Canadian GP 2026, Sprint starting grid: Russell, pole ahead of Kimi. Ferrari breaks up again: Lewis 5th, Leclerc 6th

F1 Canada, the results of the Sprint Qualifying 1st row1. George Russell 1:12.965
Mercedes2. Kimi Antonelli 1:13.033
Mercedes2nd row3. Lando Norris 1:13.280
McLaren4. Oscar Piastri 1:13.299
McLaren3rd row5. Lewis Hamilton 1:13.326
Ferrari6. Charles Leclerc 1:13.410
Ferrari4th row7. Max Verstappen 1:13.504
Red Bull8. Isack Hadjar 1:13.605
Red Bull5th row9. Arvid Lindblad 1:13.737
Racing Bulls10. Carlos Sainz 1:14.536
Williams6th row11. Nico Hülkenberg 1:14.595
Audi12. Gabriel Bortoleto 1:14.627
Audi7th row13. Franco Colapinto 1:14.702
Alpine14. Esteban Ocon 1:14.928
Haas8th row15. Oliver Bearman 1:15.197
Haas16. Fernando Alonso st
Aston Martin9th row17. Sergio Perez 1:16.002
Cadillac18. Lance Stroll 1:16.354
Aston Martin10th row19. Pierre Gasly 1:16.642
Alpine20. Valtteri Bottas 1:16.866
Cadillac11th row21. Alexander Albon st
Williams22. Liam Lawson st
Racing Bulls F1 Canada, the chronicle of the Sprint Qualifying The Sprint Qualifying in Montreal reaffirms the clear superiority of Mercedes. Although the gap is not as large as in free practice, the W17 edges out three tenths of a second from all the competition, with George Russell’s pole position in 1:12.965 and Kimi Antonelli’s second place: thanks to a less than optimal first sector on the part of the Bolognese, this time it is the Briton (always at ease in Canada) who wins the internal challenge of Toto Wolff’s team. The gaps, however, are minimal. There are only 68 thousandths between the two, and tomorrow there will be sparks in Turn 1. In the second row is McLaren, which is therefore a candidate for the role of closest contender to Mercedes, even if the gap from the W17 seems difficult to fill. The two papayas were also very close: 19 thousandths between Lando Norris’ third place and Oscar Piastri’s fourth. Tomorrow the world champion will compete for the top-3 with his teammate and the Ferraris. Once again the SF-26s broke up in the decisive phase of qualifying: Lewis Hamilton, first in SQ1 and second in SQ2, improved by only two tenths in the final minutes, while the others (Russell excluded, who set a supersonic time in SQ2) shaved off at least half a second. The same goes for Charles Leclerc, who only took 144 thousandths off his time in SQ2 and had to settle for P6 behind his teammate. In an “orderly” grid, the first four cars monopolize their respective rows. Red Bull remains in fourth (Max Verstappen 7th, Isack Hadjar 8th) and is certainly a step back compared to what we saw in Miami. First Q3/SQ3 for Williams thanks to Carlos Sainz, Arvid Lindblad also did well, ninth. Sergio Perez also showed off in the rear, beating Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin and Pierre Gasly’s Alpine. F1 Canada, live coverage of the Sprint Qualifying You can relive the emotions of the Sprint Qualifying in Montreal with our live coverage. The program and times F1 returns to the track tomorrow afternoon at 6pm, when the third Sprint of the year will begin, then the “race program” will begin with Qualifying at 10pm. Sunday’s GP will begin at the same time. Here are all the times and information on the TV programme.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-23 07:50:00