Nick Cassidy took his first pole position of 2026, and the team's first around the Circuito del Jarama, having aced the damp conditions at the circuit. The New Zealander managed to grab pole in a session when several drivers found the gravel traps on their flying laps, and experienced oversteer at various points on the track. Credit: Malcom Griffiths/LAT Images AS IT UNFOLDED - Qualifying for the Madrid E-Prix The Formula E grid headed into the Jarama circuit on the back of t

Alisha Palmowski set the tone in the opening qualifying of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Shanghai, bagging pole position and two championship points to begin her campaign. The Red Bull-backed Briton would start from pole for the Sunday race, ahead of Ferrari-backed Alba Larsen and Audi-backed Emma Felbermayr.

DAMS racer Dino Beganovic picked up from where he left off in Formula 2 in 2025, taking the first F2 pole position of the year in Australia, in a session of interruptions with a series of last-gasp surprises, ahead of Rodin Motorsport's duo of Martinius Stenshorne and Alex Dunne.

After a red flag in FP2 for an incident involving reigning World Champion Rowland, nobody knew what to expect ahead of qualifying. Several notable names were eliminated in the earliest stages of qualifying, sending shockwaves and anticipation through the paddock and fans alike. From the earliest stages, Mortara looked to be a strong competitor and remained a strong competitor, claiming pole for the Jeddah E-Prix,

The No.43 Inter Europol Competition squad has claimed the LMP2 class pole position for the 2026 Daytona 24 Hours, with American driver Jeremy Clarke behind the wheel.

The 2026 IMSA Sportscar season is upon us, and got underway this afternoon in Daytona, Florida, with qualifying for the biggest race on the North American Sportscars calendar.

Invicta Racing's Roman Staněk took his second Formula 2 pole position at the end of another exciting F2 qualifying in Abu Dhabi, with vice champion elect Jak Crawford in second, while champion Fornaroli ended the session third.

F2 pole-sitter Ollie Goethe has received a three-place grid drop for this weekend's races, after being found guilty for impeding Rodin Motorsport's Martinius Stenshorne during qualifying for the Qatar F2 weekend on Friday.

MP Motorsport's Ollie Goethe took his maiden F2 pole in a deciding qualifying session in Qatar, snatching the position in the final moments from championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli, while ART's Victor Martins finished in the top three.

Max Verstappen settled for second in wild Las Vegas Qualifying that he compared to like "driving on ice."

Toyota locked out the front row for the finale, with the No.7 starting ahead of the No.8. Then came a Peugeot 3-4, ahead of the No.12 Cadillac. The championship leading No.51 will be seventh, with the No.83 just outside the top 10 and the No.6 Porsche starting dead last.

Qualifying for the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the finale of the 2025 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season got underway at 16:00 local time (12:00 GMT), with the LMGT3 class taking to the track first.

The final qualifying session of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) season got underway at 16:15 local time (14:15 GMT) with the LMGT3 class taking to the track in the first of four qualifying sessions, followed by LMP3, LMP2 Pro-Am and LMP2.

Qualifying for the Hypercars got underway, and it was a damp session for the drivers. Light rain was falling over the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) for the World Endurance Championship (WEC) grid, as they tip-toed out of the pits.

Qualifying for the fifth round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) got underway at 15:00 local time at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The LMGT3 field took to the track first for qualifying, with the top 10 advancing to Hyperpole.

The No.81 Dragonspeed Ferrari took pole in GTD PRO at the Michelin GT Challenge, their fourth pole of the season. The No.12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus took their third GTD pole of the season in a dominant qualifying session.

Championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli attempted a different strategy to the rest of the grid, one that eventually fetched him second on the road in Friday’s qualifying. It was a result the Italian racer was “super happy” about, as he spoke of working with teammate Staněk over the weekend. 

Roman Staněk took his maiden pole position in F2 on Friday's 30-minute qualifying session in Hungary, ahead of teammate Leonardo Fornaroli. While he topped most of the running, the Czech racer certainly wasn't expecting to be at the head of the pack after 30 minutes of flying laps.

Invicta Racing continued their wave of momentum in the European stage of the Formula 2 calendar, with Roman Staněk backing up his Feature Race win in Belgium with a maiden pole position in F2 in Hungary, as the team in yellow locked out the front row of the grid.

Lando Norris storms to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. On the other side, a shock elimination from Lewis Hamilton marks the Briton with his worst Qualifying since 2024.