George Russell, Mercedes, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2026

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

Row 11. (63) George Russell 1’12.578
Mercedes W17
2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’12.646
Mercedes W17
Row 23. (1) Lando Norris 1’12.729
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
4. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’12.781
McLaren-Mercedes MCL40
Row 35. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’12.868
Ferrari SF-26
6. (3) Max Verstappen 1’12.907
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
Row 47. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’12.935
Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22
8. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’12.976
Ferrari SF-26
Row 59. (41) Arvid Lindblad 1’13.280
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
10. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’13.697
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 611. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’13.886
Audi R26
12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’13.897
Racing Bulls-Red Bull-Ford 03
Row 713. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’14.071
Audi R26
14. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’14.187
Alpine-Mercedes A526
Row 815. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’14.273
Williams-Mercedes FW48
16. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’14.416
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
Row 917. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’14.845
Haas-Ferrari VF-26
18. (23) Alexander Albon 1’14.851
Williams-Mercedes FW48
Row 1019. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’15.196
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
20. (11) Sergio Perez 1’15.429
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26
Row 1121. (18) Lance Stroll 1’16.195
Aston Martin-Honda AMR26
22. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’16.272
Cadillac-Ferrari MAC-26

Canadian Grand Prix qualifying result

P.DriverTeamQ1Q2 (v Q1)Q3 (v Q2)
1George RussellMercedes1’13.9531’13.079 (-0.874s)1’12.578 (-0.501s)
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1’13.3801’13.076 (-0.304s)1’12.646 (-0.430s)
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1’13.5031’13.049 (-0.454s)1’12.729 (-0.320s)
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1’13.5591’13.285 (-0.274s)1’12.781 (-0.504s)
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1’13.7671’13.041 (-0.726s)1’12.868 (-0.173s)
6Max VerstappenRed Bull1’14.0671’13.479 (-0.588s)1’12.907 (-0.572s)
7Isack HadjarRed Bull1’13.6541’12.975 (-0.679s)1’12.935 (-0.040s)
8Charles LeclercFerrari1’13.8251’13.496 (-0.329s)1’12.976 (-0.520s)
9Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1’13.8951’13.548 (-0.347s)1’13.280 (-0.268s)
10Franco ColapintoAlpine1’14.4661’13.857 (-0.609s)1’13.697 (-0.160s)
11Nico HulkenbergAudi1’14.5621’13.886 (-0.676s)Missed by 0.029s
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1’14.3461’13.897 (-0.449s)Missed by 0.040s
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi1’14.7751’14.071 (-0.704s)Missed by 0.214s
14Pierre GaslyAlpine1’14.6981’14.187 (-0.511s)Missed by 0.330s
15Carlos Sainz JnrWilliams1’14.2761’14.273 (-0.003s)Missed by 0.416s
16Oliver BearmanHaas1’14.4491’14.416 (-0.033s)Missed by 0.559s
17Esteban OconHaas1’14.845Missed by 0.070s
18Alexander AlbonWilliams1’14.851Missed by 0.076s
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1’15.196Missed by 0.421s
20Sergio PerezCadillac1’15.429Missed by 0.654s
21Lance StrollAston Martin1’16.195Missed by 1.420s
22Valtteri BottasCadillac1’16.272Missed by 1.497s

Penalties and decsions

Alonso: Aston Martin fined for unsafe release
Stroll: Aston Martin fined for release of car in an unsafe condition
Stroll: Cleared of impeding Hulkenberg
Hamilton: Cleared of impeding Gasly
Perez: Reprimanded for failing to follow race director’s instructions

This article will be updated.

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