- Pole
- Kimi Antonelli
- Pole team
- Mercedes
- Front row
- Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
- Classified
- Top 22
- Round
- 2
- Circuit
- Shanghai
- Qualifying date
- March 14, 2026
The front of the grid
Kimi Antonelli qualified first for Mercedes. George Russell secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton third for Ferrari.
How the classification lined up
The first three positions were Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, and Lewis Hamilton. P4 through P22 were Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar, Oliver Bearman, Nico Hülkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Esteban Ocon, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll, and Sergio Pérez.
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 Mar 19, 2026.