Lando Norris starts on pole in the Miami GP sprint with grid defined
The fourth stage of the 2026 Fórmula 1 season takes place this weekend at Estados Unidos. Lando Norris secured pole position for the sprint race after qualifying on Friday. The Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto will start in 11th position.
Miami’s Autódromo Internacional gets the action this Saturday. The short race has 19 laps and offers extra points towards the championship. Main qualifying for Sunday’s race takes place later this afternoon.
Grid sprint start puts McLaren ahead
Lando Norris recorded a time of 1min27s869 and beat Kimi Antonelli by 0s222. Oscar Piastri completed the front row with the third time. Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen form the second row.
The complete grid shows balance between the main teams. Mercedes had Antonelli second, but George Russell will only start sixth. Lewis Hamilton comes seventh with Ferrari.
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
- Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
The Brazilian driver from Audi will try to score points in the reduced race. Ele outperformed some experienced names in the rankings session.
Horários from Saturday’s lineup on Miami
The sprint race is scheduled for 1pm Brasília time. Qualifying for the main race starts at 5pm. Ambas sessions are live streamed.
sportv3 covers all the weekend activity. ge.globo follows you in real time with updates, tours and incidents. Globoplay also offers the signal to subscribers.
The sprint race lasts around 45 minutes or the limit of laps. Pontos are distributed to the top eight. The main race on Sunday starts at 5pm.
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McLaren arrives with updates and Norris celebrates pole
The team brought improvement packages for the car. Norris said the set improved Miami’s on-track behavior. Ele broke Mercedes’s pole position streak this season.
The 5.41 km circuit has high-speed curves and street sections. High temperature in Miami often influences tire management. The teams adjusted settings after free training on Friday.
Bortoleto will start just behind the top 10. Audi’s performance in the classification indicates its potential to fight for points in the sprint. Outros Brazilians have been following the weekend since Brasil.
What to expect from the short race and the rest of the weekend
The sprint serves as a thermometer for the performance of the cars. Ultrapassagens are common in the Miami trace. Tire strategy and the start take on extra importance over the reduced distance.
Após the sprint, the main classification defines the grid for the 57-lap race on Sunday. Championship leader Antonelli is looking to recover from his lost pole. Norris wants to capitalize on McLaren’s good momentum.
The sprint weekend offers less track time for set-ups. Teams work with limited data from the single free practice. The result of today’s test influences expectations for the main race.
Transmissão and how to follow all the details
sportv3 shows the sprint at 1pm and the classification at 5pm. The Globo TV may have flashes or summary depending on the grid. F1 TV Pro also broadcasts to subscribers.
- Corrida sprint: 1pm – sportv3
- Classificação: 5pm – sportv3
- Corrida main (Sunday): 5pm – sportv3
