F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix times and grid positions

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F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix times and grid positions

The times and positions from Saturday's qualifying for the Barcelona GP

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Saturday 13 June 2026 17:39 Updated: 00:05

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George Russell managed to top the timesheets on Saturday in Spain, claiming pole position for Sunday's Barcelona Grand Prix following a late red flag incident.

Russell is looking to stop his team-mate Kimi Antonelli from continuing his F1 title charge this weekend and after making a statement earlier in the day when he topped the timesheets in FP3, Russell went one better to secure pole whilst Antonelli only finished third-fastest.

The 28-year-old Mercedes star will be joined by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton on the front row ahead of the 66-lap race after the Ferrari star went fastest earlier in the session during Q1.

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Charles Leclerc then quickly became the faster Ferrari in Q2 and a potential contender for pole position.

But things went south for the Monegasque star in Q3 when the 28-year-old lost control at Turn 4 and went off hard into the barriers. The incident triggered a red flag and required the medical car to be sent out with around nine minutes left on the clock, marking Leclerc's second crash in seven days.

At present, the extent of damage to Leclerc’s SF-26 is unclear and unless he picks up any grid penalties for replacing the gearbox or any power unit parts, he will be starting Sunday’s Barcelona GP from P10.

McLaren looked as if they could threaten the Silver Arrows dominance ahead of the competitive session but even Martin Brundle was left scratching his head over the poor performance of the papaya squad on Saturday.

Reigning champion Lando Norris finished the qualifying session in P4 whilst Oscar Piastri only went seventh-fastest,

F1 Qualifying Results: Barcelona Grand Prix 2026

F1 Barcelona Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:14.679
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.064sec
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.319sec
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.322sec
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.342sec
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.398sec
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.411sec
8	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.863sec
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.978sec
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	ELIMINATED IN Q2
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	ELIMINATED IN Q2
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	ELIMINATED IN Q2
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	ELIMINATED IN Q2
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q2
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q1
18	Alex Albon	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q1
19	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
22	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1

Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change is in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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