2026 F1 Qualifying Clash: European Teams Battling for Podiums
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.
When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
McLaren
4-13
(4-8 without sprints)
Lando Norris
5
6
(+0.095s in Q3)
5
3
5
6
(+0.083s in SQ3)
Red Bull
Max Verstappen
12-3
(8-3 without sprints)
Isack Hadjar
no lap time in Q1 – went off
3
8
10
(+0.469s in SQ3)
Mercedes
George Russell
8-9
(5-7 without sprints)
1
2
(+0.293s in Q3)
McLaren Lando Piastri
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Drivers Ranking Details”
MCLAREN > LANDRO NORRIS (4‑13 → 5) | UK (AU/SQ3 +3) – 4th Place
Oscar Piastri – 4‑13 (4‑8 without sprints)
Lando Norris – 5
RED BULL > MAX VERSTAPPEN (12‑3 → 8) | AUSTRALIA (SQ3 +8) – 7th Place
Isack Hadjar – no lap time in Q1 (went off)
Lewis Hamilton – 5
MINICELL > KIMI ANTONELLI (6‑6 → 4) | CHINA (SQ3 +4) – 3rd Place
Charles Leclerc – 8‑9 (6‑6 without sprints)
Lewis Hamilton – 2
MERSEDES > GEORGE RUSSELL (4‑9 → 7) | SPAIN (AQ3 +1) – 1st Place
Kimi Antonelli – 1
FERRARI > CARROSE LECLRÉC (8‑9 → 6) | JAPAN (SQ3 +4) – 6th Place
Lewis Hamilton – 1
MERCEDES & REUTER SECTIONS**
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2026 F1 Qualifying Clash: European Teams Battling for Podiums
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.
When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
McLaren img src=”https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/images/vcl/p2wyqb6Q/s1/mclaren-mcl40.png” alt=”” width=”200″ loading=”lazy”/>
4-13
(4-8 without sprints)
Lando Norris
5
6
(4-8 without sprints)
RED BULL img src=”https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/images/vcl/X0kvd86d/s1/red-bull-racing-rb22.png” alt=”” width=”200″ loading=”lazy”/>
Max Verstappen
12‑3
(8‑3 without sprints)
Isack Hadjar
no lap time in Q1 – went off
3
5
6
(+0.083s in SQ3)
MERCEDES img src=”https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/vcl/z0qrdy2N/s1/mercedes-mgp-w17.png” alt=”” width=”200″ loading=”lazy”/>
George Russell
8‑9
(5‑7 without sprints)
Kimi Antonelli
MC LANDFORCE > OSCO PIASTRI (4‑13 → 5) | UK (AU/SQ3 +3) — 4th place
Lando Norris – 5
RED BULL > MAX VERSTAPPEN (12‑3 → 8) | Australlia (SQ3 +8) — 7th place
Isack Hadjar – no lap time in Q1 (went off)
Lewis Hamilton – 5
MONSR > KIMI ANTONELLI (6‑6 → 4) | CHINA (SQ3 +4) — 3rd place
Charles Leclerc – 8‑9 (6‑6 without sprints)
Lewis Hamilton – 2
FERRARI > CARROSELLE LE CRÉ C (8‑9 → 6) | JAPAN (SQ3 +4) — 6th place
Lewis Hamilton – 1
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