- Pole
- Kimi Antonelli
- Pole team
- Mercedes
- Front row
- Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen
- Classified
- Top 22
- Round
- 18
- Circuit
- Austin
- Qualifying date
- October 24, 2026
The front of the grid
Kimi Antonelli qualified first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen secured the other front-row place for Red Bull, with Isack Hadjar third for Red Bull.
How the classification lined up
The first three positions were Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, and Isack Hadjar. P4 through P22 were Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Arvid Lindblad, Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hülkenberg, Gabriel Bortoleto, Franco Colapinto, Fernando Alonso, Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Sergio Pérez, and Valtteri Bottas.
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 26, 2026.