F1 2026 Spanish Grand Prix: Full starting grid for first race in Madrid after two penalties

This is the full starting grid for the 2026 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. 

Lando Norris will start from pole position on F1’s first visit to its Spanish Grand Prix home in Madrid. 

The reigning world champion snatched his third pole of the season with a superb last-ditch effort at the end of Q3 to top qualifying in his McLaren. 

Mercedes suffered its fourth consecutive qualifying defeat but championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli will line up alongside Norris on the front row of the grid. 

Max Verstappen goes from third on the grid in his Red Bull, with old F1 title rival and Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton joining him on row two. The seven-time world champion sat on provisional pole after the first runs of Q3 but ended up slipping to fourth as his rivals improved. 

Charles Leclerc starts fifth in the other Ferrari, with George Russell lining up on the third row from sixth. 

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will go from seventh, with Red Bull’s Liam Lawson, Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Racing Bulls’ Arvid Lindblad completing the top-10 starters for Sunday’s race. 

Ollie Bearman was unable to take part in qualifying due to damage picked up in his Haas FP3 crash, and will start from the pit lane after changing power unit components in parc ferme conditions. 

Lance Stroll also did not set a lap time due to a suspected water pressure leak in his AMR26.

Stroll has a 40-place grid drop for taking on a completely new power unit, though the Aston Martin will not serve it due to qualifying last anyway.

Carlos Sainz was handed a three-place grid drop for his home race for impeding Valtteri Bottas at Turns 6 and 7 during Q1. 

The Williams driver, who only set a lap good enough for 17th as he suffered a disappointing Q1 elimination, will now start from P20.