Barcelona Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to George Russell’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Catalunya, round 7.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:14.679 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:14.743 | +0.064 | 5.9 m |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:14.998 | +0.319 | 29.4 m |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.001 | +0.322 | 29.7 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:15.021 | +0.342 | 31.5 m |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:15.077 | +0.398 | 36.7 m |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:15.090 | +0.411 | 37.9 m |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.281 | +0.602 | 55.5 m |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:15.585 | +0.906 | 83.6 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:15.768 | +1.089 | 100.4 m |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:15.840 | +1.161 | 107.1 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:16.001 | +1.322 | 121.9 m |
| 13 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:16.191 | +1.512 | 139.4 m |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:16.261 | +1.582 | 145.9 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.389 | +1.710 | 157.7 m |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:16.881 | +2.202 | 203.1 m |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.073 | +2.394 | 220.8 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.424 | +2.745 | 253.1 m |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:17.545 | +2.866 | 264.3 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:17.757 | +3.078 | 283.9 m |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:18.758 | +4.079 | 376.2 m |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:18.815 | +4.136 | 381.4 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell took qualifying pole at the Barcelona Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:14.679. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Fernando Alonso the field covers 381.4 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.