Formula 1 season page

2026 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying: George Russell took pole

George Russell took pole for Mercedes ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris at Montreal.

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

Race recap

Pole
George Russell
Pole team
Mercedes
Front row
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli
Classified
Top 22
Round
5
Circuit
Montreal
Qualifying date
May 23, 2026

The front of the grid

George Russell qualified first for Mercedes. Kimi Antonelli secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Lando Norris third for McLaren.

How the classification lined up

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

Report a correction · Get the iPhone app