Pit Lane F1
Round 3 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-03-29
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:28.778 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.298s shy of pole, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) third on the grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Max Verstappen (Red Bull) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.541s — pole to P10 — with Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |