How the Canadian sprint GP weekend played out · May 22 – May 24

Canadian 2026 GP sprint recap

How the Canadian sprint GP weekend played out. Results, the biggest stories, and everything you missed from the Canadian Grand Prix weekend - in 30 seconds.

Podium

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton

Driver of the Day

Top stories from the weekend

2026 F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Starting grid for the main race after Lance Stroll penalty

The starting grid for the 2026 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.

133 days ago·10 sources

Motorsport Week: Key data shows where Hamilton lost out in Montreal F1 qualifying
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Motorsport Week: Toto Wolff accepts ‘no space’ reality after heated Mercedes F1 Sprint battle
Motorsport.com: Jamie Chadwick pinpoints Kimi Antonelli frustration after George Russell Canadian GP pole

'We can do better' – Verstappen pushing Red Bull despite podium

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull "can do better" despite the Dutchman taking his first podium of the season during the Canadian Grand Prix, calling his third-place finish "a great result".

133 days ago·3 sources

RACER: Ford celebrates 'landmark' first podium of Red Bull engine partnership
Motorsport Week: Red Bull-backed Alisha Palmowski takes dominant F1 Academy victory

Live Updates: Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix

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134 days ago·2 sources

PlanetF1: F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2026 LIVE: Updates, Schedule, Weather, Preview & Predictions

FIA punishes 'embarrassed' George Russell after Montreal meltdown

George Russell faced a trip to the F1 stewards following his painful retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix.

133 days ago·1 source

Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg handed different FIA verdicts for 'unusual incident'

A style of incident you do not get on a regular basis!

133 days ago·1 source

Russell hears FIA verdict after throwing head restraint: "I am embarrassed by what followed"

The FIA has delivered its verdict on the George Russell head restraint incident at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who threw his head restraint onto the circuit after his retirement,...

133 days ago·1 source

FIA hands out two post-race penalties in Canada: Bottas punished for driving 0.1 km/h over the pit lane limit

The racing may have finished in Montreal, but the stewards had more to say. Two five-second time penalties were issued after the Canadian Grand Prix — one for going fractionally too fast, one for g...

133 days ago·1 source

George Russell faces FIA wrath after Canadian Grand Prix tantrum

Mercedes F1 star George Russell was summoned to the FIA

133 days ago·1 source

Race

1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:28:15.758	25pts
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+10.768s	18pts
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+11.276s	15pts
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+44.151s	12pts
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1 lap	10pts
6	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 lap	8pts
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1 lap	6pts
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1 lap	4pts
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1 lap	2pts
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1 lap	1pts

Sprint Q

1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.965
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:13.033
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:13.280
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:13.299
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:13.326

Sprint Grid

1	George Russell	Mercedes
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
3	Lando Norris	McLaren
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari

Sprint

1	George Russell	Mercedes	28:50.951	8pts
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.272s	7pts
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.843s	6pts
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+9.797s	5pts
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+9.929s	4pts

Qualifying

1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.578
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.646
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:12.729
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:12.781
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:12.868
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:12.907
7	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:12.935
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.976
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:13.280
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:13.697

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