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Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, outperforming Max Verstappen by nearly three-tenths of a second. McLaren faced mechanical issues, while Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto ended up starting last due to a brake fire.
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 Bullβs Max Verstappen by nearly three-tenths of a second to secure the top spot. Ferrariβs Charles Leclerc and McLarenβs 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.
Miami Gardens
Qualifying β 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 β LEADER β β 2 Max VERSTAPPEN VER #3 Red Bull Racing S 1:27.964 β +0.166 β β 3 Charles LECLERC LEC #16 Ferrari S 1:28.143 β +0.345 β β 4 Lando NORRIS NOR #1 McLaren S 1:28.183 β +0.385 β β 5 George RUSSELL RUS #63 Mercedes S 1:28.197 β +0.399 β β 6 Lewis HAMILTON HAM #44 Ferrari S 1:28.319 β +0.521 β β 7 Oscar PIASTRI PIA #81 McLaren S 1:28.332 β +0.534 β β 8 Franco COLAPINTO COL #43 Alpine S 1:28.762 β +0.964 β β 9 Isack HADJAR HAD #6 Red Bull Racing S 1:28.789 β +0.991 β β 10 Pierre GASLY GAS #10 Alpine S 1:28.810 β +1.012 β β 11 Nico HULKENBERG HUL #27 Audi S 1:29.439 2:03.450 +1.641 β β 12 Liam LAWSON LAW #30 Racing Bulls S 1:29.499 2:08.020 +1.701 β β 13 Oliver BEARMAN BEA #87 Haas F1 Team S 1:29.340 2:02.916 +1.542 β β 14 Carlos SAINZ SAI #55 Williams S 1:29.540 2:00.206 +1.742 β β 15 Esteban OCON OCO #31 Haas F1 Team S 1:29.772 2:04.091 +1.974 β β 16 Alexander ALBON ALB #23 Williams S 1:29.720 β +1.922 β β 17 Arvid LINDBLAD LIN #41 Racing Bulls S 1:30.133 2:03.308 +2.335 β β 18 ALO #14 Aston Martin S 1:31.098 1:38.137 +3.300 β β 19 STR #18 Aston Martin S 1:31.164 β +3.366 β β 20 BOT #77 Cadillac S 1:31.629 2:07.650 +3.831 β β 21 PER #11 Cadillac S 1:31.967 2:11.008 +4.169 β β 22 BOR #5 Audi S 1:33.737 β +5.939 β β
Kimi Antonelli won pole position at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix qualifying.
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri experienced boost and power unit issues during qualifying.
Gabriel Bortoleto was disqualified from the Sprint and later suffered a brake fire during qualifying, starting in 22nd place.
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