George Russell claimed provisional pole for the Canadian Grand Prix, leading a competitive session for Mercedes ahead of teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
| Row 1 | 1. (63) George Russell 1’12.578 Mercedes W17 |
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| 2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’12.646 Mercedes W17 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (1) Lando Norris 1’12.729 McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 |
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| 4. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’12.781 McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’12.868 Ferrari SF-26 |
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| 6. (3) Max Verstappen 1’12.907 Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’12.935 Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22 |
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| 8. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’12.976 Ferrari SF-26 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’13.280 Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03 |
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| 10. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’13.697 Alpine-Mercedes A526 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’13.886 Audi R26 |
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| 12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’13.897 Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’14.071 Audi R26 |
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| 14. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’14.187 Alpine-Mercedes A526 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’14.273 Williams-Mercedes FW48 |
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| 16. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’14.416 Haas-Ferrari VF-26 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’14.845 Haas-Ferrari VF-26 |
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| 18. (23) Alexander Albon 1’14.851 Williams-Mercedes FW48 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’15.196 Aston Martin-Honda AMR26 |
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| 20. (11) Sergio Perez 1’15.429 Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26 |
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| Row 11 | 21. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’16.272 Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26 |
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| 22. (18) Lance Stroll 1’16.195 Aston Martin-Honda AMR26 |
Canadian Grand Prix qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’13.953 | 1’13.079 (-0.874s) | 1’12.578 (-0.501s) |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’13.380 | 1’13.076 (-0.304s) | 1’12.646 (-0.430s) |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’13.503 | 1’13.049 (-0.454s) | 1’12.729 (-0.320s) |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’13.559 | 1’13.285 (-0.274s) | 1’12.781 (-0.504s) |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’13.767 | 1’13.041 (-0.726s) | 1’12.868 (-0.173s) |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’14.067 | 1’13.479 (-0.588s) | 1’12.907 (-0.572s) |
| 7 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1’13.654 | 1’12.975 (-0.679s) | 1’12.935 (-0.040s) |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’13.825 | 1’13.496 (-0.329s) | 1’12.976 (-0.520s) |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1’13.895 | 1’13.548 (-0.347s) | 1’13.280 (-0.268s) |
| 10 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1’14.466 | 1’13.857 (-0.609s) | 1’13.697 (-0.160s) |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1’14.562 | 1’13.886 (-0.676s) | Missed by 0.029s |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’14.346 | 1’13.897 (-0.449s) | Missed by 0.040s |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1’14.775 | 1’14.071 (-0.704s) | Missed by 0.214s |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’14.698 | 1’14.187 (-0.511s) | Missed by 0.330s |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’14.276 | 1’14.273 (-0.003s) | Missed by 0.416s |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’14.449 | 1’14.416 (-0.033s) | Missed by 0.559s |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’14.845 | Missed by 0.070s | |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’14.851 | Missed by 0.076s | |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’15.196 | Missed by 0.421s | |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1’15.429 | Missed by 0.654s | |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’16.195 | Missed by 1.420s | |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1’16.272 | Missed by 1.497s |
Penalties and decisions
Alonso: Aston Martin fined for unsafe release.
Stroll: Aston Martin fined for releasing a car in an unsafe condition; later cleared of impeding Nico Hülkenberg.
Stroll: Will start from the pit lane after setup changes under parc fermé rules and for using additional power unit elements.
Hamilton: Cleared of impeding Pierre Gasly.
Perez: Reprimanded for failing to follow the race director’s instructions.
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