22:06
Antonelli will lead Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Piastri, Colapinto, Hadjar and Gasly on the grid for the grand prix.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, 2026 Miami F1
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F1 Miami LIVE: Antonelli snatches pole in tight grand prix qualifying
Live text coverage of Saturday's sprint and main qualifying action from the 2026 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
Key Moments
- Antonelli takes pole
- Antonelli tops Q1, Verstappen fastest in Q2
- Hulkenberg, Lawson, Haas, Williams out in Q2
- Lindblad, Aston, Cadillac, Bortoleto out in Q1
The 2026 Formula 1 season resumes this weekend, as the series makes its first of three visits to the United States of America, beginning with the Miami Grand Prix.
A recent addition to the calendar, the circuit around the Miami Dolphins' NFL stadium marks the fourth round of the 2026 season and the first race in five weeks.
The war in Iran forced F1 to cancel the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, meaning no racing took place in April. However, this offered the 11 teams plenty of time to work on car development.
More significantly, this weekend's Miami Grand Prix sees the debut of new engine regulations aimed at improving the qualifying spectacle, as well as safety, following the scary shunt for Ollie Bearman at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Reigning world champion Lando Norris will started on pole for today's sprint, having topped a tight sprint qualifying on Friday evening in Miami, and went on to take a dominant win.
The vastly updated McLaren appears to be working well this weekend so far, with Oscar Piastri third after a scrappy lap in the sister car.
Mercedes looks to be on the back foot, as it elected against any major updates ahead of a significant package of upgrades for the Canadian Grand Prix in a few weeks.
Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli was second on the grid in sprint qualifying, while team-mate George Russell was sixth. They finished fourth and fifth on the road, but Antonelli was dropped to sixth because of a track limits penalty.
Ferrari's updated car looked like it was delivering across Friday, but Charles Leclerc only came away with a best of fourth in sprint qualifying, which he converted to third in the sprint.
Max Verstappen was much happier with his Red Bull after Friday, claiming that he can "trust" it more than in the opening three rounds.
Qualifying for the grand prix concludes Saturday's track action.
2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix: Saturday schedule
Sprint - 5pm BST
Qualifying - 9pm BST
02 May 2026
22:27
Report: Kimi Antonelli seals hat-trick of F1 poles as Mercedes bounce back at Miami Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli makes it three F1 pole positions in a row in Miami.
Kimi Antonelli seals hat-trick of F1 poles as Mercedes bounce back at Miami Grand Prix
Antonelli followed in the footsteps of Schumacher and Senna with his third straight F1 pole
22:18
2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix: Full qualifying results
Full qualifying results from qualifying at the 2026 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix: Full qualifying results
George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, 2026 Miami F1
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22:05
Verstappen goes second, but it's pole again for Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 0.166s!
22:05
Norris fourth.
22:05
Antonelli doesn't complete this lap. Piastri stays seventh, Hamilton only sixth.
22:04
Russell stays fifth.
22:04
Q3 - chequered flag
The chequered flag is out.
22:02
Verstappen is the last one out. He'll be the last to set a time. Risky strategy, but could pay off brilliantly.
22:02
Two minutes to go. This is set up nicely for a grandstand finish.
22:00
Top 10 with four minutes to go:
- Antonelli
- Leclerc
- Verstappen
- Norris
- Russell
- Hamilton
- Piastri
- Colapinto
- Hadjar
- Gasly
21:58
That lap from Antonelli is going to take some beating. Russell 0.399s down in fifth.
21:58
Antonelli blows the field away, though, with a 1m27.798s - the fastest lap of the weekend so far.
Leclerc is now 0.345s adrift.
21:57
Leclerc is now on provisional pole with a 1m28.143s from Verstappen. Just 0.040s cover the top three!
21:56
Norris betters that with a 1m28.183s.
21:56
Piastri sets the pace at 1m28.687s.
21:55
Is today the day we see a Ferrari pole?
21:52
Your Q3 runners are:
- Verstappen
- Antonelli
- Leclerc
- Piastri
- Hamilton
- Russell
- Norris
- Hadjar
- Colapinto
- Gasly
21:52
F1 Miami - Q3
The pole shootout session is underway.
21:51
Boost issues for Norris
Zak Brown says Norris was suffering from boost issues in Q2, which explains his drop in pace.
21:49
Leclerc took a hard kerb hit during that session. He's asked his team to take a look to see if there is any damage.
21:49
Alex Albon didn't hold back on his team radio: "What a joke, man."
He'll start 16th tomorrow.
21:48
Good effort by Alpine's Franco Colapinto. He's into Q3 for just the second time in his F1 career.
21:45
Hulkenberg, Lawson, Bearman, Sainz, Ocon and Albon fail to make the Q3 cut.
21:45
Norris improves to seventh to lift himself out of danger.