🇪🇸 Barcelona GP Report 2026

Franco scores again in Barcelona with a comeback from P13

Published

18 Jun 2026

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3 min

From a difficult Friday to two cars in the points: Franco finishes P10 in Barcelona with 1 point after a post-race penalty

Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 12–14 June 2026

Race results:

🥇 P1: Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari — 1:32:28.105 🥈 P2: George Russell, Mercedes — 1:32:47.666 🥉 P3: Lando Norris, McLaren — 1:32:51.824 🇫🇷 P7: Pierre Gasly — 6 points 🇦🇷 P10: Franco Colapinto — 1 point (finished P8 on the road, 10-second post-race penalty for yellow flag infringement)

Franco closed the Spanish Grand Prix in P10 with 1 point, after a 10-second penalty applied after the chequered flag dropped him from P8

A weekend that started as one of the most difficult Fridays of the season ended with both Alpines in the points.

Don't miss the best photos from the weekend:

Weekend Highlights

FP3 and Qualifying: the team worked overnight to find improvements. Franco finished P14 in FP3 and qualified P13 in Q2, outperforming Gasly in Qualifying for the first time this weekend.

Race: started P13 on soft tyres, two-stop strategy (12S — 22H — 32H). A consistent recovery drive from the start, with good defensive battles and careful tyre management. Crossed the line in P8, but a 10-second penalty for a yellow flag infringement left him classified P10.

FP1: P10, best lap: 1:17.893 (lap 13, softs)

FP2: P15, best lap: 1:17.051 (lap 11, softs)

FP3: P14, best lap: 1:17.625 (softs)

Qualifying: P13, best lap: 1:16.191 (lap 11, softs), eliminated in Q2

Race

Start: P13 (new softs)

Result on the road: P8, officially P10 after a 10-second post-race penalty

Points: 1

Fastest lap: P8 — 1:22.449 (lap 43, hards)

Strategy: Stop 1: lap 12 (softs → hards) · Stop 2: lap 34 (hards → hards)

Sector 1: P14 — 23.814

Sector 2: P18 — 33.619

Sector 3: P13 — 24.847

Speed trap: P11 — 350 km/h

Quotes from Franco and the team

It was a weekend of contrasts and Franco acknowledged it honestly. After the race he said: "It was a much better day today and a great reward for the whole team to score points with both cars. The car felt much better in race conditions and the pace was there to fight those in front of us. We have really struggled with the car here, so to come away with the result we did is an amazing job."

He also added: "We know where we're lacking a few bits, but things are coming in the pipeline."

Next race

🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix — 26–28 June 2026, Red Bull Ring

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