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Lando Norris secured sprint pole position at the Miami Grand Prix, ending Mercedes' qualifying streak. He achieved a lap time of 1m 27.869s in his upgraded McLaren MCL40 car.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Sprint Pole qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren arrives in parc ferme during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 01, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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Lando Norris of McLaren stormed to sprint pole position at the Miami Grand Prix, putting an end to Mercedes’ perfect qualifying run in 2026.
The Briton clocked a lap time of 1m 27.869s in the upgraded MCL40 car, enough to pip current championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes to pole by two tenths of a second.
Starting in third place is Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren, followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
Championship’s second-placed George Russell had to settle for sixth place for Mercedes ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, with Franco Colapinto, Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly rounding out the top 10.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Sprint Pole qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and Sprint 3rd qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren congratulate each other in parc ferme during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 01, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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Further down, the Audi duo of Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg qualified 11th and 12th respectively while Oliver Bearman landed in 13th for Haas.
Lando Norris won the sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2026.
Lando Norris clocked a lap time of 1m 27.869s during the sprint qualifying.
Lando Norris drove for McLaren in the Miami Grand Prix.
Lando Norris's sprint pole position ended Mercedes' perfect qualifying run in the 2026 season.
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Williams’ Alexander Albon initially clocked in at 14th but had his times deleted for exceeding track limits, pushing him down to 19th. His teammate Carlos Sainz moved up to 14th ahead of Racing Bulls drivers Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson.
Esteban Ocon is sitting in 17th in the other Haas, while Cadillac’s pair of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas occupy 18th and 20th respectively.
Aston Martin faced another tough day with Fernando Alonso stuck in 21st and Lance Stroll unable to complete a lap.
Despite the disastrous start to their 2026 campaign, the Silverstone outfit are the only team to have not brought any aerodynamic upgrades to their struggling AMR26 in Miami.
Here’s the starting order for the second sprint of the season in Miami:
The Miami Grand Prix sprint starts at 12 p.m. local time (EDT) on Saturday, May 2.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com