Qualifying
F1 2026
Round 17

Alonso finishes P11 in Sprint, qualifies P17 with Stroll P19

sg Marina Bay

Round 17, Singapore Grand Prix Sprint and Qualifying took place at Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Alonso finishes P11 in Sprint, qualifies P17 with Stroll P19

In the Sprint, Fernando Alonso finished P11 from P15 on the grid, while Lance Stroll started from P18 but retired from the race.

In qualifying later in the day, Alonso qualified P17, while Stroll was P19.


Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso 14
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
Today in the Sprint, we got the most out of the car and took advantage of other cars’ retirements to finish P11. Unfortunately, Qualifying was more of the same as yesterday’s Sprint Qualifying, and we could only manage P17. My final run was clean, and everything was well managed by the team, but the pace just wasn’t there again. As a result of that, we have taken the decision to replace the PU overnight.

Lance Stroll
Lance Stroll 18
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
It’s not our weekend so far, we’re not performing here as expected. The car didn’t feel great today - it’s a bumpy track and these tracks are tough for our car. We didn’t manage to capitalize on any opportunities during the Sprint as I had to retire the car early after making contact with another car. In Qualifying, we hit traffic during my final push lap, and there was some confusion about Bottas in front of me aborting his push lap, where we lost a lot of time.

Mike Krack
Mike Krack ー
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
A difficult day for us here in Singapore. We had mixed fortunes in the Sprint where Lance made contact with Perez which put him out early, whilst Fernando made up four places to finish in P11. In tonight's Qualifying we did not have the pace to make it beyond Q1. We will change Fernando's PU based on his feedback. Tomorrow will be a long race where everything can happen, we will have to prepare well and be ready to take advantage of any opportunities that come our way.

Shintaro Orihara
Shintaro Orihara ー
Honda
Rainfall just before the Sprint race resulted in wet conditions, creating a challenging environment for energy management. Despite the obstacles, we were able to gather valuable data in the session.

We analysed that information and worked to optimise our settings ahead of qualifying. Although the outcome was not the position we were aiming for, we continued to build our understanding of the package under the unique conditions encountered so far this weekend.

Following Fernando’s feedback during qualifying, we have decided to replace the power unit overnight. There is still a lot of work to complete before tomorrow’s race, but the team will remain focused on the task ahead and continue preparing for the grand prix.


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