F1 results: Barcelona Grand Prix, Qualifying – Russell on top as McLaren struggles

Complete results from the all-important qualifying hour for the 2026 F1 Barcelona Grand Prix.

George Russell claimed provisional pole in Qualifying 2 from Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli, while McLaren struggled for initial pace.

Full F1 results from Qualifying at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Qualifying 1 over George Russell while Fernando Alonso was the slowest of the 22 cars in the session.

Pos
Name
Team
Q1
Q2

1
George Russell
Mercedes
1:15.717
1:15.228

2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:15.964
1:15.281

3
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
1:15.977
1:15.295

4
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:16.287
1:15.361

5
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
1:15.625
1:15.418

6
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:16.352
1:15.484

7
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:16.138
1:15.518

8
Liam Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:16.673
1:15.585

9
Isack Hadjar
Red Bull
1:16.427
1:15.754

10
Nico Hulkenberg
Audi
1:16.066
1:15.768

11
Arvid Lindblad
Racing Bulls
1:16.425
1:15.840

12
Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
1:16.616
1:16.001

13
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
1:16.590
1:16.191

14
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
1:16.599
1:16.261

15
Oliver Bearman
Haas
1:16.571
1:16.389

16
Carlos Sainz
Williams
1:16.881
1:17.827

17
Esteban Ocon
Haas
1:17.073

18
Alex Albon
Williams
1:17.424

19
Sergio Perez
Cadillac
1:17.545

20
Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac
1:17.757

21
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:18.758

22
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1:18.815

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