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F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Chinese GP

F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Chinese GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.

When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.

McLaren

Oscar Piastri

2-1

(2-0 without sprints)

Lando Norris

5

Australia Australia

6

(+0.095s in Q3)

5

(+0.083s in SQ3)

China China (sprint)

3

5

China China

6

(+0.058s in Q3)

Mercedes

George Russell 2-1

(1-1 without sprints)

Kimi Antonelli

1

Australia Australia

2

(+0.293s in Q3)

1 China China (sprint)

2

(+0.289s in SQ3)

2

(+0.222s in Q3)

China China

1

Red Bull

Max Verstappen 2-1

(1-1 without sprints)

Isack Hadjar
no lap time in Q1 – went off Australia Australia

3

8 China China (sprint)

10

(+0.469s in SQ3)

8 China China

9

(+0.119s in Q3)

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc

1-2

(1-1 without sprints)

Lewis Hamilton
4 Australia Australia

7

(+0.151s in Q3)

6

(+0.367s in SQ3)

China China (sprint)

4

4

(+0.013s in Q3)

China China 3

Williams

Alexander Albon 0-2

(0-1 without sprints)

Carlos Sainz

15

Australia Australia DNS

18

(+0.544s in SQ1)

China China (sprint)

17

18

(+0.455s in Q1)

China China

17

Racing Bulls

Arvid Lindblad 0-3

(0-2 without sprints)

Liam Lawson

9

(+1.253s in Q3)

Australia Australia

8

15

(+0.334s in SQ2)

China China (sprint) 13

15

(+0.019s in Q2)

China China 14

Aston Martin

Lance Stroll 0-2

(0-1 without sprints)

Fernando Alonso
DNS Australia Australia

17

20

(+0.570s in SQ1)

China China (sprint) 19

21

(+0.792s in Q1)

China China 19

Haas

Esteban Ocon 0-3

(0-2 without sprints)

Oliver Bearman

13

(+0.180s in Q2)

Australia Australia

12

12

(+0.138s in SQ2)

China China (sprint) 9

13

(+0.341s in Q2)

China China 10

Audi

Nico Hulkenberg 2-1

(1-1 without sprints)

Gabriel Bortoleto

11

(+0.082s in Q2)

Australia Australia

10

11 China China (sprint)

14

(+0.139s in SQ2)

11 China China

16

(+0.611s in Q2 – crash)

Alpine

Pierre Gasly 3-0

(2-0 without sprints)

Franco Colapinto

14

Australia Australia

16

(+0.769s in Q2)

7 China China (sprint)

16

(+0.922s in SQ2)

7 China China

12

(+0.354s in Q2)

Cadillac

Sergio Perez 1-1

(1-1 without sprints)

Valtteri Bottas

18

Australia Australia

19

(+0.639s in Q1)

DNS

China China (sprint) 21

22

(+1.470s in Q1)

China China 20

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