{"id":540137,"date":"2026-03-14T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540137\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:55:08","slug":"2026-f1-chinese-grand-prix-full-starting-grid-for-sundays-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540137\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Full starting grid for Sunday&#8217;s race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes once again locks out the front row in Formula 1 2026, after Andrea Kimi Antonelli seized his first pole after team-mate George Russell hit problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Silver Arrows has been in command of the season so far, with Russell taking pole and the win in Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/news\/1091295\/1\/george-russell-clings-win-dramatic-chinese-gp-sprint-race\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">before adding sprint pole and victory to his scorecard on Saturday in China<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But his golden run was ended in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon when he encountered numerous technical issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This opened the door for Kimi Antonelli to fight for his first pole position, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/news\/1091360\/1\/kimi-antonelli-lands-historic-f1-pole-after-george-russell-suffers-issues-chinese\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with the Italian becoming the youngest polesitter ever<\/a>, taking the record Sebastian Vettel has held since 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russell was able to recover to complete the front row in second, while Lewis Hamilton led the Ferraris in third ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Piastri was the leading McLaren in fifth ahead of reigning world champion Lando Norris, while Pierre Gasly made it into Q3 for Alpine and went seventh-quickest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen was a disappointing eighth after Red Bull made radical changes to his car after a tough sprint, while Isack Hadjar is ninth in the sister car. 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