Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Completed
2026 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
Shanghai 13 Mar 2026, 15:30 local
George Russell took pole position for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. Antonelli qualified second, ahead of Norris. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 28°C.
- Session
- Sprint Qualifying
- Date
- 13 Mar 2026
- Start
- 15:30 local
Qualifying result
Best time in each segment
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:33.030 | 1:32.241 | 1:31.520 |
| 2 | 12 Kimi Antonelli ANT | 1:33.455 | 1:32.291 | 1:31.809 |
| 3 | 1 Lando Norris NOR | 1:33.783 | 1:33.086 | 1:32.141 |
| 4 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:33.148 | 1:33.042 | 1:32.161 |
| 5 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:33.813 | 1:33.038 | 1:32.224 |
| 6 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:33.194 | 1:32.602 | 1:32.528 |
| 7 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:33.970 | 1:33.405 | 1:32.888 |
| 8 | 3 Max Verstappen VER | 1:34.170 | 1:33.564 | 1:33.254 |
| 9 | 87 Oliver Bearman BEA | 1:34.280 | 1:33.501 | 1:33.409 |
| 10 | 6 Isack Hadjar HAD | 1:34.447 | 1:33.620 | 1:33.723 |
| 11 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:33.997 | 1:33.635 | — |
| 12 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:34.087 | 1:33.639 | — |
| 13 | 30 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:34.110 | 1:33.714 | — |
| 14 | 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR | 1:34.291 | 1:33.774 | — |
| 15 | 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN | 1:34.495 | 1:34.048 | — |
| 16 | 43 Franco Colapinto COL | 1:34.592 | 1:34.327 | — |
| 17 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:34.761 | — | — |
| 18 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:35.305 | — | — |
| 19 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:35.581 | — | — |
| 20 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:36.151 | — | — |
| 21 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:37.378 | — | — |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 16.4°C
- Track temp
- 28.2°C
- Humidity
- 26%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 1.7 m/s E
- Pressure
- 1026 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Chinese Grand Prix 2026
- Circuit
- Shanghai
- Session
- Sprint Qualifying
- Date
- 13 Mar 2026
- Start
- 15:30 local
- Status
- Completed