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Race weekend · 2026

Spanish Grand Prix

Formula 1 Tag Heuer Gran Premio de Espana 2026

Circuit
Madring
  • Location: Madrid, Spain
  • Length: 5.416 km
  • Corners: 22
Track guide
Session schedule (UTC)
Free practice

FP1 Results: Russell fastest as Mercedes leads Mercedes at Madring

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1George RussellMercedes1:34.077
P2Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:34.363
P3Charles LeclercFerrari1:34.536
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:34.620
P5Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:34.703
P6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:34.947
P7Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:35.033
P8Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:35.148
P9Nico HulkenbergAudi1:35.529
P10Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing1:35.539

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

FP2 results: Antonelli sets pace as red flag interrupts Madring debut

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33.662
P2Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.775
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:33.811
P4Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:33.890
P5George RussellMercedes1:33.999
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:34.063
P7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:34.200
P8Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls1:34.758
P9Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:34.867
P10Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing1:34.938

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Race result
PosDriverTeamPtsStatus
P1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes25Finished
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull18Finished
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren15Finished
P4Charles LeclercFerrari12Finished
P5George RussellMercedes10Finished
P6Liam LawsonRed Bull8Finished
P7Franco ColapintoAlpine6Finished
P8Oscar PiastriMcLaren4Finished
P9Arvid LindbladRB2Lapped
P10Nico HülkenbergAudi1Lapped
P11Esteban OconHaas0Lapped
P12Pierre GaslyAlpine0Lapped
P13Gabriel BortoletoAudi0Lapped
P14Yuki TsunodaRB0Lapped
P15Alexander AlbonWilliams0Lapped
P16Oliver BearmanHaas0Lapped
P17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0Lapped
P18Valtteri BottasCadillac0Lapped
NCLewis HamiltonFerrari0Retired
NCCarlos SainzWilliams0Retired
NCSergio PérezCadillac0Retired
NCLance StrollAston Martin0Retired

Official race classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. NC = not classified (retired before the finish).

Pit stops
DriverStopsFastest stop
George Russell230.622s (fastest)
Gabriel Bortoleto130.836s
Liam Lawson130.972s
Nico Hülkenberg131.040s
Max Verstappen131.067s
Alexander Albon131.158s
Charles Leclerc131.319s
Oscar Piastri131.408s
Yuki Tsunoda131.414s
Carlos Sainz231.428s
Oliver Bearman231.441s
Pierre Gasly131.483s
Valtteri Bottas231.667s
Franco Colapinto131.671s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli131.843s
Arvid Lindblad131.848s
Fernando Alonso232.002s
Esteban Ocon132.173s
Sergio Pérez132.217s
Lando Norris135.134s

Pit-stop timings via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. "Fastest stop" is each driver's quickest stationary time.

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGap
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:31.824pole
P2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:31.835+0.011
P3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:31.964+0.140
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:32.013+0.189
P5Charles LeclercFerrari1:32.019+0.195
P6George RussellMercedes1:32.149+0.325
P7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:32.294+0.470
P8Liam LawsonRed Bull1:32.316+0.492
P9Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:32.903+1.079
P10Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:33.041+1.217
P11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:33.223+1.399
P12Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:33.388+1.564
P13Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:33.667+1.843
P14Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:33.753+1.929
P15Yuki TsunodaRB F1 Team1:34.084+2.260
P16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:35.532+3.708
P17Carlos SainzWilliams1:35.312+3.488
P18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.388+3.564
P19Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:35.913+4.089
P20Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:38.011+6.187

Gap is to pole. Times are each driver's session best (Q3 for the top 10, then Q2, then Q1), so a Q2 lap can read quicker than a red-flag-compromised Q3 lap. Official classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API.

Strategy & analysis
Madring circuit guide
Layout, lap record, corners, pit lane characteristics.
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