Formula 1 TAG Heuer Gran Premio de España 2026

Your weekend briefing

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Past session

Practice 1

Fri 11 Sep 2026 · 13:30 SAST

Circuito de Madring

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Practice 2

Fri 11 Sep 2026 · 17:00 SAST

Circuito de Madring

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Practice 3

Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 12:30 SAST

Circuito de Madring

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Past session

Qualifying

Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 16:00 SAST

Circuito de Madring

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Past session

Race

Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 15:00 SAST

Circuito de Madring

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Race · 1:34:23.754 · 57 laps	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:34:28.105 · 57 laps	18
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:34:28.843 · 57 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:34:52.870 · 57 laps	12
5	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:34:53.583 · 57 laps	10
6	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	Race · 1:35:50.500 · 57 laps	8
7	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Race · 1:35:58.035 · 57 laps	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:35:59.593 · 57 laps	4
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	1
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 5.000 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 43 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Race · Water pressure · Time not recorded · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 12 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Lando Norris · McLaren

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

George Russell · Mercedes

Liam Lawson · Red Bull

Franco Colapinto · Alpine

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Arvid Lindblad · Racing Bulls

Nico Hülkenberg · Audi

Esteban Ocon · Haas

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Gabriel Bortoleto · Audi

Yuki Tsunoda · Racing Bulls

Alexander Albon · Williams

Oliver Bearman · Haas

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Valtteri Bottas · Cadillac

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Williams

Sergio Pérez · Cadillac

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Lewis Hamilton · Ferrari

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.469 · Q2 1:32.873 · Q3 1:31.824 · 19 laps
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.267 · Q2 1:32.591 · Q3 1:31.835 · 20 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.381 · Q2 1:32.431 · Q3 1:31.964 · 18 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.531 · Q2 1:32.710 · Q3 1:32.013 · 21 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.532 · Q2 1:32.755 · Q3 1:32.019 · 21 laps
6	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.211 · Q2 1:32.850 · Q3 1:32.149 · 22 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.829 · Q2 1:33.204 · Q3 1:32.294 · 22 laps
8	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.310 · Q2 1:32.780 · Q3 1:32.316 · 18 laps
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.963 · Q2 1:33.038 · Q3 1:32.903 · 17 laps
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.340 · Q2 1:33.204 · Q3 1:33.041 · 21 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.417 · Q2 1:33.223 · 13 laps
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.986 · Q2 1:33.388 · 12 laps
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.667 · Q2 1:33.667 · 11 laps
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.246 · Q2 1:33.753 · 11 laps
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.311 · Q2 1:34.084 · 15 laps
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.307 · Q2 1:35.532 · 14 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.312 · 9 laps
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.388 · 9 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.913 · 9 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.011 · 8 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:31.824
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:31.835
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:31.964
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:32.013
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:32.019
6	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:32.149
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:32.294
8	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:32.316
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:32.903
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:33.041
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Starting grid · 1:33.223
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Starting grid · 1:33.388
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Starting grid · 1:33.667
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:33.753
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:34.084
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:35.532
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:35.388
18	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:35.913
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:38.011
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Starting grid · 1:35.312 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 40 · 40 places
PL	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.077 · 28 laps
2	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.363 · 27 laps
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.536 · 27 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.620 · 27 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.703 · 25 laps
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.947 · 27 laps
7	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.033 · 28 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.148 · 22 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.529 · 26 laps
10	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.539 · 26 laps
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.652 · 27 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.834 · 25 laps
13	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.933 · 24 laps
14	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.244 · 23 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.473 · 27 laps
16	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.853 · 24 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.870 · 30 laps
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.939 · 16 laps
19	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.254 · 26 laps
20	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.591 · 25 laps
21	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.150 · 26 laps
22	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.818 · 25 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.662 · 24 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.775 · 26 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.811 · 23 laps
4	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.890 · 15 laps
5	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.999 · 25 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.063 · 22 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.200 · 24 laps
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.758 · 26 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.867 · 26 laps
10	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.938 · 21 laps
11	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.959 · 21 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.060 · 22 laps
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.170 · 25 laps
14	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.203 · 26 laps
15	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.886 · 22 laps
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.291 · 25 laps
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.780 · 16 laps
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.936 · 22 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.195 · 24 laps
20	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.273 · 20 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.727 · 24 laps
22	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.797 · 13 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.963 · 13 laps
3	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.986 · 12 laps
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.033 · 13 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.172 · 9 laps
6	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.499 · 11 laps
7	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.902 · 14 laps
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.933 · 14 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.284 · 5 laps
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.288 · 15 laps
11	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.346 · 14 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.430 · 12 laps
13	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.481 · 12 laps
14	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.505 · 7 laps
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.565 · 12 laps
16	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.971 · 13 laps
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.020 · 17 laps
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.464 · 15 laps
19	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.570 · 12 laps
20	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.441 · 13 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.670 · 13 laps
22	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.587
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:36.030
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.063
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.680
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.760
6	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.846
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:37.226
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:37.308
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:37.321
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:37.837
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:38.114
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:38.119
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:38.141
14	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:38.211
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:38.396
16	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:39.003
17	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:39.130
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.397
19	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:39.839
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:40.195
21	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:41.116
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:43.462

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Kimi Antonelli	1	14	31.843
Max Verstappen	1	14	31.067
George Russell	1	14	30.740
Franco Colapinto	1	14	31.671
Arvid Lindblad	1	14	31.848
Esteban Ocon	1	14	32.173
Nico Hülkenberg	1	14	31.040
Alexander Albon	1	14	31.158
Sergio Pérez	1	14	32.217
Fernando Alonso	1	14	43.845
Lando Norris	1	15	35.134
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	23	46.367
George Russell	2	28	30.622
Valtteri Bottas	1	29	31.710
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	31	31.428
Oliver Bearman	1	33	33.312
Yuki Tsunoda	1	36	31.414
Fernando Alonso	2	37	32.002
Oscar Piastri	1	42	31.408
Oliver Bearman	2	43	31.441
Liam Lawson	1	44	30.972
Valtteri Bottas	2	43	31.667
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	47	30.836
Charles Leclerc	1	48	31.319
Pierre Gasly	1	55	31.483

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Pierre Gasly · 5.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	292
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	211
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	191
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	186
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	167
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	145
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	120
8	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	71
9	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	59
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	41
11	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
12	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	27
13	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	503
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	358
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	306
4	Red Bull Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	230
5	Racing Bulls Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	77
6	Alpine Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	68
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	21
8	Audi Audi	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
10	Aston Martin Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
11	Cadillac Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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