Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix qualifying session with a lap of 1:27.798. Max Verstappen qualified second and Charles Leclerc third, while Formula 1 later moved the race start earlier because of forecast heavy rainstorms.
Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix after a tightly fought qualifying session on Saturday, with Max Verstappen second and Charles Leclerc third.
Formula 1’s official report said Antonelli sealed the top spot with a lap of 1:27.798. Official highlights confirmed the same order at the front of the grid, and major outlets including Sky Sports and AP also reported the result.
The session came with an added weather twist. Formula 1 later announced that the race start would be moved earlier to 13:00 local time because heavy rainstorms were forecast for later in the day.
The pole gives Antonelli a key starting advantage in Miami, while Verstappen and Leclerc will line up just behind him in what shapes up as a competitive front row fight at the front of the field.
Further changes to the grid remain possible if post-qualifying penalties or technical issues emerge, but the confirmed qualifying result is Antonelli on pole, Verstappen second and Leclerc third.
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