The 2026 Canada Grand Prix qualifying sessions were held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track in Montreal. Earlier in the day, Mercedes drivers competed in the Sprint race. During the qualifying sessions, the cars returned to the track to determine the grid order for the race on Sunday. In qualifying, George Russell set the fastest lap for the Mercedes team, earning the pole position. He was followed by his teammate Kimi Antonelli. McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth respectively. Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton placed fifth. Max Verstappen from Red Bull was sixth, Isack Hadjar seventh, and Charles Leclerc eighth. Other notable drivers included Arvid Lindblad from Racing Bulls in ninth and Franco Colapinto from Alpine in tenth. Some drivers were eliminated during qualifying due to their lap times, with names like Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas finishing in the lower ranks. These results shaped the starting grid for the race.