Round 3 · 27 to 29 March 2026

Japanese Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying results

Antonelli took pole by 0.298 seconds from Russell.

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

Out in Q2: Verstappen, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Lawson, Colapinto and Sainz.

Russell

Antonelli

Piastri

Full results

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
P1	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:30.035	1:29.048	1:28.778	1:28.778
P2	George Russell Mercedes	1:29.967	1:29.686	1:29.076	1:29.076
P3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:30.200	1:29.451	1:29.132	1:29.132
P4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:29.915	1:29.303	1:29.405	1:29.405
P5	Lando Norris McLaren	1:30.401	1:29.795	1:29.409	1:29.409
P6	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:30.309	1:29.589	1:29.567	1:29.567
P7	Pierre Gasly Alpine	1:30.584	1:29.874	1:29.691	1:29.691
P8	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	1:30.662	1:30.104	1:29.978	1:29.978
P9	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:30.359	1:29.990	1:30.274	1:30.274
P10	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	1:30.781	1:30.109	1:30.319	1:30.319
Q2 knockout: P11 and below are out
P11	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1:30.519	1:30.262	–	1:30.262out in Q2
P12	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:30.915	1:30.309	–	1:30.309out in Q2
P13	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	1:30.358	1:30.387	–	1:30.387out in Q2
P14	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	1:30.657	1:30.495	–	1:30.495out in Q2
P15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	1:30.931	1:30.627	–	1:30.627out in Q2
P16	Carlos Sainz Williams	1:30.927	1:31.033	–	1:31.033out in Q2
Q1 knockout: P17 and below are out
P17	Alexander Albon Williams	1:31.088	–	–	1:31.088out in Q1
P18	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:31.090	–	–	1:31.090out in Q1
P19	Sergio Perez Cadillac	1:32.206	–	–	1:32.206out in Q1
P20	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	1:32.330	–	–	1:32.330out in Q1
P21	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:32.646	–	–	1:32.646out in Q1
P22	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	1:32.920	–	–	1:32.920out 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.