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2026 Barcelona Grand Prix qualifying: George Russell took pole

George Russell took pole for Mercedes ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli at Catalunya.

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 Lewis Hamilton
Classified
Top 22
Round
7
Circuit
Catalunya
Qualifying date
June 13, 2026

The front of the grid

George Russell qualified first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Kimi Antonelli third for Mercedes.

How the classification lined up

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

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 28, 2026.

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