This is how the grid will line up for today’s Formula 1’s 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
George Russell will start Sunday’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix from pole position after striking back in the 2026 F1 title fight.
Russell finally ended Mercedes team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s streak to take his third pole of the season in Barcelona. Russell will be joined on the front row by former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Russell celebrates taking an important pole
It is the first time there has been an all-British front-row at Barcelona.
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Antonelli will start from row two in third place, with McLaren’s Lando Norris joining him on the second row in fourth.
Max Verstappen lines up from fifth, with Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar alongside on the third row.
Oscar Piastri starts seventh, ahead of Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, who continued his fine recent form.
The top-10 is completed by Nico Hulkenberg for Audi and Charles Leclerc, who was a disappointing 10th after the Ferrari man suffered a heavy crash during his first run of Q3.
Hamilton in Barcelona
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As has become the norm in 2026, the two Aston Martins form the very back row of the grid.
Surprisingly, Lance Stroll out-qualified team-mate Fernando Alonso for the first time in 2026.
It means the two-time world champion will start from his lowest grid position at his home race.
Alonso will start from the pit lane after breaching parc ferme conditions to change power unit components.
2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix – Starting GridPosDriverNat.Team1George RussellGBRMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team2Lewis HamiltonGBRScuderia Ferrari HP3Kimi AntonelliITAMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team4Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren Mastercard F1 Team5Max VerstappenNEDOracle Red Bull Racing6Isack HadjarFRAOracle Red Bull Racing7Oscar PiastriAUSMcLaren Mastercard F1 Team8Liam LawsonNZLVisa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team9Nico HulkenbergGERAudi Revolut F1 Team10Charles LeclercMONScuderia Ferrari HP11Arvid LindbladGBRVisa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team12Gabriel BortoletoBRAAudi Revolut F1 Team13Franco ColapintoARGBWT Alpine F1 Team14Pierre GaslyFRABWT Alpine F1 Team15Oliver BearmanGBRTGR Haas F1 Team16Carlos SainzESPAtlassian Williams F1 Team17Esteban OconFRATGR Haas F1 Team18Alex AlbonTHAAtlassian Williams F1 Team19Sergio PerezMEXCadillac F1 Team20Valtteri BottasFINCadillac F1 Team21Lance StrollCANAston Martin Aramco F1 TeamPLFernando AlonsoESPAston Martin Aramco F1 Team
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