Summary

George Russell takes pole for Barcelona-Catalunya GP
Hamilton second, Antonelli third and Norris fourth
Charles Leclerc crashes out of Q3
Stroll out-qualifies Alonso for first time in 42 grands prix
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Tasnim Chowdhury and Lorraine McKenna

Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 15:10 BST 13 June
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I think that it will be a Merc v McLaren fight this weekend. Kimi has been on a phenomenal run of form but at the same time McLaren has had great form at this circuit. With Russell on the hunt for a win it could be very tense. Can't wait.
Kate, Zurich
I think it'll be close but I'm going for a McLaren pole
Matthew, Portsmouth
Pole? I'd love it to be Hamilton. But I expect it'll be Russell or Antonelli
Paul, West Midlands
Verstappen fastestpublished at 15:09 BST 13 June

Max Verstappen's Red Bull has gone purple in sectors one and two.
He puts his car at the top of the timesheet, with a lap time of 1:16.352.

'McLaren strong in the heat'published at 15:06 BST 13 June
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

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The other thing worth bearing in mind, we've been talking about the heat this weekend and the last race that was this hot, but not on a conventional circuit like this one, was in Miami in May. McLaren were really strong there. In fact, Lando Norris should've won that grand prix, if they hadn't slightly got their strategy calls wrong. And that's one of the reasons why McLaren have looked stronger this weekend.
So, I'm really interested to see how they've upgraded their car since then.
Postpublished at 15:05 BST 13 June

Carlos Sainz has the red soft tyres bolted on his Williams and goes the quickest out on track at the moment.
It is a lap time of 1:18.107 for the Spaniard.
Meanwhile, the Mercedes have decided to join the circuit.

Postpublished at 15:04 BST 13 June

Valtteri Bottas' Cadillac is among the first lot of cars out on the circuit.
The team have worked hard to get the car ready in time after he crashed out of FP3.
Joining him are his team-mate Sergio Perez, Williams' Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, Haas' Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman, the Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
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'Russell man to beat'published at 15:02 BST 13 June
Abbi Pulling
2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

He is definitely the man to beat, George Russell. He's put it all together so far in practice - he's not had too many things go wrong for him.
Kimi Antonelli, he's sort of faced the other side of the coin, with lots of traffic and disruptive running.
So let's see if he can find his feet and get his rhythm back.

Go! Go! Go!published at 15:00 BST 13 June

Ready for qualifying? Let's go.
The 18 minutes clock for Q1 has begun its countdown.
Lots of umbrellas are out around the circuit. Nope, the rain is not coming, it's just very sunny.
Track temperature is a very toasty 51C.
The first lot of cars have made their way out on to the circuit.
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Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 14:58 BST 13 June
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I think it will be Antonelli
Kelechi, Lagos
Piastri for pole
James, Scotland
I think pole will be Lewis Hamilton from Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
Alan, Warwick

Listen to live commentarypublished at 14:56 BST 13 June
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Alice Powell, 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Puling and F1 correspondent Andrew Benson are ready to take us through qualifying.
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Fans in Barcelonapublished at 14:54 BST 13 June

The sun is shining and the fans have arrived at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit with their homemade banners and hats.
There's lots of love for the home drivers Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.
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Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 14:50 BST 13 June
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We have seen three practice sessions already at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit.
So, we would like to know who you think will take pole in qualifying.
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Mercedes on toppublished at 14:46 BST 13 June

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In the constructors' championship, Mercedes hold a 79-point advantage over second-placed Ferrari, while McLaren and Red Bull stay put in third and fourth respectively.
Alpine's reinstated third place has moved the French team 15 points free of Racing Bulls in sixth, and Cadillac's first point in F1 now belongs to Aston Martin following Sergio Perez's 10-second time penalty.

Antonelli extends title leadpublished at 14:42 BST 13 June

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Now that Pierre Gasly has regained his third place podium in the Monaco Grand Prix, the top 10 of the drivers' championship looks a little bit different this week.
Kimi Antonelli is 66 points clear at the top of the pile following his fifth consecutive victory of the season in Monte Carlo, however, the teenager isn't one step ahead of Mercedes team-mate George Russell any more, he's now got Lewis Hamilton in second place behind him.
The seven-time world champion has jumped above his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Russell after his back-to-back podiums in Canada and Monaco.
McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are back to being level on 58 points with Gasly's P3, while the Alpine driver goes above Red Bull's Isack Hadjar, who was originally on the podium, by nine points.
Weather in Barcelonapublished at 14:38 BST 13 June

The weather forecast predicts a hot, dry and sunny weekend in Spain.
Saturday's qualifying is set to be sunny with light winds, with temperatures reaching a high of 28C.
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Who was fastest in practice?published at 14:34 BST 13 June

