F1 qualifying outcomes: Who takes pole on the Canadian Grand Prix?

George Russell took the victory within the Dash on the Method 1 Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday, heading off a late cost from Lando Norris after battling together with his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli within the early phases of the race. The win pulled Russell to inside 18 factors of Antonelli atop the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings, probably igniting a title struggle between the Mercedes pair.

However the large factors are earned on Sunday, making Saturday afternoon’s qualifying hour a pivotal second within the 2026 F1 season. Can Russell maintain the stress on Antonelli? Will the younger Mercedes driver bounceback with yet one more pole place? Or will Mercedes’ rivals, comparable to Norris or Lewis Hamilton, who has regarded sturdy up to now in Montreal, spoil the Silver Arrows’ social gathering?

We’ll be following the qualifying hour, which begins at 4:00 p.m. Japanese Saturday afternoon, stay. So verify again in early and infrequently!

F1 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying outcomes

Right here is the provisional beginning grid for the 2026 F1 Canadian Grand Prix, which shall be stuffed in all through the session:

F1 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying: The way it occurred

Observe alongside because the qualifying hour unfolds. All updates are in Japanese Time.

5:00: Norris can’t get to pole place.

BUT GEORGE RUSSELL CAN. HE NIPS ANTONELLI AT THE DEATH WITH A 1:12.578 TO TAKE POLE POSITION.

5:00: Antonelli is now in P1 with a 1:12.646, 0.083 seconds forward of Norris.

4:59: Antonelli is purple by Sector 1, and simply 0.022 seconds behind Norris by Sector 2. Recreation on.

4:59: Russell cuts the beam and may solely get to 3rd, 0.264 seconds behind Norris.

4:58: Russell was simply off Norris’ tempo by Sector 1, and is 0.140 off his tempo by Sector 2.

4:57: Russell’s newest push lap has begun, and he’s a bit unfastened out of Flip 2.

4:56: Norris, Hamilton, Paistri, Colapinto, and Hadjar are the one drivers nonetheless within the storage proper now. 4 minutes stay in Q3.

4:54: Russell heads out early, and may give himself sufficient time to strive two push laps as greater than 5 minutes stay in Q3.

4:53: Russell pulls out of his first push lap and Antonelli’s lap is barely good for fourth. Norris and Hamilton are provisionally on the entrance row.

However we’ll get one other set of push laps, so nothing is finished and dusted simply but.

4:52: A “belter” of a lap from Norris, as he goes P1 with a 1:12.729. That’s 0.139 forward of Hamilton, 0.274 forward of Piastri, and 0.420 forward of Leclerc.

4:51: Verstappen units the early benchmark with a 1:13.473.

4:47: Q3 is underway, with 13 minutes on the clock.

4:44: Hadjar, Hamilton, Norris, Antonelli, Russell, Piastri, Verstappen, Lindblad, Leclerc, and Colapinto are your ten drivers in Q3, having superior in that order.

4:42: Q2 attracts to a detailed with Hülkenberg, Lawson, Bortoleto, Gasly, Sainz, and Bearman the six drivers eradicated.

4:40: Bortoleto is out, Bearman and Sainz are out as effectively.

4:39: Hamilton certainly goes to the highest of the timing sheets, with a 1:13.041. That’s 0.035 seconds forward of Antonelli. Russell’s subsequent effort goes to P3, 0.038 seconds behind his former teammate.

4:39: Hamilton is on a banger of a lap, having gone purple by the primary sector. He has appeared dialed in all week.

4:37: Three minutes stay in Q2. Colapinto, Sainz, Bortoleto, Bearman, Gasly, and Lawson are the six drivers within the drop zone. Hülkenberg is in P10, the driving force in danger proper now.

4:36: Leclerc will get pulled into the weighbridge, proper when he must get into and out of the storage rapidly.

4:34: Leclerc’s newest push lap will get him out of the drop zone, however is barely good for ninth. With instances coming down, the Ferrari driver stays in danger.

4:33: With seven minutes left in Q2 the six drivers within the drop zone are: Leclerc, Sainz, Bortoleto, Bearman, Gasly, and Lawson.

4:32: Verstappen will get to P5, 0.403 seconds behind Antonelli. However it’s Hadjar who is quicker, as he goes to P2 with a time simply 0.128 seconds behind Antonelli.

