Ronda 3 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2026-03-29
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) firmó la pole del Japanese Grand Prix de 2026 con un crono de 1:28.778.
George Russell (Mercedes) completó la primera fila a 0.298s de la pole, con Oscar Piastri (McLaren) tercero en parrilla. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Max Verstappen (Red Bull) se quedó fuera por —s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.541s — de la pole a P10 — con Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.035 | 1:29.048 | 1:28.778 | 1:28.778 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.967 | 1:29.686 | 1:29.076 | +0.298 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.200 | 1:29.451 | 1:29.132 | +0.354 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:29.915 |
| 1:29.303 |
| 1:29.405 |
| +0.627 |
| 5 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.401 | 1:29.795 | 1:29.409 | +0.631 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:30.309 | 1:29.589 | 1:29.567 | +0.789 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.584 | 1:29.874 | 1:29.691 | +0.913 |
| 8 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:30.662 | 1:30.104 | 1:29.978 | +1.200 |
| 9 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:30.359 | 1:29.990 | 1:30.274 | +1.496 |
| 10 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:30.781 | 1:30.109 | 1:30.319 | +1.541 |
| 11 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.519 | 1:30.262 | — | +1.484 |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.915 | 1:30.309 | — | +1.531 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:30.358 | 1:30.387 | — | +1.609 |
| 14 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:30.657 | 1:30.495 | — | +1.717 |
| 15 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.931 | 1:30.627 | — | +1.849 |
| 16 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.927 | 1:31.033 | — | +2.255 |
| 17 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.088 | — | — | +2.310 |
| 18 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.090 | — | — | +2.312 |
| 19 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:32.206 | — | — | +3.428 |
| 20 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:32.330 | — | — | +3.552 |
| 21 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.646 | — | — | +3.868 |
| 22 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.920 | — | — | +4.142 |