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Mercedes' George Russell was the quickest in FP1 on Friday, two tenths faster than the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third in the timesheet.
McLaren's Lando Norris took the top spot in the second practice session on Friday, 0.009 seconds quicker than Mercedes' Russell, with the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri in third.
Earlier today in final practice, Russell was the fastest again in the Mercedes. He was, again, two tenths quicker than McLaren's Piastri. Leclerc was third again on the leaderboard.
Barcelona: Qualifyingpublished at 14:30 BST 13 June

Hola! Welcome back.
It is a lovely sunny day in Barcelona.
Mercedes' George Russell topped the timesheet in third practice earlier today.
He will want to continue his form to cinch pole position in qualifying.
Valtteri Bottas crashed out of FP3 and the Cadillac team have been hard at work to get the car fixed in time.
Lights out for Q1 is at 15:00 BST.
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Report: Russell heads Piastri in final practicepublished at 12:44 BST 13 June
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

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George Russell headed final practice at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
Russell led the Australian by 0.214 seconds, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third fastest ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris.
The first four cars were covered by 0.246secs, while Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari in fifth was 0.702secs back, and the seven-time champion was asking his engineer why he was “so far off”.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was seventh fastest after not managing to complete a representative lap because of traffic.
The Italian was held up by gaggles of cars on two separate push laps towards the end of the session - once at Turn One and the second time at Turn 10.
McLaren appear to be in better shape than for the past two races on this track where tyre degradation is always an important factor.
But Red Bull, as they feared, are struggling in the long-duration medium and high-seed corners around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Mercedes are the pace-setters as usual, but the question before qualifying and race is whether McLaren or Ferrari can challenge them, and whether Antonelli can make up what appears to be a deficit to Russell at this track so far.
Back for qualifying build-up from 14:30 BSTpublished at 12:44 BST 13 June

George Russell will feel confident going into qualifying this afternoon after topping third practice, but we've also seen his younger team-mate Kimi Antonelli pull a pole lap out at the last minute this season, so it could be a tight battle between the two Mercedes cars, plus the McLarens and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
But the hot temperatures and worries about tyre degradation will be front and centre in the pit lane later on.
Let's park the bus here for now, and then come together at 14:30 BST for build-up to qualifying.
Q1 goes green at 15:00.
See you shortly!

And the restpublished at 12:40 BST 13 June

11. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
12. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
15. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
16. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
17. Oliver Bearman (Haas)
18. Alex Albon (Williams)
19. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
20. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
21. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Top 10published at 12:38 BST 13 June

1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:15.679
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.214
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.243
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.246
5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.702
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.755
7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.821
8. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.005
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.282
10. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.341

2026 Catalunya Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Circuit de Catalunya, 13 June 2026, 11:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.679	11
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.893	12
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.922	17
4	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:15.925	15
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.381	16
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:16.434	12
7	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:16.500	12
8	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:16.684	15
9	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:16.961	22
10	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:17.020	16
11	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:17.027	13
12	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:17.324	15
13	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:17.583	15
14	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:17.625	14
15	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:17.730	19
16	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:18.040	15
17	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:18.391	13
18	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:18.412	15
19	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:18.691	21
20	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:19.496	18
21	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:19.962	14
22	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:20.103	17

Last updated 13th June 2026 at 12:37

Second Practice

Circuit de Catalunya, 12 June 2026, 16:00

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:15.426	30
2	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.435	28
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.483	24
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.799	29
5	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:16.015	31
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:16.321	33
7	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:16.411	29
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:16.611	27
9	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.631	28
10	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:16.674	30
11	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:16.934	31
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.945	31
13	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:16.967	8
14	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:17.020	29
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:17.051	30
16	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:17.260	29
17	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:17.538	29
18	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:18.225	6
19	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:18.790	29
20	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:19.261	34
21	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:19.286	21
22	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:19.459	20

Last updated 12th June 2026 at 17:08

First Practice

Circuit de Catalunya, 12 June 2026, 12:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:16.363	27
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:16.566	29
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:16.883	29
4	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:17.047	29
5	Leonardo Fornaroli McLaren	67	1:17.216	22
6	Paul Aron Audi	97	1:17.321	24
7	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:17.472	24
8	Dino Beganovic Ferrari	38	1:17.778	30
9	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:17.804	29
10	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:17.893	28
11	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:18.172	25
12	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:18.209	28
13	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:18.293	27
14	Ayumu Iwasa Red Bull	36	1:18.298	21
15	Frederik Vesti Mercedes	72	1:18.365	28
16	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:18.372	27
17	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:18.508	23
18	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:18.914	23
19	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:20.067	23
20	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:20.318	21
21	Colton Herta Cadillac	25	1:20.697	27
22	Luke Browning Williams	46	not available	not available

