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P1\n\n #### Kimi Antonelli\n\n Mercedes\n\n **1:28:03.403**\n2. P2\n\n #### Oscar Piastri\n\n McLaren\n\n **+13.722s**\n3. P3\n\n #### Charles Leclerc\n\n Ferrari\n\n **+15.270s**\n\n| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time / Status | Points | Laps |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | | Kimi Antonelli #12 | 1:28:03.403 | 25 | 53 |\n| 2 | | Oscar Piastri #81 | +13.722s | 18 | 53 |\n| 3 | | Charles Leclerc #16 | +15.270s | 15 | 53 |\n| 4 | | George Russell #63 | +15.754s | 12 | 53 |\n| 5 | | Lando Norris #1 | +23.479s | 10 | 53 |\n| 6 | | Lewis Hamilton #44 | +25.037s | 8 | 53 |\n| 7 | | Pierre Gasly #10 | +32.340s | 6 | 53 |\n| 8 | | Max Verstappen #3 | +32.677s | 4 | 53 |\n| 9 | | Liam Lawson #30 | +50.180s | 2 | 53 |\n| 10 | | Esteban Ocon #31 | +51.216s | 1 | 53 |\n| 11 | | Nico Hulkenberg #27 | +52.280s | 0 | 53 |\n| 12 | | Isack Hadjar #6 | +56.154s | 0 | 53 |\n| 13 | | Gabriel Bortoleto #5 | +59.078s | 0 | 53 |\n| 14 | | Arvid Lindblad #41 | +59.848s | 0 | 53 |\n| 15 | | Carlos Sainz #55 | +65.008s | 0 | 53 |\n| 16 | | Franco Colapinto #43 | +65.773s | 0 | 53 |\n| 17 | | Sergio Perez #11 | +92.453s | 0 | 53 |\n| 18 | | Fernando Alonso #14 | +1 lap | 0 | 52 |\n| 19 | | Valtteri Bottas #77 | +1 lap | 0 | 52 |\n| 20 | | Alexander Albon #23 | +2 laps | 0 | 51 |\n| NC | | Lance Stroll #18 | DNF | 0 | 30 |\n| NC | | Oliver Bearman #87 | DNF | 0 | 20 |\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 ↗]()" }