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2026 Miami Grand Prix qualifying: Kimi Antonelli took pole

Kimi Antonelli took pole for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at Miami.

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

Race recap

Pole
Kimi Antonelli
Pole team
Mercedes
Front row
Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen
Classified
Top 22
Round
4
Circuit
Miami
Qualifying date
May 2, 2026

The front of the grid

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

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P22 were Lando Norris, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz Jr., Esteban Ocon, Alexander Albon, Arvid Lindblad, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Gabriel Bortoleto, 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 Jun 5, 2026.

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