4:31: The Mercedes pair pumps of their early push laps. Russell goes to P5, whereas Antonelli jumps into P1 with a 1:13.076. That’s 0.159 seconds forward of Norris.

4:31: Hamilton rockets as much as P2, simply 0.035 seconds behind Norris.

4:30: Norris is the early pace-setter, forward of Piastri, Hadjar, Colapinto, and Gasly.

4:26: Q2 is underway with quarter-hour on the clock. Who will advance to Q3?

You, expensive reader. You’ll advance to Q3 together with the remainder of us.

4:25: Q2 is about to start, and the vehicles are lining up already. Colapinto is up entrance with Gasly proper behind him.

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4:22: Q2 will start momentarily. Antonelli, Norris, Piastri, Hadjar, Hamilton, Leclerc, Lindblad, Russell, Verstappen, Sainz, Lawson, Bearman, Colapinto, Hülkenberg, Gasly, and Bortoleto are the 16 drivers who superior, in that order.

4:19: Ocon is out, as each Hülkenberg and Bortoleto each nip him, together with Gasly. Ocon, Albon, Alonso, Pérez, Stroll, and Bottas are the six drivers eradicated right here on the finish of Q1.

4:19: Ocon’s ultimate effort will get him to P15, he is perhaps protected. Alonso’s ultimate effort is just not sufficient, and he shall be out.

4:18: 30 seconds stay, and 18 drivers stay on the monitor.

4:18: Bortoleto climbs to P16, pulling himself out of the drop zone. However his teammate Hülkenberg stays in danger, down in P18.

4:16: Three minutes stay in Q1 on the Canadian Grand Prix. Ocon, Bortoleto, Alonso, Hülkenberg, Bottas, and Stroll are the six drivers within the drop zone.

4:15: Norris improves to second, simply 0.151 seconds behind Antonelli.

4:14: Bearman stories over the radio {that a} “piece of my automotive” has fallen off.

4:12: With six minutes left in Q1 the six drivers within the drop zone are: Bortoleto, Alonso, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Stroll, and Gasly. Albon is the driving force in danger proper now, as he sits in P16.

4:11: Leclerc completes a lap that appears clear, and is nice for P9.

Lindblad rockets as much as P3 with a robust lap, and he appears snug at this monitor, having secured P8 within the F1 Dash earlier in the present day.

4:10: Russell improves to P1 with a 1:13.953, however Antonelli instantly clips him with a 1:13.380. Hadjar climbs to P2, and is simply 0.274 seconds off Antonelli’s tempo. The monitor is definitely evolving.

In the meantime, Leclerc is now down within the drop zone, together with his lap deleted on account of exceeding monitor limits.

4:09: Verstappen, who has been complaining concerning the journey all week, jumps as much as P1 with a 1:14.067.

4:08: Piastri’s newest effort slots him into P2, simply 0.008 seconds behind his teammate.

4:07: The Mercedes drivers log their first push laps, and Antonelli slots into P2 behind Norris, 0.015 seconds behind the McLaren driver. Russell slots in third, 0.255 seconds off the tempo from Norris.

Pérez, Stroll, Ocon, Albon, Gasly, and Bottas are at the moment the drivers within the drop zone.

4:06: Verstappen jumps to P1 with a 1:14.600. Norris then clips him with a 1:14.213.

4:05: Occasions are beginning to are available in and Piastri is the early pace-setter, with a 1:15.105. Count on these instances to tumble because the monitor evolves.

4:04: Race management has famous that the incident involving Alonso shall be investigated after the qualifying hour.

4:03: quarter-hour are left in Q1 and solely Hadjar stays within the storage for now.

4:02: Alonso has been famous by race management for an unsafe launch.

4:01: Albon is the primary driver to take to the monitor, adopted by Lawson, Bearman, and Ocon.

4:00: Inexperienced mild in Montreal, 18 minutes on the clock, and qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix is underway.

3:58: Qualifying begins momentarily, however vehicles are already lined up alongside pit lane.

3:48: Jolyon Palmer predicts a Mercedes entrance row, with Russell beginning in P1.

3:46: Need to really feel previous? On the pre-qualifying present, they only confirmed Juan Pablo Montoya strolling the monitor together with his son Sebastian … who drives in F2 for PREMA.