George Russell, Mercedes, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2026

George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris.

Row 11. (63) George Russell 1’12.965
Mercedes W17
2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’13.033
Mercedes W17
Row 23. (1) Lando Norris 1’13.280
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
4. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’13.299
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
Row 35. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’13.326
Ferrari SF-26
6. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’13.410
Ferrari SF-26
Row 47. (3) Max Verstappen 1’13.504
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
8. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’13.605
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
Row 59. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’13.737
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
10. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’14.536
Williams-Mercedes FW48
Row 611. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’14.595
Audi R26
12. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’14.627
Audi R26
Row 713. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’14.702
Alpine-Mercedes A526
14. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’14.928
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
Row 815. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’15.305
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
16. (14) Fernando Alonso No time
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
Row 917. (11) Sergio Perez 1’16.002
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
18. (18) Lance Stroll 1’16.354
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
Row 1019. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’16.642
Alpine-Mercedes A526
20. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’16.866
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
Row 1121. (23) Alexander Albon No time
Williams-Mercedes FW48
22. (30) Liam Lawson No time
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03

Sprint race qualifying results

P.DriverTeamQ1Q2 (v Q1)Q3 (v Q2)
1George RussellMercedes1’14.7721’13.026 (-1.746s)1’12.965 (-0.061s)
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1’14.0101’13.551 (-0.459s)1’13.033 (-0.518s)
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1’14.2651’13.957 (-0.308s)1’13.280 (-0.677s)
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1’14.6651’13.858 (-0.807s)1’13.299 (-0.559s)
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1’13.8891’13.465 (-0.424s)1’13.326 (-0.139s)
6Charles LeclercFerrari1’15.0061’13.554 (-1.452s)1’13.410 (-0.144s)
7Max VerstappenRed Bull1’14.0281’14.412 (+0.384s)1’13.504 (-0.908s)
8Isack HadjarRed Bull1’14.5411’14.239 (-0.302s)1’13.605 (-0.634s)
9Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1’14.5171’14.140 (-0.377s)1’13.737 (-0.403s)
10Carlos Sainz JnrWilliams1’15.5001’14.547 (-0.953s)1’14.536 (-0.011s)
11Nico HulkenbergAudi1’15.6731’14.595 (-1.078s)Missed by 0.048s
12Gabriel BortoletoAudi1’15.8011’14.627 (-1.174s)Missed by 0.080s
13Franco ColapintoAlpine1’15.4841’14.702 (-0.782s)Missed by 0.155s
14Esteban OconHaas1’15.7601’14.928 (-0.832s)Missed by 0.381s
15Oliver BearmanHaas1’15.8721’15.305 (-0.567s)Missed by 0.758s
16Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1’15.760
17Sergio PerezCadillac1’16.002Missed by 0.130s
18Lance StrollAston Martin1’16.354Missed by 0.482s
19Pierre GaslyAlpine1’16.642Missed by 0.770s
20Valtteri BottasCadillac1’16.866Missed by 0.994s
21Alexander AlbonWilliams
22Liam LawsonRacing Bulls

Penalties

Lawson: Permitted to start despite not lapping within 107% of the fastest time in SQ1, having set sufficiently competitive times in practice

Investigations

Albon: Did not lap within 107% of the fastest time in SQ1

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