Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying Completed

2026 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying

Shanghai 14 Mar 2026, 15:00 local

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. Russell qualified second, ahead of Hamilton. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 31°C.

Session: Qualifying
Date: 14 Mar 2026
Start: 15:00 local

Qualifying result

Best time in each segment

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:33.305	1:32.443	1:32.064
2	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:33.262	1:32.523	1:32.286
3	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:33.522	1:32.567	1:32.415
4	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:33.175	1:32.486	1:32.428
5	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:33.590	1:33.130	1:32.550
6	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:33.535	1:32.910	1:32.608
7	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:33.788	1:33.003	1:32.873
8	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:33.417	1:33.098	1:33.002
9	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:33.632	1:33.352	1:33.121
10	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:33.687	1:33.197	1:33.292
11	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:34.116	1:33.354	—
12	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:33.634	1:33.357	—
13	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:33.974	1:33.538	—
14	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:34.139	1:33.765	—
15	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:33.906	1:33.784	—
16	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:33.549	1:33.965	—
17	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:34.317	—	—
18	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:34.772	—	—
19	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:35.203	—	—
20	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:35.436	—	—
21	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:35.995	—	—
22	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:36.906	—	—