Canada F1: Colapinto missed FP1 but recovered, 13th in sprint quali | OneFootball

The Argentine driver, who had been unable to get on track in practice due to an electrical problem, made it through to Q2 ahead of the sprint race, which will be the third of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Argentine driver Franco Colapinto, of Alpine, finished 13th in sprint qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, the seventh round of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship season, in which British Mercedes driver George Russell set the fastest time and will start from pole tomorrow.

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The Pilar native bounced back after a difficult start to this Grand Prix: this Friday at midday he was unable to run in free practice due to an electrical problem in his car, which was later fixed, but forced him to go into sprint qualifying without knowing the circuit. Even so, Colapinto advanced to Q2 in 10th place, helped by the red flag following Fernando Alonso’s crash (Aston Martin) with just over a minute remaining in the first session.

The Argentine’s performance was well above that of his teammate Pierre Gasly, who was eliminated in the first stage and will start 19th tomorrow. Meanwhile, behind polesitter Russell, the fastest drivers were his teammate Kimi Antonelli, of Mercedes, and Lando Norris, of McLaren.

In qualifying, Alex Albon and Liam Lawson did not even make it out onto the track. The Williams driver was unable to get his car ready after the accident he suffered when he hit a marmot that crossed the track during practice, while the RB driver had a hydraulic issue with his car that the team could not fix in time.

The grid for the Canadian GP sprint race

With Colapinto in 13th place, this is how the grid looks for Saturday’s sprint

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