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Both Aston Martins reach Q2 in Sepang qualifying

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll both reached Q2 at Sepang, a rare double advance for Aston Martin after a difficult run in qualifying.

GPBeat · Newsroom03 Oct 2026, 10:43 · 1 min

Fernando Alonso was 14th quickest at the Q1 cut with a lap of 1min 37.721sec, eight thousandths of a second ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll in 15th. RacingNews365 says both were about a quarter of a second clear of Nico Hülkenberg’s Audi, which missed the cut.

The publication says Aston Martin had reached Q2 on only one of the previous 15 race weekends: Alonso did so in Hungary after the team introduced a major upgrade package.

Alonso’s 14th and Stroll’s 15th places describe their positions at the Q1 cut, rather than their final qualifying positions. Both advanced to the next session.

Sources 01

SOURCEAston Martin cause major shock in Sepang qualifyingRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-10-03

Source context

Source: RacingNews365 English, published 3 October 2026. Its reported 14th and 15th places refer to the Q1 cut.

Claims and supporting evidence 4

RacingNews365 reports that both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll reached Q2 at Sepang.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Aston Martin's progression in qualifying at Sepang Qualifying at Sepang, reported on 3 October 2026. This establishes Q2 progression as reported by the sole supplied article, not their final qualifying positions.

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RacingNews365 says an Aston Martin had reached Q2 on only one of the previous 15 race weekends: Alonso in Hungary, after the team introduced a major upgrade package.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Aston Martin's preceding qualifying record The 15 race weekends preceding the Sepang event in the 2026 season. The historical count and upgrade context come from RacingNews365 alone; the source does not establish that the upgrade caused the Hungary result.

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The article places Alonso and Stroll 14th and 15th quickest at the stage it describes. It gives Alonso's lap as 1 minute 37.721 seconds and says he was eight thousandths of a second ahead of Stroll.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported times at the cut to Q2 The stage of Sepang qualifying in which both Aston Martins progressed to Q2. Do not interpret these places as final qualifying or starting positions.

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RacingNews365 reports that both Aston Martins were about a quarter of a second ahead of Nico Hulkenberg's Audi at the Q2 cut.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Margin over the elimination threshold The stage of Sepang qualifying in which both Aston Martins progressed to Q2. The article gives the margin as 'a quarter of a second', not an exact measured gap.

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