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Oliver Bearman · Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, Shanghai 2026

FIA deletes qualifying laps for Bearman, Antonelli and Gasly

Archive photograph: Oliver Bearman · Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, Shanghai 2026 · 2026-03-14Archive photo · 2026-03-14 · Liauzh · CC BY 4.0

The FIA stewards ordered qualifying lap times listed for Oliver Bearman, Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly to be deleted. Bearman had two entries at Turn 15, while Antonelli and Gasly each had one at Turn 6. Antonelli finished fourth and Gasly ninth in the final qualifying classification.

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The FIA stewards ordered qualifying lap times listed for Oliver Bearman, Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly to be deleted for track-limits infringements at the specified corners. The decision lists two Bearman lap times at Turn 15 and one lap each for Antonelli and Gasly at Turn 6.

Antonelli was fourth and Gasly ninth in the final qualifying classification.

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  1. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 36 - Infringement - Qualifying Deleted Lap TimesFIA F1 decision documents
  2. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 42 - Final Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents
  3. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 35 - Provisional Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents