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Round 7 · 12–14 Jun 2026Completed
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Three practice sessions, Qualifying and the Grand Prix. Session times, live stream, weather, results and circuit guide.

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
1:32:28.105
Weather in Barcelona
BarcelonaGrand Prix classification
| Pos | Driver | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
|
1:32:28.105 FL | 25 | |
| 2 |
George RussellMercedes
|
+19.561 | 18 | |
| 3 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
|
+23.719 | 15 | |
| 4 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
|
+40.497 | 12 | |
| 5 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
|
+58.661 | 10 | |
| 6 |
Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing
|
+24.627 | 8 | |
| 7 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
|
+55.789 | 6 | |
| 8 |
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
|
+1:12.224 | 4 | |
| 9 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
|
+1:18.074 | 2 | |
| 10 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
|
+1:19.867 | 1 | |
| 11 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
|
+26.687 | ||
| 12 |
Carlos SainzWilliams
|
+27.866 | ||
| 13 |
Esteban OconHaas
|
+59.149 | ||
| 14 |
Sergio PérezCadillac
|
+7.769 | ||
| 15 |
Charles LeclercFerrari
|
Retired | ||
| 16 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
|
Retired | ||
| 17 |
Oliver BearmanHaas
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
|
Lapped | ||
| DNF |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Lance StrollAston Martin
|
Retired |
Pole: George Russell
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
George RussellMercedes
| 1:15.717 | 1:15.228 | 1:14.679 |
| 2 |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
| 1:15.625 | 1:15.418 | 1:14.743 |
| 3 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
| 1:15.977 | 1:15.295 | 1:14.998 |
| 4 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
| 1:16.287 | 1:15.361 | 1:15.001 |
| 5 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
| 1:16.352 | 1:15.484 | 1:15.021 |
| 6 |
Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing
| 1:16.427 | 1:15.754 | 1:15.077 |
| 7 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
| 1:16.138 | 1:15.518 | 1:15.090 |
| 8 |
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
| 1:16.673 | 1:15.585 | 1:16.542 |
| 9 |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
| 1:16.066 | 1:15.768 | 1:16.657 |
| 10 |
Charles LeclercFerrari
| 1:15.964 | 1:15.281 | – |
| 11 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
| 1:16.425 | 1:15.840 | – |
| 12 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
| 1:16.616 | 1:16.001 | – |
| 13 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
| 1:16.590 | 1:16.191 | – |
| 14 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
| 1:16.599 | 1:16.261 | – |
| 15 |
Oliver BearmanHaas
| 1:16.571 | 1:16.389 | – |
| 16 |
Carlos SainzWilliams
| 1:16.881 | 1:17.827 | – |
| 17 |
Esteban OconHaas
| 1:17.073 | – | – |
| 18 |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
| 1:17.424 | – | – |
| 19 |
Sergio PérezCadillac
| 1:17.545 | – | – |
| 20 |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
| 1:17.757 | – | – |
| 21 |
Lance StrollAston Martin
| 1:18.758 | – | – |
| 22 |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
| 1:18.815 | – | – |
Photo: Wilnel José Verdú Guerrero · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lies in Montmeló, north of Barcelona, Spain, and hosted the Spanish Grand Prix every year from 1991 to 2025. In 2026 it staged the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, after the Spanish Grand Prix moved to Madrid. Opened in 1991 ahead of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, when it hosted the start and finish of a cycling event, it long served as Formula 1's favourite pre-season testing venue.
Its blend of long straights and high-, medium- and low-speed corners makes it an all-round test of a car's aerodynamic balance, typified by the long right-hander at Turn 3. Since 2023 Formula 1 has bypassed the slow chicane added in 2007, restoring fast, sweeping final corners onto the main straight. Changeable winds can also unsettle the cars.
What to watch for: High-energy corners make tyre wear and pit-stop strategy central, and Turn 1 at the end of the long main straight is the principal overtaking spot.

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