F1 Results Today: Canadian Grand Prix practice times and positions

A groundhog watches on as the F1 cars race around the Canadian GP circuit — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Canadian wildlife takes a hit as Mercedes road back to form

All the times from Canadian Grand Prix practice

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

Friday 22 May 2026 19:04

Who said F1 practice is boring? Friday afternoon at the Canadian Grand Prix saw three red flags, a marmot getting hit by a car, and an Aston Martin in the top ten.

Admittedly, a top four of tow Mercedes followed by two Ferraris as a little more predictable – but when Fernando Alonso helps push the Red Bull of Isack Hadjar out of the top ten, you make some compromises.

The timing of that final red flag was the main issue mixing up the timing boards and hiding some teams' true one-lap pace, with a number of drivers not able to complete the qualifying simulation run which they typically save until the end of a session.

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The session was red flagged three times – first for Liam Lawson's car conking out on track, a short stoppage, and the second for a somewhat messier incident.

Shortly after the restart, Alex Albon's Williams met part of the local wildlife at high speed coming out of Turns 6 and 7. His car appeared to take issue with that, and shunted left into the wall at high speed.

Canadian Grand Prix FP1 times

F1 Canadian Grand Prix Practice Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:13.402s
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.142s
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.774s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.953s
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.964s
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.397s
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.561s
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+2.050s
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+2.296s
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+2.461s
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+2.812s
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+2.851s
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+3.095s
14	Alex Albon	Williams	+3.240s
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+3.258s
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+3.407s
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.576s
18	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+4.029s
19	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+4.368s
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+4.466s
21	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+4.524s
22	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	NO TIME