F1 Qualifying Results: Miami Grand Prix times and grid positions

Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, Bahrain, 2026 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen fill out unexpected Miami front row

All the times from Miami Grand Prix qualifying

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Saturday 2 May 2026 23:29

F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli laid down a powerful marker in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday.

The teenage racer picked up just three points for sixth place in the sprint race earlier in the day, but bounced back in style to knock Max Verstappen – also unexpectedly surging – into second place.

There will be four different teams in the first four grid spots on Sunday after Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris went third and fourth fastest respectively, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton filling out the third row ahead of Oscar Piastri.

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Meanwhile, at the bottom of the boards...well. Every weekend in F1 there is one crisis team. The goal is to not be it.

It's been Audi taking up the mantle from Aston Martin this weekend though, with Gabriel Bortoleto failing to get out on track until the dying moments of Q1, just hours after being disqualified from the sprint race for an engine intake air pressure violation.

F1 Qualifying Results: Miami Grand Prix 2026

Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:27.798
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.166s
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.345s
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.385s
5	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.399s
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.521s
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.702s
8	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+0.964s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.991s
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.012s
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	ELIMINATED IN Q2
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	ELIMINATED IN Q2
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q2
14	Carlos Sainz	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q2
16	Alex Albon	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
17	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	ELIMINATED IN Q1
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
21	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
22	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	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 5 cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have 6 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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