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Both Aston Martins reach Q2 in Sepang qualifying

Archive photograph: Victor Martins in Spielberg on 10 July 2022. Archive photo. Resized and converted to WebP. · 2022-07-10Archive photo · 2022-07-10 · KVYTICAL · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 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.

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  1. 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.