Japanese Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying Completed

2026 Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying

Suzuka 28 Mar 2026, 15:00 local

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Russell qualified second, ahead of Piastri. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 30°C.

Session: Qualifying
Date: 28 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	1:30.035	1:29.048	1:28.778
2	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:29.967	1:29.686	1:29.076
3	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.200	1:29.451	1:29.132
4	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.915	1:29.303	1:29.405
5	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.401	1:29.795	1:29.409
6	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:30.309	1:29.589	1:29.567
7	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:30.584	1:29.874	1:29.691
8	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:30.662	1:30.104	1:29.978
9	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:30.359	1:29.990	1:30.274
10	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:30.781	1:30.109	1:30.319
11	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.519	1:30.262	—
12	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:30.915	1:30.309	—
13	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:30.358	1:30.387	—
14	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:30.657	1:30.495	—
15	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:30.931	1:30.627	—
16	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:30.927	1:31.033	—
17	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.088	—	—
18	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:31.090	—	—
19	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:32.206	—	—
20	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:32.330	—	—
21	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:32.646	—	—
22	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:32.920	—	—