Max Verstappen claimed both his and Red Bull’s first pole position of the 2026 Formula 1 championship at Sepang, with Lewis Hamilton securing second place to line up alongside him on the front row.
1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 1m35.130s
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.298s
3 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing) +0.428s*
4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.501s
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.536s
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.627s
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.632s
8 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.741s
9 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.080s
10 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +2.543s
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11 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.209s to Q3
12 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.406s
13 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.713s
14 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.752s
15 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +11.607s*
16 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +17.995s*
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17 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +0.087s to Q2
18 Oliver Bearman (Haas) +0.097s
19 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.350s
20 Alexander Albon (Williams) +0.717s
21 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +0.728s
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +1.050s
Hadjar, Colapinto and Lindblad will serve grid penalties
