Sprint qualifying results as Mercedes continues to dominate at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.

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George Russell takes Sprint pole at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes lock out the front row. See the full Sprint Qualifying results and starting grid.

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Sprint race winner was "grateful" to be P2 after making it back out of the garage with seconds to spare to start his final qualifying lap

George Russell swept to the first pole of the 2026 Formula 1 season with a dominant display for Mercedes in Australian GP qualifying

Kimi Antonelli became the youngest ever F1 grand prix polesitter at the age of just 19, beating his team-mate by more than two tenths of a second to help lock out the front row fo

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were comfortably the fastest drivers in the only practice session of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. The Shanghai round is the first sprint event of the season, so Friday morning’s practice session will be followed by sprint qualifying.

George Russell will start the first race of the 2026 Formula 1 season on pole position, after an impressive qualifying performance in Melbourne. The Mercedes driver pipped his teammate Kimi Antonelli by 0.