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.
Kimi ANTONELLI
Max VERSTAPPEN
Charles LECLERC
Lando NORRIS
George RUSSELL
Lewis HAMILTON
Oscar PIASTRI
Franco COLAPINTO
Isack HADJAR
Pierre GASLY
Nico HULKENBERG
Liam LAWSON
Oliver BEARMAN
Carlos SAINZ
Esteban OCON
Alexander ALBON
Arvid LINDBLAD
Fernando ALONSO
Lance STROLL
Valtteri BOTTAS
Sergio PEREZ
Gabriel BORTOLETO
