Lando Norris claims pole position for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix

McLaren’s Norris in third and Ferrari’s Leclerc fourth Track design questioned owing to lack of overtaking Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes becoming the first victor at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring in Madrid. In a decidedly prosaic affair for the track’s debut, he beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place and McLaren’s Lando Norris into third in a race where, after the opening lap, there were only four on-track passes and none of them at the sharp end. Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari and George Russell fifth for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes were all but ended when he was forced to retire with a brake problem on lap six. Continue reading...

Kimi Antonelli prevailed in the Spanish Grand Prix, Formula 1’s first race at the Madring, as polesitter Lando Norris’ race was derailed by strategy. Norris comfortably pulled away in the early stages of the race, but he pitted right after a virtual safety car intervention, which pegged him so far back that he lost the victory. Scruffy start as frontrunners cut corners Pirelli ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris starts on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Lando Norris delivered a stunning final effort in Saturday's qualifying to take the first-ever pole position at the Madring. Here's the full starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix with penalties applied.

“That’s a masterpiece.” After Lando Norris snatched pole position away from Kimi Antonelli by a mere 0.011s at the Spanish Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was both ecstatic and panegyrical towards his driver. At no point during the weekend had the papaya cars actually looked quick enough to be in the mix for glory. Mercedes had topped all practice sessions from ...Keep reading

Lando Norris's pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix has received widespread praise from Formula 1 fans, with his performance branded "sensational". The McLaren driver secured the front spot on the grid for Sunday's race at the Madring circuit, beating Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds. Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed third. Norris's result was ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads into Sunday at Madring with Lando Norris on pole after a thrilling first qualifying session at Madrid’s new Formula 1 circuit. The McLaren driver beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011s with a last-gasp lap, handing Mercedes its fourth consecutive qualifying defeat. Max Verstappen starts third after a stronger session for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton and ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris came out of nowhere to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris said he was shocked to take pole for the first-ever race on the new Madring circuit, putting in "one of the best laps of my career" to take down championship leader Kimi Antonelli. At the end of a thrilling qualifying session, Antonelli went out first for the final set of flying laps around the high-speed Madring track and looked set to take his ...Keep reading

Defending champion Lando Norris narrowly beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli to claim pole position on Saturday for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver topped the timesheets with the best time of 1 minute 31.

Briton beats teammates by one-hundredth of a second Verstappen qualifies third on tough Madring track Lando Norris took the first pole position at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring, for the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver saw off a spirited assault by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who was second, with a superb and somewhat unexpected lap at a circuit that has proved challenging to master and punishing on the slightest of errors. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in third. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in fourth and fifth for Ferrari and George Russell sixth for Mercedes. Continue reading...

Lando Norris clinched his third pole position of the season in the first Qualifying session at the Madring.

Defending champion Lando Norris narrowly beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli to claim pole position for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. The McLaren driver topped the timesheets with the best time of 1 minute 31.

Just 0.011s separated the reigning F1 world champion and this year's championship leader in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.

Lando Norris takes a superb pole position for McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Lando Norris takes a superb pole position for McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring. The Briton pipped Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011s in the closing stages of qualifying. Red Bull's Max Verstappen took third and will line up ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton on the second row. Q2 The first set of Q2 runs saw Nico Hulkenberg and Arvid Lindblad take a ...Keep reading

The McLaren driver pipped Kimi Antonelli to the post in the closing stages of qualifying

Formula 1’s reigning world champion Lando Norris has claimed his third pole position of the 2026 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating series leader Kimi Antonelli at the debutant Madring circuit. With a last-ditch effort Norris took a mere 0.011s out of Antonelli's benchmark to hand Mercedes its fourth consecutive qualifying defeat. It was F1's first-ever qualifying session on the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris delivered when it mattered most, snatching pole position in Madrid by just 0. 011s from Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen completing the top three after a fiercely contested qualifying battle.

Lando Norris has secured Pole Position for the Spanish GP, giving himself the best possible chance of victory around the all-new, semi-street Madring circuit. Norris' quickest lap time in Q3 was enough to edge out Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen in a dramatic end to Madrid qualifying.

Lando Norris produced a stunning lap to beat Kimi Antonelli to the first pole position at Formula 1's all-new Madring circuit in a thrilling Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying.

Lando Norris clinched pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix with a stunning last-gasp effort in Qualifying.

McLaren's Lando Norris stormed to pole position in Qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, a performance that surprised the reigning World Champion.