Round 17 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-10-11
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix with a 1:31.373 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.054s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) third on the grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Audi) missed the cut by 0.003s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.408s — pole to P10 — with Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.241 | 1:31.639 | 1:31.373 | 1:31.373 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.774 | 1:31.953 | 1:31.427 | +0.054 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.429 | 1:31.529 | 1:31.496 | +0.123 |
| 4 |
| 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| Mercedes |
| 1:33.601 |
| 1:32.079 |
| 1:31.562 |
| +0.189 |
| 5 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.775 | 1:31.895 | 1:31.712 | +0.339 |
| 6 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.617 | 1:32.212 | 1:31.747 | +0.374 |
| 7 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.076 | 1:32.245 | 1:31.860 | +0.487 |
| 8 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.182 | 1:32.602 | 1:32.225 | +0.852 |
| 9 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:32.885 | 1:32.319 | 1:32.369 | +0.996 |
| 10 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:33.288 | 1:32.498 | 1:32.781 | +1.408 |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:33.147 | 1:32.784 | — | +1.411 |
| 12 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.356 | 1:32.908 | — | +1.535 |
| 13 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.803 | 1:33.323 | — | +1.950 |
| 14 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:33.774 | 1:33.526 | — | +2.153 |
| 15 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:34.169 | 1:33.658 | — | +2.285 |
| 16 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.261 | 1:33.787 | — | +2.414 |
| 17 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:34.223 | — | — | +2.850 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.289 | — | — | +2.916 |
| 19 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.946 | — | — | +3.573 |
| 20 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:35.123 | — | — | +3.750 |
| 21 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:35.984 | — | — | +4.611 |
| 22 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | — | — | — | — |