2026 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Race Starting Grid & Lineup

Lando Norris has claimed provisional pole for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, putting McLaren at the front ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and teammate Oscar Piastri.

Row 1 1. (1) Lando Norris 1’27.869
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’28.091
Mercedes W17
Row 2 3. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’28.108
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’28.239
Ferrari SF-26
Row 3 5. (3) Max Verstappen 1’28.461
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
6. (63) George Russell 1’28.493
Mercedes W17
Row 4 7. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’28.618
Ferrari SF-26
8. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’29.320
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 5 9. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’29.422
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
10. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’29.474
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 6 11. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’29.994
Audi R26
12. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’30.019
Audi R26
Row 7 13. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’30.116
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
14. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’30.224
Williams-Mercedes FW48
Row 8 15. (30) Liam Lawson 1’31.043
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
16. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’31.245
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
Row 9 17. (11) Sergio Perez 1’31.255
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
18. (23) Alexander Albon 1’30.216
Williams-Mercedes FW48
Row 10 19. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’31.826
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
20. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’41.311
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
Row 11 21. (18) Lance Stroll No time
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
22. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’30.573
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03

Sprint race qualifying results

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1’28.723 1’29.366 (+0.643s) 1’27.869 (-1.497s)
2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’29.312 1’29.209 (-0.103s) 1’28.091 (-1.118s)
3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’29.169 1’28.506 (-0.663s) 1’28.108 (-0.398s)
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’28.733 1’28.333 (-0.400s) 1’28.239 (-0.094s)
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’29.801 1’29.093 (-0.708s) 1’28.461 (-0.632s)
6 George Russell Mercedes 1’29.659 1’28.903 (-0.756s) 1’28.493 (-0.410s)
7 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’29.255 1’28.841 (-0.414s) 1’28.618 (-0.223s)
8 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1’30.386 1’29.527 (-0.859s) 1’29.320 (-0.207s)
9 Isack Hadjar Red Bull 1’30.352 1’29.750 (-0.602s) 1’29.422 (-0.328s)
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’29.984 1’29.973 (-0.011s) 1’29.474 (-0.499s)
11 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1’30.561 1’29.994 (-0.567s) Missed by 0.021s
12 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1’30.270 1’30.019 (-0.251s) Missed by 0.046s
13 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’30.614 1’30.116 (-0.498s) Missed by 0.143s
14 Alexander Albon Williams 1’30.988 1’30.216 (-0.772s) Missed by 0.243s
15 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 1’30.987 1’30.224 (-0.763s) Missed by 0.251s
16 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1’30.872 1’30.573 (-0.299s) Missed by 0.600s
17 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’31.043 Missed by 0.055s
18 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’31.245 Missed by 0.257s
19 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1’31.255 Missed by 0.267s
20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1’31.826 Missed by 0.838s
21 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’41.311 Missed by 10.323s
22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin

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Penalties

Albon: Fastest lap time in SQ1 and all lap times in SQ2 deleted for a track limits breach.
Lindblad: Required to start from the pit lane after the team worked on the car beyond the covers-on time following sprint race qualifying.

Investigations

Norris: Summoned to the stewards over an alleged incident of driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying; subsequently cleared.

Notes

Alonso and Stroll were granted permission to start despite not setting times within 107% of the fastest Q1 lap, having shown sufficient pace in practice.

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