GP Miami 2026, starting grid: Antonelli’s magic, pole ahead of Max! Leclerc 3rd, Hamilton 6th

GP Miami 2026, starting grid: Antonelli's magic, pole ahead of Max! Leclerc 3rd, Hamilton 6th

F1 Miami, Qualifying Results

1st row1. Kimi Antonelli 1:27.798
Mercedes
2. Max Verstappen 1:27.964
Red Bull
2nd row3. Charles Leclerc 1:28.143
Ferrari
4. Lando Norris 1:28.183
McLaren
3rd row5. George Russell 1:28.197
Mercedes
6. Lewis Hamilton 1:28.319
Ferrari
4th row7. Oscar Piastri 1:28.500
McLaren
8. Franco Colapinto 1:28.762
Alpine
5th row9. Isack Hadjar 1:28.789
Red Bull
10. Pierre Gasly 1:28.810
Alpine
6th row11. Nico Hülkenberg 1:29.439
Audi
12. Liam Lawson 1:29.499
Racing Bulls
7th row13. Carlos Sainz 1:29.568
Williams
14. Esteban Ocon 1:29.911
Haas
8th row15. Oliver Bearman 1:30.022
Haas
16. Alexander Albon 1:30.129
Williams
9th row17. Arvid Lindblad 1:30.133
Racing Bulls
18. Fernando Alonso 1:31.098
Aston Martin
10th row19. Lance Stroll 1:31.164
Aston Martin
20. Valtteri Bottas 1:31.629
Cadillac
11th row21. Sergio Perez 1:31.967
Cadillac
22. Gabriel Bortoleto 1:33.737
Audi

F1 Miami, Qualifying Report

Kimi Antonelli does not want to stop dreaming, and making others dream. With a champion’s lap, after which he may have looked up to the sky to greet Alex Zanardi (also from Bologna like him), Kimi secures his third consecutive pole position in Miami, redeeming himself after a mediocre Sprint. The 2006-born (1:27.798) goes all out in the first time attack, and does very well, considering that in the last minutes of Q3 the track seems to fade. In the second attempt at pole, a mistake in the first sector condemns him to hope: fortunately for him, none of the big names improve, except Max Verstappen, the only one along with the Bolognese to break the 1:28 barrier.

Read more Antonelli: “I am happy because it is a complicated weekend, this pole is for Zanardi”

Third position for Charles Leclerc, who shaves a tenth off yesterday’s time, and if Antonelli stumbles on another uncertain start, he can look forward to very interesting positions. Lando Norris will also be sly, in second row alongside the Monegasque, while George Russell will have to come back from fifth position: so far a negative weekend for the Brit, still four tenths behind Antonelli, against whom he also lost the on-track duel in the Sprint. Sixth position for Lewis Hamilton, constantly behind Leclerc here in Miami; bad for Oscar Piastri, seventh after a solid second position in the Sprint.

If the first four cars are once again clear, the fifth force is clearly Alpine: after the double qualification to SQ3 yesterday, the A526s repeat, with Franco Colapinto managing to precede the Red Bull of Isack Hadjar. At the back, further technical problems for Audi are noted, with Gabriel Bortoleto barely making it through Q1, being the slowest on track and stopping due to brake failure.

Read more Russell: “I don’t like this track, even a year ago Antonelli was on pole and I was fifth”

F1 Miami, Qualifying Live

You can relive the emotions of the Miami Qualifying with our live report.

Schedule and Times

F1 returns to the track tomorrow evening at 22:00, when the fourth GP of the year will begin. Here are the times and all the TV information.

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