Round 5 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-05-24
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix with a 1:12.578 lap.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.068s shy of pole, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third on the grid. Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Audi) missed the cut by 0.189s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.119s — pole to P10 — with Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:13.953 | 1:13.079 | 1:12.578 | 1:12.578 |
| 2 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:13.380 | 1:13.076 | 1:12.646 | +0.068 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:13.503 | 1:13.049 | 1:12.729 | +0.151 |
| 4 |
| 81Oscar Piastri |
| McLaren |
| 1:13.559 |
| 1:13.285 |
| 1:12.781 |
| +0.203 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:13.767 | 1:13.041 | 1:12.868 | +0.290 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:14.067 | 1:13.479 | 1:12.907 | +0.329 |
| 7 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:13.654 | 1:12.975 | 1:12.935 | +0.357 |
| 8 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.825 | 1:13.496 | 1:12.976 | +0.398 |
| 9 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:13.895 | 1:13.548 | 1:13.280 | +0.702 |
| 10 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:14.466 | 1:13.857 | 1:13.697 | +1.119 |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:14.562 | 1:13.886 | — | +1.308 |
| 12 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:14.346 | 1:13.897 | — | +1.319 |
| 13 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:14.775 | 1:14.071 | — | +1.493 |
| 14 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:14.698 | 1:14.187 | — | +1.609 |
| 15 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:14.276 | 1:14.273 | — | +1.695 |
| 16 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:14.449 | 1:14.416 | — | +1.838 |
| 17 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:14.845 | — | — | +2.267 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:14.851 | — | — | +2.273 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:15.196 | — | — | +2.618 |
| 20 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:15.429 | — | — | +2.851 |
| 21 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.195 | — | — | +3.617 |
| 22 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:16.272 | — | — | +3.694 |