Pit Lane F1
Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-03-15
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix with a 1:32.064 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.222s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) third on the grid. Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Audi) missed the cut by 0.062s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.228s — pole to P10 — with Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33.305 | 1:32.443 | 1:32.064 | 1:32.064 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.262 | 1:32.523 | 1:32.286 | +0.222 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:33.522 | 1:32.567 | 1:32.415 | +0.351 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:33.175 |
| 1:32.486 |
| 1:32.428 |
| +0.364 |
| 5 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.590 | 1:33.130 | 1:32.550 | +0.486 |
| 6 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.535 | 1:32.910 | 1:32.608 | +0.544 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.788 | 1:33.003 | 1:32.873 | +0.809 |
| 8 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.417 | 1:33.098 | 1:33.002 | +0.938 |
| 9 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:33.632 | 1:33.352 | 1:33.121 | +1.057 |
| 10 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.687 | 1:33.197 | 1:33.292 | +1.228 |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:34.116 | 1:33.354 | — | +1.290 |
| 12 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.634 | 1:33.357 | — | +1.293 |
| 13 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.974 | 1:33.538 | — | +1.474 |
| 14 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:34.139 | 1:33.765 | — | +1.701 |
| 15 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:33.906 | 1:33.784 | — | +1.720 |
| 16 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.549 | 1:33.965 | — | +1.901 |
| 17 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.317 | — | — | +2.253 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.772 | — | — | +2.708 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.203 | — | — | +3.139 |
| 20 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:35.436 | — | — | +3.372 |
| 21 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.995 | — | — | +3.931 |
| 22 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:36.906 | — | — | +4.842 |