MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Sprint Pole qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren arrives in parc ferme during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 01, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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Lando Norris of McLaren stormed to sprint pole position at the Miami Grand Prix, putting an end to Mercedes’ perfect qualifying run in 2026.
The Briton clocked a lap time of 1m 27.869s in the upgraded MCL40 car, enough to pip current championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes to pole by two tenths of a second.
Starting in third place is Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren, followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
Championship’s second-placed George Russell had to settle for sixth place for Mercedes ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, with Franco Colapinto, Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly rounding out the top 10.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Sprint Pole qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and Sprint 3rd qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren congratulate each other in parc ferme during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 01, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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Further down, the Audi duo of Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg qualified 11th and 12th respectively while Oliver Bearman landed in 13th for Haas.
Williams’ Alexander Albon initially clocked in at 14th but had his times deleted for exceeding track limits, pushing him down to 18th. His teammate Carlos Sainz moved up to 14th.
Arvid Lindblad, having originally secured P15 in his Racing Bulls, will start the sprint from the pitlane after breaking parc ferme regulations, giving a one-place gain to the cars behind.
The other Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson moved up to 15th ahead of Esteban Ocon in the Haas.
Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will start from 17th and 19th respectively in Cadillac’s first home grand prix.
Aston Martin faced another tough day with Fernando Alonso stuck in a lowly 20th and Lance Stroll unable to complete a lap, starting the sprint dead last.
Despite the disastrous start to their 2026 campaign, the Silverstone outfit are the only team to have not brought any aerodynamic upgrades to their struggling AMR26 in Miami.
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Here’s the starting order for the second sprint of the season in Miami:
The Miami Grand Prix sprint starts at 12 p.m. local time (EDT) on Saturday, May 2.
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