Norris on pole for the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Antonelli and Lawson
Lando Norris will start the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix from pole for McLaren after soaking wet qualifying in Brazil. Motorsport.com’s published starting grid lists Kimi Antonelli second for Mercedes and Liam Lawson third for Racing Bulls, with Nico fourth; the remainder of the order is in the full listing rather than in the excerpt available here.
The same Motorsport.com coverage also notes that George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have been penalised for power unit component changes, a separate sporting factor from the wet qualifying session that decided the front of the grid. Related paddock material around the weekend includes Friday practice at the Brazilian GP and discussion of Antonelli’s standing as a championship figure, but the concrete starting-order news is Norris on pole, Antonelli and Lawson immediately behind him, and Nico in fourth.
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