F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Chinese GP
Here's how things stand in 2026 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport 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
| Oscar Piastri |
2-1 (2-0 without sprints) |
Lando Norris |
|---|---|---|
|
5 |
 Australia |
6 (+0.095s in Q3) |
|
5 (+0.083s in SQ3) |
 China (sprint) |
3 |
|
5 |
China |
6 (+0.058s in Q3) |
Mercedes
| George Russell | 2-1
(1-1 without sprints) |
Kimi Antonelli |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Australia |
2 (+0.293s in Q3) |
| 1 | China (sprint) |
2 (+0.289s in SQ3) |
|
2 (+0.222s in Q3) |
China |
1 |
Red Bull
| Max Verstappen | 2-1 (1-1 without sprints) |
Isack Hadjar |
|---|---|---|
| no lap time in Q1 – went off | Australia |
3 |
| 8 | China (sprint) |
10 (+0.469s in SQ3) |
| 8 | China |
9 (+0.119s in Q3) |
Ferrari
| Charles Leclerc |
1-2 (1-1 without sprints) |
Lewis Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Australia |
7 (+0.151s in Q3) |
|
6 (+0.367s in SQ3) |
China (sprint) |
4 |
|
4 (+0.013s in Q3) |
China |
3 |
Williams
| Alexander Albon | 0-2 (0-1 without sprints) |
Carlos Sainz |
|---|---|---|
|
15 |
Australia |
DNS |
|
18 (+0.544s in SQ1) |
China (sprint) |
17 |
|
18 (+0.455s in Q1) |
China |
17 |
Racing Bulls
| Arvid Lindblad | 0-3
(0-2 without sprints) |
Liam Lawson |
|---|---|---|
|
9 (+1.253s in Q3) |
Australia |
8 |
|
15 (+0.334s in SQ2) |
China (sprint) |
13 |
|
15 (+0.019s in Q2) |
China |
14 |
Aston Martin
| Lance Stroll | 0-2
(0-1 without sprints) |
Fernando Alonso |
|---|---|---|
| DNS | Australia |
17 |
|
20 (+0.570s in SQ1) |
China (sprint) |
19 |
|
21 (+0.792s in Q1) |
China |
19 |
Haas
| Esteban Ocon | 0-3 (0-2 without sprints) |
Oliver Bearman |
|---|---|---|
|
13 (+0.180s in Q2) |
Australia |
12 |
|
12 (+0.138s in SQ2) |
China (sprint) |
9 |
|
13 (+0.341s in Q2) |
China |
10 |
Audi
| Nico Hulkenberg | 2-1 (1-1 without sprints) |
Gabriel Bortoleto |
|---|---|---|
|
11 (+0.082s in Q2) |
Australia |
10 |
| 11 | China (sprint) |
14 (+0.139s in SQ2) |
| 11 | China |
16 (+0.611s in Q2 - crash) |
Alpine
| Pierre Gasly | 3-0
(2-0 without sprints) |
Franco Colapinto |
|---|---|---|
|
14 |
Australia |
16 (+0.769s in Q2) |
| 7 | China (sprint) |
16 (+0.922s in SQ2) |
| 7 | China |
12 (+0.354s in Q2) |
Cadillac
| Sergio Perez | 1-1
(1-1 without sprints) |
Valtteri Bottas |
|---|---|---|
|
18 |
Australia |
19 (+0.639s in Q1) |
|
DNS |
China (sprint) |
21 |
|
22 (+1.470s in Q1) |
China |
20 |
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