Norris grabs opportunistic, rain-effected pole in sodden Sao Paolo; frustrated Russell P2, Antonelli P3, as race grid comes out scrambled by weather & penalties
Total frustration for George 😖
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Top 10 qualifiers of the Sao Paolo GP:
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
McLaren | 1:30.939 | 1:29.207 | 1:27.470 | 24 |
| 2 |
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Mercedes | 1:31.206 | 1:26.745 | 1:27.674 | 23 |
| 3 |
|
Mercedes | 1:32.229 | 1:29.302 | 1:28.095 | 23 |
| 4 |
|
Ferrari | 1:32.121 | 1:28.082 | 1:28.289 | 22 |
| 5 |
|
Racing Bulls | 1:32.085 | 1:27.049 | 1:28.321 | 24 |
| 6 |
|
Audi | 1:31.693 | 1:28.361 | 1:28.668 | 23 |
| 7 |
|
Red Bull | 1:32.059 | 1:27.218 | 1:28.763 | 24 |
| 8 |
|
Haas | 1:33.030 | 1:29.130 | 1:29.831 | 22 |
| 9 |
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Aston Martin | 1:32.092 | 1:29.072 | 1:30.311 | 23 |
| 10 |
|
Williams | 1:33.150 | 1:28.918 | 1:30.456 | 24 |
Complete qualifying result available via Formula1.com.
The revised starting grid taking into account all penalties:
We have a mixed-up starting grid for Sunday’s race 👇
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— Formula 1 (@F1) November 7, 2026
Tomorrow’s race airs live beginning at Noon Eastern on AppleTV here in the States. Who knows if there will be more wet weather at Interlagos and yet more chaos as a result? Hope to see you then to find out how it all shakes out!