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.

Pos
Driver
Team
Tyre
Best
Last
Gap
Int
Status

1
Kimi ANTONELLIANT #12FL1:27.798MercedesS
1:27.798
—
LEADER
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—

2
Max VERSTAPPENVER #3Red Bull RacingS
1:27.964
—
+0.166
—
—

3
Charles LECLERCLEC #16FerrariS
1:28.143
—
+0.345
—
—

4
Lando NORRISNOR #1McLarenS
1:28.183
—
+0.385
—
—

5
George RUSSELLRUS #63MercedesS
1:28.197
—
+0.399
—
—

6
Lewis HAMILTONHAM #44FerrariS
1:28.319
—
+0.521
—
—

7
Oscar PIASTRIPIA #81McLarenS
1:28.332
—
+0.534
—
—

8
Franco COLAPINTOCOL #43AlpineS
1:28.762
—
+0.964
—
—

9
Isack HADJARHAD #6Red Bull RacingS
1:28.789
—
+0.991
—
—

10
Pierre GASLYGAS #10AlpineS
1:28.810
—
+1.012
—
—

11
Nico HULKENBERGHUL #27AudiS
1:29.439
2:03.450
+1.641
—
—

12
Liam LAWSONLAW #30Racing BullsS
1:29.499
2:08.020
+1.701
—
—

13
Oliver BEARMANBEA #87Haas F1 TeamS
1:29.340
2:02.916
+1.542
—
—

14
Carlos SAINZSAI #55WilliamsS
1:29.540
2:00.206
+1.742
—
—

15
Esteban OCONOCO #31Haas F1 TeamS
1:29.772
2:04.091
+1.974
—
—

16
Alexander ALBONALB #23WilliamsS
1:29.720
—
+1.922
—
—

17
Arvid LINDBLADLIN #41Racing BullsS
1:30.133
2:03.308
+2.335
—
—

18
Fernando ALONSOALO #14Aston MartinS
1:31.098
1:38.137
+3.300
—
—

19
Lance STROLLSTR #18Aston MartinS
1:31.164
—
+3.366
—
—

20
Valtteri BOTTASBOT #77CadillacS
1:31.629
2:07.650
+3.831
—
—

21
Sergio PEREZPER #11CadillacS
1:31.967
2:11.008
+4.169
—
—

22
Gabriel BORTOLETOBOR #5AudiS
1:33.737
—
+5.939
—
—