Last updated 12th June 2026 at 13:38

Qualification

Circuit de Catalunya, 13 June 2026, 15:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.717	1:15.717	fastest lap 1:15.228	fastest lap 1:15.228	fastest lap 1:14.679	fastest lap 1:14.679	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:14.679
2	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	fastest lap 1:15.625	fastest lap 1:15.625	1:15.418	1:15.418	1:14.743	1:14.743	Qualifying 3, 1:14.743
3	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:15.977	1:15.977	1:15.295	1:15.295	1:14.998	1:14.998	Qualifying 3, 1:14.998
4	Lando Norris McLaren	1	1:16.287	1:16.287	1:15.361	1:15.361	1:15.001	1:15.001	Qualifying 3, 1:15.001
5	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	1:16.352	1:16.352	1:15.484	1:15.484	1:15.021	1:15.021	Qualifying 3, 1:15.021
6	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	1:16.427	1:16.427	1:15.754	1:15.754	1:15.077	1:15.077	Qualifying 3, 1:15.077
7	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:16.138	1:16.138	1:15.518	1:15.518	1:15.090	1:15.090	Qualifying 3, 1:15.090
8	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	1:16.673	1:16.673	1:15.585	1:15.585	1:16.542	1:16.542	Qualifying 3, 1:16.542
9	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	1:16.066	1:16.066	1:15.768	1:15.768	1:16.657	1:16.657	Qualifying 3, 1:16.657
10	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.964	1:15.964	1:15.281	1:15.281	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.281
11	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	1:16.425	1:16.425	1:15.840	1:15.840	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.840
12	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	1:16.616	1:16.616	1:16.001	1:16.001	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.001
13	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.590	1:16.590	1:16.191	1:16.191	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.191
14	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:16.599	1:16.599	1:16.261	1:16.261	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.261
15	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.571	1:16.571	1:16.389	1:16.389	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.389
16	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:16.881	1:16.881	1:17.827	1:17.827	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:17.827
17	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:17.073	1:17.073	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:17.073
18	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:17.424	1:17.424	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:17.424
19	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	1:17.545	1:17.545	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:17.545
20	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	1:17.757	1:17.757	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:17.757
21	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:18.758	1:18.758	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:18.758
22	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:18.815	1:18.815	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:18.815

Last updated 13th June 2026 at 16:14

Race

Circuit de Catalunya, 14 June 2026, 14:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	2	3	fastest overall lap 1:20.122	1:32:28.105	25
2	George Russell Mercedes	63	1	2	1:20.640	19.561 behind	18
3	Lando Norris McLaren	1	4	2	1:20.232	23.719 behind	15
4	Max Verstappen Red Bull	3	5	3	1:20.230	40.497 behind	12
5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	7	2	1:20.835	58.661 behind	10
6	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	6	6	3	1:20.150	1 lap behind	8
7	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	14	2	1:21.960	1 lap behind	6
8	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	30	8	2	1:22.691	1 lap behind	4
9	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	11	2	1:21.914	1 lap behind	2
10	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	13	2	1:22.449	1 lap behind	1
11	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	5	12	3	1:21.446	2 laps behind	0
12	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	16	3	1:22.061	2 laps behind	0
13	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	17	3	1:21.643	2 laps behind	0
14	Sergio Perez Cadillac	11	19	3	1:22.820	3 laps behind	0
not available	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	3	0	1:20.704	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	27	9	0	1:23.447	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	10	0	1:20.379	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	15	0	1:22.419	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Alexander Albon Williams	23	18	0	1:21.744	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	77	20	0	1:25.745	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	21	0	1:25.904	did not finish completed 66 laps	0
not available	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	not available	0	1:25.366	did not finish completed 66 laps	0

Last updated 23rd June 2026 at 12:41

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Recap and reaction as Russell pips Hamilton to pole in Barcelona

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Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 15:10 BST 13 June

Verstappen fastestpublished at 15:09 BST 13 June

'McLaren strong in the heat'published at 15:06 BST 13 June

Postpublished at 15:05 BST 13 June

Postpublished at 15:04 BST 13 June

'Russell man to beat'published at 15:02 BST 13 June

Go! Go! Go!published at 15:00 BST 13 June

Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 14:58 BST 13 June

Listen to live commentarypublished at 14:56 BST 13 June

Fans in Barcelonapublished at 14:54 BST 13 June

Get Involved - who will take pole in Barcelona?published at 14:50 BST 13 June

Mercedes on toppublished at 14:46 BST 13 June

Antonelli extends title leadpublished at 14:42 BST 13 June

Weather in Barcelonapublished at 14:38 BST 13 June

Who was fastest in practice?published at 14:34 BST 13 June

Barcelona: Qualifyingpublished at 14:30 BST 13 June

Report: Russell heads Piastri in final practicepublished at 12:44 BST 13 June

Back for qualifying build-up from 14:30 BSTpublished at 12:44 BST 13 June

And the restpublished at 12:40 BST 13 June

Top 10published at 12:38 BST 13 June

2026 Catalunya Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Second Practice

First Practice

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