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George Russell leads the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton close behind as pit stops reshuffle the order; Kimi Antonelli sits third and was briefly leading the drivers’ championship by 66 points, with Charles Leclerc mixing strategy while Stroll and Bottas have retired; the race features ongoing strategic calls and position changes through team radios as Hadjar, Colapinto and others chase points.
George Russell clinched pole for the Barcelona Grand Prix with a 1m14.679s lap, edging Lewis Hamilton by 0.064s as Leclerc crashed and the session saw red flags; Hamilton will start second on the front row with Russell, while the rest of the top qualifiers battle for positions ahead of tomorrow’s race.
Lando Norris set the fastest time in FP2 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, edging George Russell by 0.009s as McLaren respond to Monaco penalties. FP1 featured seven rookies, Lawson suffered a gearbox issue triggering a Virtual Safety Car, and the Monaco decision to reinstate Gasly to third continues to shape the weekend.
Barcelona’s Day 5 of the F1 shakedown saw Charles Leclerc set the soft‑tyre pace for Ferrari (1:16.653), Oliver Bearman completing 105 laps for Haas, and Lando Norris just over a tenth behind the benchmark. Oscar Piastri called the morning productive for McLaren, while Aston Martin debated aero options and Audi’s Hirvonen (Bortoleto) wrapped up shakedown work. Bahrain testing is on the horizon for 11–13 February.
F1’s 2026 shakedown began at Barcelona behind a heavy security perimeter, with Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli first to the track in the W17 and Audi/Alpine facing early issues. Several major teams sat out or delayed running, while unofficial timings circulated but were not representative of the week’s programmes. Esteban Ocon led the unofficial lap count by midday, finishing with about 154 laps; George Russell had 93, Antonelli 56, Colapinto 60 and Liam Lawson 88. Cadillac and Audi reported issues to fix for the rest of the week, and the day’s access restrictions kept most observations to a minimum.
The main event of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya MotoGP race is about to begin at Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 11 of the 2023 Championship.
Relive the drama of an action-packed premier class race at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya in Barcelona-Catalunya.