Starting Grid For The 2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 02: Pole position qualifier Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team with his Pirelli Pole Position award during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 02, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes went fastest in Saturday’s qualifying in Miami, locking in his third grand prix pole position in a row and his third overall.

The current championship leader posted a lap time of 1m 27.798s to pip a resurgent Max Verstappen to the pole by just over a tenth of a second.

Now the 19-year-old has joined an elite group, becoming one of only three drivers to secure their first three pole positions in their F1 career in consecutive grands prix - alongside legends Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari will start the race in third, looking to grab the team’s fourth podium finish in a row.

Defending champion Lando Norris, fresh off a sprint win, will line up right behind in P3 for McLaren.

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli (C), winner of the pole position, stands with Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L), who finished second, and Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (R), who finished third, after the qualifying session for the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

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Championship’s second-placed George Russell will race from fifth in the other Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton just behind in P6 for Ferrari followed by Oscar Piastri’s McLaren and Franco Colapinto of Alpine.