.194	1:32.602	1:32.528	1:32.528
P7	Pierre Gasly Alpine	1:33.970	1:33.405	1:32.888	1:32.888
P8	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1:34.170	1:33.564	1:33.254	1:33.254
P9	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:34.280	1:33.501	1:33.409	1:33.409
P10	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	1:34.447	1:33.620	1:33.723	1:33.723
SQ2 knockout: P11 and below are out
P11	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	1:33.997	1:33.635	–	1:33.635out in SQ2
P12	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:34.087	1:33.639	–	1:33.639out in SQ2
P13	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	1:34.110	1:33.714	–	1:33.714out in SQ2
P14	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:34.291	1:33.774	–	1:33.774out in SQ2
P15	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	1:34.495	1:34.048	–	1:34.048out in SQ2
P16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	1:34.592	1:34.327	–	1:34.327out in SQ2
SQ1 knockout: P17 and below are out
P17	Carlos Sainz Williams	1:34.761	–	–	1:34.761out in SQ1
P18	Alexander Albon Williams	1:35.305	–	–	1:35.305out in SQ1
P19	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:35.581	–	–	1:35.581out in SQ1
P20	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	1:36.151	–	–	1:36.151out in SQ1
P21	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	1:37.378	–	–	1:37.378out in SQ1

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.