Canadian Grand Prix 2026 Sprint 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. Sprint Qualifying at Montreal, round 5.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.965 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:13.033 | +0.068 | 6.1 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:13.280 | +0.315 | 28.1 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:13.299 | +0.334 | 29.8 m |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:13.326 | +0.361 | 32.2 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.410 | +0.445 | 39.7 m |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:13.504 | +0.539 | 48.1 m |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:13.605 | +0.640 | 57.1 m |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:13.737 | +0.772 | 68.8 m |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:14.536 | +1.571 | 140.1 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:14.595 | +1.630 | 145.3 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:14.627 | +1.662 | 148.2 m |
| 13 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:14.702 | +1.737 | 154.9 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:14.928 | +1.963 | 175.0 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.197 | +2.232 | 199.0 m |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:15.760 | +2.795 | 249.2 m |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:16.002 | +3.037 | 270.8 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.354 | +3.389 | 302.2 m |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:16.642 | +3.677 | 327.9 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:16.866 | +3.901 | 347.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell took sprint qualifying pole at the Canadian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:12.965. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 347.8 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.