Canadian Grand Prix 2026 Sprint Completed

2026 Canadian Grand Prix Sprint

Montreal 23 May 2026, 12:00 local

George Russell won the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix sprint at Montreal. Norris finished second and Antonelli third. Russell led from pole position. The sprint ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 32°C.

Session: Sprint
Date: 23 May 2026
Start: 12:00 local
Winner: George Russell
Pole: George Russell
Fastest lap: 1:14.380

Sprint result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / gap	Pts
1	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1	23	28:50.951	8
2	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	3 +1	23	+1.272	7
3	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT FL	Mercedes	2 -1	23	+1.843	6
4	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	4	23	+9.797	5
5	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	6 +1	23	+9.929	4
6	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	5 -1	23	+10.545	3
7	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	7	23	+15.935	2
8	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	9 +1	23	+29.710	1
9	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	13 +4	23	+31.621	—
10	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	10	23	+36.793	—
11	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	18 +7	23	+61.344	—
12	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	12	23	+61.814	—
13	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	14 +1	23	+64.209	—
14	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	16 +2	23	+70.402	—
15	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	11 -4	23	+72.158	—
16	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	17 +1	22	+1 lap	—
17	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	21 +4	22	+1 lap	—
18	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	19 +1	22	+1 lap	—
19	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	22 +3	22	+1 lap	—
20	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	20	22	+1 lap	—
21	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	8 -13	20	+3 laps	—
DNF	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	15	15	DNF	—

Race replay

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Speed Lap 1 0:00

Analysis

Lap times, sectors, top speed and tyre strategy - pick drivers to compare

Cleaned laps for the top ten finishers. Pit-out laps are omitted.

Median sector times for the top ten finishers, stacked into a representative lap.

Median speed-trap reading (km/h) for the top ten finishers.

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Stint compounds across the race, ordered by finishing position.

Sprint report

The story of the race, read from the timing data

Winner George Russell From P1 on the grid

Pole position George Russell Started P1

Fastest lap Kimi Antonelli 1:14.380 on lap 11

Winning margin 1.272s Over Lando Norris

Top speed 353 km/h Kimi Antonelli

Fastest pit stop 23.50s Isack Hadjar

Biggest mover Liam Lawson Gained 7 places

Safety cars None

George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole position at Montreal. The winning margin was 1.272 seconds over Lando Norris, with Kimi Antonelli completing the podium.

Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the sprint, a 1:14.380 on lap 11. The highest speed-trap reading of the sprint was 353 km/h.

Most of the grid started on the medium compound, the field made 5 pit stops in total, the quickest of them belonging to Isack Hadjar at 23.50 seconds. The race ran without a safety car.

Liam Lawson was the biggest mover, climbing 7 places to finish P11. 1 car retired (Fernando Alonso).