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# F1 Chinese GP 2026 sprint qualifying results
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-chinese-gp-2026-sprint-qualifying-results/
- Published: 2026-03-13T08:16:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-13T08:16:31.000Z
- Description: See the results from qualifying for the sprint race at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix in 2026
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #chinese-grand-prix, #hide-countdown

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