Colapinto finished 16th in Singapore after retiring from the Sprint

A difficult Saturday at Marina Bay

Franco Colapinto finished 16th in the main qualifying session for the 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, held on Saturday, October 10 at the Marina Bay street circuit. The official Formula 1 results listed Max Verstappen on pole, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

The day had already turned against the Argentine driver. Alpine reported that Colapinto started the Sprint from 11th on new intermediate tyres and retired without setting a fastest lap. In the team release, he described a loss of power and the car switching off during the short race.

What qualifying showed

In qualifying, Alpine recorded Colapinto’s time as 1:33.787, leaving him in P16. The team also listed Pierre Gasly in P8 with a 1:32.225, an internal contrast that underlines how costly a narrow-margin day was for the Argentine on a demanding circuit.

Colapinto said in Alpine’s release that the car balance changed during qualifying and that he lacked rear grip. That does not amount to a final technical diagnosis, but it does define the sporting problem: in Singapore, where the walls are close and rhythm depends on lap-by-lap precision, an early elimination shapes the whole Sunday.

Why it matters in Argentina

The Singapore Grand Prix runs from October 9 to 11, 2026, and it comes with strong Argentine attention on Formula 1 because of Colapinto’s presence. The news is not only his final qualifying position, but the combined setbacks of one Saturday: a Sprint retirement and a place near the back of the qualifying order.

For the race, the confirmed reference point is the published qualifying result: Colapinto was classified 16th. His exact starting spot may depend on any later penalties or grid changes, so the central sporting fact is that the Argentine will have to build his Sunday from an uncomfortable part of the field.