2026 Formula 1 Spanish GP
F1 Spanish GP: Follow qualifying in Madrid with live timing
Follow along for all the action at Formula 1's qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring
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Antonelli goes top with a 1m33.267s.
With four minutes remaining, the drop zone features Alonso, Albon, Perez, Bottas, Bearman and Stroll, who hasn't emerged out of the garage yet.
Sainz is 16th, less than a tenth ahead of Alonso.
A replay shows George Russell hitting the wall in a similar way to Alex Albon in FP3. The Williams driver didn't make it back out on track in that session. Let's see if the Mercedes is unscathed.
It's a Red Bull 1-2 right now. Verstappen lapped 0.065s slower than Lawson, but with mediums. Ferrari's Hamilton and Leclerc follow.
Antonelli locks up at Turn 17! Thankfully there's a large run-off area, otherwise it could have been very costly.
Verstappen is third ahead of Norris, Bortoleto, Leclerc, Hamilton and Piastri.
Liam Lawson goes fastest! He set a 1m33.316s. That's 0.250s faster than Antonelli.
To be fair, Verstappen and the Ferraris are on mediums.
What a lap by Bortoleto! He went third, 0.420s down on Antonelli.
Both Ferraris lapped about half a second slower than Antonelli.
Antonelli sets the first lap time of the session by a top-team driver, a 1m33.566. Verstappen is two tenths off, Russell a full eight tenths adrift.
Good news for Williams, which has been struggling to get out of Q1 of late. And perhaps an opportunity for Cadillac and Aston Martin, who knows?
"Ollie Bearman will not participate in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix as a result of the damage sustained to his VF-26," Haas announces following the Briton's FP3 crash.
Some insight into how drivers feel about the Madring track.
Five minutes to go. Who would you predict to take pole position? Let us know in the comments.
We are fewer than 15 minutes away from qualifying and it's still sunny in Madrid. Air temperature 27C, track temperature 50C.
Let's not forget 27-year-old Miyata won the Super GT and Super Formula titles in 2023, before moving to F2, which has failed to pay off so far. He's 12th in the standings for his third season in the championship.
Ritomo Miyata, Hitech TGR
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Miyata has made it! At the 76th time of asking, he becomes an F2 race winner!
Hitech team-mate Colton Herta withdrew from the race after crashing out of qualifying. No reason has been given for the withdrawal.
Here's everything you need to know about potential 2027 F1 rookie Nikola Tsolov.
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The safety car has neutralised the race and a few drivers are gambling on new tyres – nobody from the front of the pack though.
Championship leader Nikola Tsolov hits the inside wall of Turn 20 and spins as he chases team-mate Noel Leon for fourth. He's out!
Tsolov is known to be in contention for a Racing Bulls seat in the 2027 F1 season. His retirement from this race could see title rival Rafael Camara close the gap from 11 to eight points, if the Ferrari junior finishes sixth.
Meanwhile, we are on lap 13 of 23 in the delayed F2 sprint race – delayed by F1's late FP3 finish.
Ritomo Miyata is leading the reverse-grid contest and is on track to clinch his maiden F2 victory from Emerson Fittipaldi (the two-time F1 champion's son and Pietro's uncle) and Laurens van Hoepen.
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