P11-16
11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
12. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
13. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
16. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:43
Gasly out
A frustrating session for Alpine – who don’t make it – but Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg is through in P10!
Arvid Lindblad just misses out.
Bottom-six and out in Q2 (11-16): Lindblad, Bortoleto, Colapinto, Gasly, Bearman, Sainz
Top-3: Russell, Leclerc, Antonelli
Time for the top-10 shootout now!
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:42
George Russell quickest
Early statement in Q2 from Russell, ahead of Leclerc by 0.052 secs.
Down at the bottom, no real surprises.
Current bottom-six (11-16): Bortoleto, Colaptino, Bearman, Gasly, Sainz, Hulkenberg
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:34
Q2 underway
A dearth of activity in the early minutes as we get going with Q2.
15 minutes – who will make the top-10 shootout in Barcelona?
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:28
Positions 17-22:
18. Alex Albon (Williams)
19. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
21. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
22. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:27
Fernando Alonso out
Not just out and bottom – but slower than Lance Stroll for the first time in 43 qualifying sessions!
Desperate for the Spaniard, in what he has confirmed to be his last appearance in Barcelona.
Bottom-six (17-22) and out in Q1: Ocon, Albon, Perez, Bottas, Stroll, Alonso
Top-3: Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:26
Esteban Ocon in bottom-six for now
Ocon in P19 has work to do. Other than that, the bottom six is largely as expected.
Current bottom-six (17-22): Perez, Ocon, Bottas, Albon, Alonso, Stroll. Carlos Sainz is the man just outside the drop-zone.
Top-3: Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:13
Carlos Sainz quickest out of early runners
Pretty routine running so far, with Sainz the quickest out of seven drivers to set times.
This track, of course, is one they all know so well given that testing used to take place here.
A reminder: we won’t see this circuit next year as it switches to a biennial rotation with Spa.
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:07
Q1 underway
Big queue at the end of the pit-lane as we get underway with Q1.
18 minutes of action where we’ll lose the slowest six cars from the rest of qualifying.
Can Cadillac and Aston Martin, somehow, find a way through?
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 15:02
Weather in Barcelona
Temperatures around 28C – and it’s in the 40s at track level.
How the drivers can nurse their tyres will be critical in this qualifying session…
Kieran Jackson13 June 2026 14:58
