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2026 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying: Lando Norris took pole

Lando Norris took pole for McLaren ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen at Madring.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Lando Norris
Pole team
McLaren
Front row
Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli
Classified
Top 20
Round
14
Circuit
Madring
Qualifying date
September 12, 2026

The front of the grid

Lando Norris qualified first for McLaren. Kimi Antonelli secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli, and Max Verstappen. P4 through P20 were Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto, Arvid Lindblad, Nico Hülkenberg, Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda, Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz Jr., Fernando Alonso, Sergio Pérez, and Valtteri Bottas.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Williams placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 1 car, and Haas placed 1 car in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Sep 21, 2026.

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