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2026 Singapore Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at Singapore.

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

Race recap

Pole
Max Verstappen
Pole team
Red Bull
Front row
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc
Classified
Top 22
Round
17
Circuit
Singapore
Qualifying date
October 10, 2026

The front of the grid

Max Verstappen qualified first for Red Bull. Charles Leclerc secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. P4 through P22 were Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad, Nico Hülkenberg, Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz Jr., Gabriel Bortoleto, Franco Colapinto, Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon, Lance Stroll, Sergio Pérez, Valtteri Bottas, and Isack Hadjar.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars 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 Oct 11, 2026.

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