Oscar Piastri qualifies seventh for Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid
Motorsport.com • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
Last updated Sep 13, 2026
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri secured the seventh starting position for the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid on September 13, 2026. The driver described his performance during the qualifying session as messy and expressed difficulty maintaining pace throughout the weekend at the new track. While Piastri struggled to break into the top six in most practice sessions and qualifying segments, his teammate Lando Norris secured pole position. The team now looks toward the race following a challenging qualifying performance for the Australian driver. Piastri enters the main event with a significant gap to overcome compared to his teammate's front-row start.
- •Oscar Piastri finished seventh in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix.
- •Lando Norris secured pole position for the event.
- •Piastri struggled for pace throughout practice sessions and qualifying at the new Madring track.
- •The driver characterized his qualifying performance as shocking and messy.
- 12:00 AMMotorsport.com — “Pretty shocking”, “quite messy” – Oscar Piastri bewildered by poor Madring F1 qualifying
"A downbeat Oscar Piastri described his Spanish Grand Prix qualifying as “shocking” and “messy”, having finished seventh while McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris took pole position. Piastri has been struggling for pace all weekend at the new Madring track. Save for FP3, he failed to break into the top six in any practice session or qualifying segment in Madrid. Having been ...Keep reading
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