Starting grid and TV schedules for the 2026 Singapore F1 Sprint

Meet this Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 AM for the Sprint race of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix of F1.

Max Verstappen can continue his momentum. The Dutchman, a winner in Sepang, will start from pole position in the Sprint of the Singapore Grand Prix this Saturday at 11 AM French time. With a lap time of 1’31’’156, the Red Bull driver edged out George Russell by 120 thousandths. On a circuit where overtaking remains difficult, this front row offers both men a chance to take the lead from the start.

For Russell, the stakes go beyond just winning. With an 84-point deficit to Kimi Antonelli in the championship, the British driver must take advantage of every opportunity. His Mercedes teammate will only start seventh. Thus, this short race represents a chance to close the gap before a Sunday Grand Prix, which Russell will approach with a engine penalty.

Behind this duo, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri will form an ambitious second row. Lando Norris, in fifth place, will precede Lewis Hamilton. Both Ferraris and McLarens thus have favorable positions to challenge for the podium, provided they make a good start and quickly find an opening.

Liam Lawson will start eighth, just ahead of Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly. For the two Frenchmen, the goal will be to gain positions to break into the top eight, who are the only ones rewarded at the end of the Sprint. Franco Colapinto, in eleventh, will pursue the same goal.

Further back, Esteban Ocon will have to climb from sixteenth position. The Williams cars are almost at the back: Alex Albon will start nineteenth, while Carlos Sainz will occupy the last spot, behind the Cadillacs of Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas. A tricky task between the walls of Marina Bay.

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