George Russell snatched pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with his strong weekend in Spain continuing in qualifying.
It comes following a brutal run of luck in recent rounds. The Mercedes driver immediately proclaimed himself "back in the groove" of the F1 season.
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli went second and third quickest in Spain, ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, who rounded out the top five.
Charles Leclerc failed to capitalise on promising pace from Ferrari, bringing out a red flag in Q3 after a bizarre crash at the exit of Turn 4, pausing the clock with 8:30 to go in the final part of the grid-setting session.
The Monégasque driver, who was fastest in Q2, appeared to be at fault. Having turned in earlier than the lap before, taking a shallower line, he got wide on the corner exit and opted to power through the misjudgement whilst sliding on the dirtier side of the track.
In trying to counteract and steer into the skid, he suffered a sudden snap, forcing his SF-26 straight on and into the barriers.
The only shock of Q1 came in the form of Lance Stroll outqualifying Fernando Alonso for the first time since the 2024 British Grand Prix, in doing so ending a 42-round streak.
Worryingly for the Silverstone-based squad, the pair locked out the final row on the grid and were a second adrift of the Cadillacs ahead.
Check out the full qualifying results from the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix below!
Result Qualifying - Barcelona
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