Etapa 3 — tempos de Q1, Q2 e Q3 - 2026-03-29
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) cravou a pole do Japanese Grand Prix de 2026 com uma volta de 1:28.778.
George Russell (Mercedes) completou a primeira fila a 0.298s da pole, com Oscar Piastri (McLaren) em terceiro no grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) entrou na Q3 em P10, enquanto Max Verstappen (Red Bull) ficou de fora por —s.
A Q3 foi resolvida em um intervalo de 1.541s — da pole ao P10 — com Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) fechando o top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Equipe | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferença |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |