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Round 14 · 11–13 Sept 2026Completed
Madring, Madrid, Spain. Three practice sessions, Qualifying and the Grand Prix. Session times, live stream, weather, results and circuit guide.

Winner
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
1:34:23.754
Weather in Madrid
MadridGrand Prix classification
| Pos | Driver | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
|
1:34:23.754 | 25 | |
| 2 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
|
+4.351 | 18 | |
| 3 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
|
+5.089 | 15 | |
| 4 |
Charles LeclercFerrari
|
+29.116 | 12 | |
| 5 |
George RussellMercedes
|
+29.829 FL | 10 | |
| 6 |
Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing
|
+1:26.746 | 8 | |
| 7 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
|
+1:34.281 | 6 | |
| 8 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
|
+1:35.839 | 4 | |
| 9 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
|
+10.408 | 2 | |
| 10 |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
|
+11.298 | 1 | |
| 11 |
Esteban OconHaas
|
+15.143 | ||
| 12 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
|
+26.152 | ||
| 13 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
|
+28.389 | ||
| 14 |
TSU
Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls
|
+1:00.163 | ||
| 15 |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
|
+1:26.212 | ||
| 16 |
Oliver BearmanHaas
|
+1:29.963 | ||
| 17 |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
|
+33.776 | ||
| 18 |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
|
+49.246 | ||
| DNF |
Carlos SainzWilliams
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Sergio PérezCadillac
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Lance StrollAston Martin
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
|
Retired |
Pole: Lando Norris
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
| 1:33.469 | 1:32.873 | 1:31.824 |
| 2 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
| 1:33.267 | 1:32.591 | 1:31.835 |
| 3 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
| 1:33.381 | 1:32.431 | 1:31.964 |
| 4 |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
| 1:33.531 | 1:32.710 | 1:32.013 |
| 5 |
Charles LeclercFerrari
| 1:33.532 | 1:32.755 | 1:32.019 |
| 6 |
George RussellMercedes
| 1:33.211 | 1:32.850 | 1:32.149 |
| 7 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
| 1:33.829 | 1:33.204 | 1:32.294 |
| 8 |
Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing
| 1:33.310 | 1:32.780 | 1:32.316 |
| 9 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
| 1:33.963 | 1:33.038 | 1:32.903 |
| 10 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
| 1:34.340 | 1:33.204 | 1:33.041 |
| 11 |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
| 1:34.417 | 1:33.223 | – |
| 12 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
| 1:33.986 | 1:33.388 | – |
| 13 |
Esteban OconHaas
| 1:34.667 | 1:33.667 | – |
| 14 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
| 1:34.246 | 1:33.753 | – |
| 15 |
TSU
Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls
| 1:34.311 | 1:34.084 | – |
| 16 |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
| 1:35.307 | 1:35.532 | – |
| 17 |
Carlos SainzWilliams
| 1:35.312 | – | – |
| 18 |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
| 1:35.388 | – | – |
| 19 |
Sergio PérezCadillac
| 1:35.913 | – | – |
| 20 |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
| 1:38.011 | – | – |
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González · CC BY-SA 4.0
Madring is the home of the Spanish Grand Prix, built around the IFEMA exhibition centre in the Barajas district of Madrid, Spain, close to Madrid-Barajas Airport. It hosted its first Formula 1 race in 2026, when the Spanish Grand Prix moved from Barcelona and Madrid returned to the calendar for the first time since Jarama in 1981. The circuit combines public roads with private land.
Designed by Jarno Zaffelli's firm Dromo, the 5.414 km lap packs in 22 corners, dramatic elevation changes and fast straights. Its signature feature is Turn 12, La Monumental, a semicircular banked curve around half a kilometre long, described by Formula 1 as the longest banked turn on the calendar and overlooked by a grandstand holding around 45,000 fans.
What to watch for: Drivers criticised the lack of overtaking after the first race here, so qualifying position counts, with the long main straight into Turn 1 the key passing opportunity.

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