F1 Chinese GP 2026 sprint qualifying results
Formula 1 championship leader George Russell took pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Team-mate Kimi Antonelli is facing a post-session investigation for impeding, as is Alpine driver Pierre Gasly.
Twenty-one cars took part in the session, with Sergio Perez's Cadillac kept in the pits by a fuel pump issue.
1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m31.520s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.289s
3 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.621s
4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.641s
5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.704s
6 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +1.008s
7 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.368s
8 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.734s
9 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.889s
10 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +2.203s
SQ2
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +0.015s to SQ3
12 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.019s
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.094s
14 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +0.154s
15 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.428s
16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +0.707s
SQ1
17 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.169s to SQ2
18 Alex Albon (Williams) +0.713s
19 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.989s
20 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.559s
21 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +2.786s
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) no time
