Barcelona Grand Prix F1 2026 starting grid

George Russell will start the Barcelona Grand Prix from pole position after a late effort from Lewis Hamilton fell just short of his former Formula 1 team-mate's time.

But Hamilton's lap did bump championship leader Kimi Antonelli down to third - meaning he will start off the front row for the first time this season.

There are currently no changes to the grid from the end-of-qualifying order - which included Charles Leclerc down in 10th following a crash in Q3 - although Q1 victim Alex Albon hinted he would consider a pitlane start if Williams found something obviously wrong on his car.

Barcelona GP provisional starting grid

1 George Russell (Mercedes)
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
3 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
4 Lando Norris (McLaren)
5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
8 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
9 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
10 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
11 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
12 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
13 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
14 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
15 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
16 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
17 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
18 Alex Albon (Williams)
19 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
20 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
22 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)