2026 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying Results: McLaren Back On Top

After taking a surprise pole position for the sprint race on the Saturday of the Miami Grand Prix race weekend, Lando Norris nodded to the substantial array of upgrades the Woking team implemented for his jump in performance.

“A perfect result for us. A nice way to reward the team,” he said. “We have a lot of new upgrades on the car. It’s nice to feel some grip again and to reward the guys and the girls that have put a lot of work into this.

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“I’ve always loved Miami on and off the track. It’s the beginning of the weekend, so still a long way to go but nice to tick things off by doing this.”

On McLaren’s fight with Mercedes, Norris admitted that Miami may suit the Woking outfit more than their Brackley rivals.

“The track is different. We know this track has always been good to us but knew what we were bringing was going to be a good step and it has.

“It’s nice our estimations have proved correct and the team deserve that.

“Since the first lap I’ve felt comfortable and was like ‘I’ve got a bit of rear grip’.”

Miami Sprint Qualifying Results

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Sprint Qualifying — Miami | 22 drivers Pos Driver Team Tyre Best Last Gap Int Status 1 Lando NORRISNOR #1FL1:27.869McLarenS 1:27.869 — LEADER — — 2 Kimi ANTONELLIANT #12MercedesS 1:28.091 — +0.222 — — 3 Oscar PIASTRIPIA #81McLarenS 1:28.108 — +0.239 — — 4 Charles LECLERCLEC #16FerrariS 1:28.239 — +0.370 — — 5 Max VERSTAPPENVER #3Red Bull RacingS 1:28.461 — +0.592 — — 6 George RUSSELLRUS #63MercedesS 1:28.493 — +0.624 — — 7 Lewis HAMILTONHAM #44FerrariS 1:28.618 — +0.749 — — 8 Franco COLAPINTOCOL #43AlpineS 1:29.320 — +1.451 — — 9 Isack HADJARHAD #6Red Bull RacingS 1:29.422 — +1.553 — — 10 Pierre GASLYGAS #10AlpineS 1:29.474 — +1.605 — — 11 Gabriel BORTOLETOBOR #5AudiM 1:29.994 2:10.141 +2.125 — — 12 Nico HULKENBERGHUL #27AudiM 1:30.019 2:37.335 +2.150 — — 13 Oliver BEARMANBEA #87Haas F1 TeamM 1:30.116 2:06.721 +2.247 — — 14 Alexander ALBONALB #23WilliamsM 1:30.216 2:00.610 +2.347 — — 15 Carlos SAINZSAI #55WilliamsM 1:30.224 2:02.309 +2.355 — — 16 Arvid LINDBLADLIN #41Racing BullsM 1:30.573 2:40.988 +2.704 — — 17 Liam LAWSONLAW #30Racing BullsM 1:31.043 1:59.449 +3.174 — — 18 Esteban OCONOCO #31Haas F1 TeamM 1:31.245 2:03.479 +3.376 — — 19 Sergio PEREZPER #11CadillacM 1:31.255 2:33.640 +3.386 — — 20 Valtteri BOTTASBOT #77CadillacM 1:31.826 — +3.957 — — 21 Fernando ALONSOALO #14Aston MartinM 1:32.490 1:48.220 +4.621 — — 22 Lance STROLLSTR #18Aston MartinM 2:01.708 2:01.708 +33.839 — —

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