Starting Grid and TV Schedule for the 2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix

Join us in Singapore this Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 PM for the seventeenth round of the 2026 F1 season.

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• 10/10/2026 10:24

Starting grid and TV schedules for the 2026 Singapore F1 Sprint

Max Verstappen finally secures his first pole position in Singapore. Already the fastest in the Sprint qualifying on Friday, the Dutchman repeated his performance on Saturday to claim the fiftieth pole of his Formula 1 career. A new symbolic milestone, which also provides him with an ideal position to approach the race on the Marina Bay circuit.

However, the Red Bull driver will have to keep an eye on the Ferraris in his rearview mirrors, and even directly beside him. Charles Leclerc snatched second place in his final attempt, edging out Lewis Hamilton. The Brit will therefore start from the second row, accompanied by Kimi Antonelli. Fourth place keeps the championship leader in a good starting position, even though three competitors separate him from clear track.

Behind this quartet, McLaren occupies the entire third row, with Lando Norris ahead of Oscar Piastri. Pierre Gasly places his Alpine in seventh position, alongside Liam Lawson. Arvid Lindblad and Nico Hülkenberg complete the top 10.

The two Haas cars follow closely behind: Oliver Bearman will start eleventh, just ahead of Esteban Ocon. Carlos Sainz and Gabriel Bortoleto will share the seventh row, while Franco Colapinto will start fifteenth. The Argentine precedes Fernando Alonso, the first driver eliminated in Q1. Alexander Albon and Lance Stroll occupy the seventeenth and eighteenth positions.

At the back of the grid, Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas will position their Cadillacs on the tenth row. They will be ahead of two drivers whose ambitions far exceeded these positions: Isack Hadjar and George Russell.

The Frenchman, victim of a mechanical issue, was unable to register any time in Q1. For Russell, this last position was expected: the Mercedes driver must serve a forty-place grid penalty due to an engine change. Both will now have to work on making a comeback on a track where overtaking opportunities come at a high cost.

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