Miami Grand Prix Qualifying Results: McLaren Showed Who’s Boss By Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli delivered a stunning lap to claim pole position for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, bouncing back from a track-limits penalty that hindered him in the earlier Sprint race.

The championship leader outpaced Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by nearly three-tenths of a second to secure the top spot. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris locked out the second row, while George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will start side-by-side on the third row for Mercedes and Ferrari, respectively.

The session was fraught with mechanical drama, particularly for a McLaren team that had just celebrated a dominant 1-2 Sprint finish hours prior, as both Norris and Oscar Piastri battled boost and power unit issues.

Meanwhile, the Audi team endured an absolute nightmare; after Gabriel Bortoleto was disqualified from the Sprint, his qualifying run ended abruptly with a dramatic brake fire, leaving him stranded on track and starting dead last in 22nd place.

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Qualifying — Miami | 22 drivers

Pos Driver Team Tyre Best Last Gap Int Status 1 Kimi ANTONELLI ANT #12 FL 1:27.798 Mercedes S 1:27.798 — LEADER — — 2 Max VERSTAPPEN VER #3 Red Bull Racing S 1:27.964 — +0.166 — — 3 Charles LECLERC LEC #16 Ferrari S 1:28.143 — +0.345 — — 4 Lando NORRIS NOR #1 McLaren S 1:28.183 — +0.385 — — 5 George RUSSELL RUS #63 Mercedes S 1:28.197 — +0.399 — — 6 Lewis HAMILTON HAM #44 Ferrari S 1:28.319 — +0.521 — — 7 Oscar PIASTRI PIA #81 McLaren S 1:28.332 — +0.534 — — 8 Franco COLAPINTO COL #43 Alpine S 1:28.762 — +0.964 — — 9 Isack HADJAR HAD #6 Red Bull Racing S 1:28.789 — +0.991 — — 10 Pierre GASLY GAS #10 Alpine S 1:28.810 — +1.012 — — 11 Nico HULKENBERG HUL #27 Audi S 1:29.439 2:03.450 +1.641 — — 12 Liam LAWSON LAW #30 Racing Bulls S 1:29.499 2:08.020 +1.701 — — 13 Oliver BEARMAN BEA #87 Haas F1 Team S 1:29.340 2:02.916 +1.542 — — 14 Carlos SAINZ SAI #55 Williams S 1:29.540 2:00.206 +1.742 — — 15 Esteban OCON OCO #31 Haas F1 Team S 1:29.772 2:04.091 +1.974 — — 16 Alexander ALBON ALB #23 Williams S 1:29.720 — +1.922 — — 17 Arvid LINDBLAD LIN #41 Racing Bulls S 1:30.133 2:03.308 +2.335 — — 18 ALO #14 Aston Martin S 1:31.098 1:38.137 +3.300 — — 19 STR #18 Aston Martin S 1:31.164 — +3.366 — — 20 BOT #77 Cadillac S 1:31.629 2:07.650 +3.831 — — 21 PER #11 Cadillac S 1:31.967 2:11.008 +4.169 — — 22 BOR #5 Audi S 1:33.737 — +5.939 — —