Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Miami GP has been completed, view the full results here.
In FP1, Charles Leclerc was fastest for Scuderia Ferrari, ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. Kimi Antonelli was P5 but did not get a soft tyre run in due to engine concerns, while teammate George Russell could only manage 6th as he struggled for pace on short runs. Although Lando Norris was only 7th, he looked to be right in the mix on raw pace.
In the midfield, not including Max Verstappen in this session, Pierre Gasly was the fastest driver in 8th. Carlos Sainz stuck his upgraded FW48 into 10th.
As always in Sprint Qualifying sessions, everyone had to use mediums in SQ1 and SQ2, with the softs appearing in SQ3.
Sprint Qualifying 1 results
In SQ1, Lance Stroll did not set a time following a massive lock-up into turn 17. His only set of tyres was destroyed and car #18 could not go again.
A huge double front lock-up for Esteban Ocon at turn 1 destroyed his final run, ending up P18 and getting knocked out. He was 0.6s slower than teammate Ollie Bearman.
Lawson, Ocon, Pérez, Bottas, Alonso and Stroll got knocked out.
- Norris
- Leclerc
- Piastri
- Hamilton
- Antonelli
- Russell
- Verstappen
- Gasly
- Hülkenberg
- Hadjar
- Colapinto
- Bortoleto
- Bearman
- Lindblad
- Sainz
- Albon
- Lawson
- Ocon
- Pérez
- Bottas
- Alonso
- Stroll No Time
Sprint Qualifying 2 results
In the middle segment, Gabriel Bortoleto missed out on SQ3 by 0.021s, with Nico Hülkenberg a mere 0.025s further back. Bearman, Albon, Sainz and Lindblad also got bumped out.
At the front, Ferrari and McLaren continued to pace the field.
- Leclerc
- Piastri
- Hamilton
- Russell
- Verstappen
- Antonelli
- Norris
- Colapinto
- Hadjar
- Gasly
- Bortoleto
- Hülkenberg
- Bearman
- Albon
- Sainz
- Lindblad
Sprint Qualifying 3 results | 2026 F1 Miami GP
A stunning lap from Lando Norris was the only time below 88s in SQ3. He beat Kimi Antonelli to pole by 0.2s, with Oscar Piastri 0.017 slower than the championship leader.
- Norris 1:27.869
- Antonelli 1:28.091
- Piastri 1:28.108
- Leclerc 1:28.239
- Verstappen 1:28.461
- Russell 1:28.493
- Hamilton 1:28.618
- Colapinto 1:29.320
- Hadjar 1:29.422
- Gasly 1:29.474
