Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed provisional pole for the Miami Grand Prix, putting Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc after a strong qualifying session.
| Row 1 | 1. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’27.798 Mercedes W17 |
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| 2. (3) Max Verstappen 1’27.964 Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’28.143 Ferrari SF-26 |
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| 4. (1) Lando Norris 1’28.183 McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (63) George Russell 1’28.197 Mercedes W17 |
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| 6. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’28.319 Ferrari SF-26 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’28.500 McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 |
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| 8. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’28.762 Alpine-Mercedes A526 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’28.810 Alpine-Mercedes A526 |
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| 10. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’29.439 Audi R26 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (30) Liam Lawson 1’29.499 Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03 |
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| 12. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’29.567 Haas-Ferrari VF-26 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’29.568 Williams-Mercedes FW48 |
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| 14. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’29.772 Haas-Ferrari VF-26 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (23) Alexander Albon 1’29.946 Williams-Mercedes FW48 |
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| 16. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’30.133 Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’31.098 Aston Martin-Honda AMR26 |
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| 18. (18) Lance Stroll 1’31.164 Aston Martin-Honda AMR26 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’31.629 Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26 |
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| 20. (11) Sergio Perez 1’31.967 Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26 |
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| Row 11 | 21. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto No time Audi R26 |
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| 22. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’28.789 Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22 |
Miami Grand Prix qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’28.653 | 1’28.289 (-0.364s) | 1’27.798 (-0.491s) |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’29.099 | 1’28.116 (-0.983s) | 1’27.964 (-0.152s) |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.938 | 1’28.315 (-0.623s) | 1’28.143 (-0.172s) |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’29.183 | 1’28.920 (-0.263s) | 1’28.183 (-0.737s) |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’29.492 | 1’28.477 (-1.015s) | 1’28.197 (-0.280s) |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’29.483 | 1’28.477 (-1.006s) | 1’28.319 (-0.158s) |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’29.920 | 1’28.332 (-1.588s) | 1’28.500 (+0.168s) |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1’29.584 | 1’28.975 (-0.609s) | 1’28.762 (-0.213s) |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1’29.324 | 1’28.941 (-0.383s) | 1’28.789 (-0.152s) |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’29.914 | 1’29.070 (-0.844s) | 1’28.810 (-0.260s) |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1’29.645 | 1’29.439 (-0.206s) | Missed by 0.369s |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’29.595 | 1’29.499 (-0.096s) | Missed by 0.429s |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’29.340 | 1’29.567 (+0.227s) | Missed by 0.497s |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’29.540 | 1’29.568 (+0.028s) | Missed by 0.498s |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’29.838 | 1’29.772 (-0.066s) | Missed by 0.702s |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’29.720 | 1’29.946 (+0.226s) | Missed by 0.876s |
| 17 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1’30.133 | Missed by 0.213s | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’31.098 | Missed by 1.178s | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’31.164 | Missed by 1.244s | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1’31.629 | Missed by 1.709s | |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1’31.967 | Missed by 2.047s | |
| 22 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi |
Penalties
Isack Hadjar: disqualified from qualifying for a breach of floor-dimensions regulations. He must start from the pit lane after changes were made under parc fermé conditions.
Investigations
No investigations have been announced so far.
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