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P1\n\n #### George Russell\n\n Mercedes\n\n **1:23:06.801**\n2. P2\n\n #### Kimi Antonelli\n\n Mercedes\n\n **+2.974s**\n3. P3\n\n #### Charles Leclerc\n\n Ferrari\n\n **+15.519s**\n\n| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time / Status | Points | Laps |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | | George Russell #63 | 1:23:06.801 | 25 | 58 |\n| 2 | | Kimi Antonelli #12 | +2.974s | 18 | 58 |\n| 3 | | Charles Leclerc #16 | +15.519s | 15 | 58 |\n| 4 | | Lewis Hamilton #44 | +16.144s | 12 | 58 |\n| 5 | | Lando Norris #1 | +51.741s | 10 | 58 |\n| 6 | | Max Verstappen #3 | +54.617s | 8 | 58 |\n| 7 | | Oliver Bearman #87 | +1 lap | 6 | 57 |\n| 8 | | Arvid Lindblad #41 | +1 lap | 4 | 57 |\n| 9 | | Gabriel Bortoleto #5 | +1 lap | 2 | 57 |\n| 10 | | Pierre Gasly #10 | +1 lap | 1 | 57 |\n| 11 | | Esteban Ocon #31 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |\n| 12 | | Alexander Albon #23 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |\n| 13 | | Liam Lawson #30 | +1 lap | 0 | 57 |\n| 14 | | Franco Colapinto #43 | +2 laps | 0 | 56 |\n| 15 | | Carlos Sainz #55 | +2 laps | 0 | 56 |\n| 16 | | Sergio Perez #11 | +3 laps | 0 | 55 |\n| NC | | Lance Stroll #18 | +15 laps | 0 | 43 |\n| NC | | Fernando Alonso #14 | DNF | 0 | 21 |\n| NC | | Valtteri Bottas #77 | DNF | 0 | 15 |\n| NC | | Isack Hadjar #6 | DNF | 0 | 10 |\n| NC | | Oscar Piastri #81 | DNS | 0 | 0 |\n| NC | | Nico Hulkenberg #27 | DNS | 0 | 0 |\n\nResults notes & official classifications\n\nClassifications recorded on 2026-10-03. Positions may change after steward decisions. Qualifying positions can differ from the starting grid; penalties and classification changes are noted where published.\n\nPractice lap times are calculated from the leading lap and the published gaps, to the nearest millisecond.\n\n- [Practice 1 classification ↗]()\n- [Practice 2 classification ↗]()\n- [Practice 3 classification ↗]()\n- [Qualifying classification ↗]()\n- [Race classification ↗]()" }