Round 15 of the season · 26 September 2026Official result

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

Baku City Circuit · Baku

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Lap – / 510:00:00
Events Race
TimeLapEvent
0:00:00Start
0:14:499Retirement Stroll
0:37:2021Pit stop Sainz: Medium → Soft
0:37:5121Retirement Alonso
0:53:4630Retirement Albon
0:54:1431Safety Car
0:55:0531Pit stop Antonelli: Medium → Soft
0:55:2531Pit stop Bearman: Soft → Medium
0:55:3531Pit stop Ocon: Soft → Medium
0:55:4531Pit stop Lindblad: Medium → Soft
0:56:2331Pit stop Sainz: Soft → Soft
0:56:4332Pit stop Russell: Medium → Soft
0:56:5932Pit stop Verstappen: Medium → Soft
0:57:0632Pit stop Hadjar: Soft → Medium
0:57:0932Pit stop Leclerc: Soft → Medium
0:57:2132Pit stop Hamilton: Soft → Medium
1:07:3535Safety Car coming in
1:07:4336Retirement Norris
1:08:2236Retirement Gasly
1:08:4936Safety Car
1:09:5837Pit lane drive-through Russell
1:09:5937Pit lane drive-through Verstappen
1:10:0637Pit lane drive-through Hadjar
1:10:0937Pit lane drive-through Leclerc
1:10:1037Pit lane drive-through Hamilton
1:10:1237Pit lane drive-through Antonelli
1:10:1337Pit lane drive-through Ocon
1:10:1437Pit lane drive-through Bearman
1:10:1537Pit lane drive-through Lindblad
1:10:1737Pit lane drive-through Sainz
1:12:0137Retirement Colapinto
1:15:1038Safety Car coming in
1:36:5951Retirement Bottas
1:38:02Chequered flag

Data: OpenF1 (positions twice per second, movement in between calculated; telemetry of the selected car 4 times per second including revs; race control messages; safety car position approximated). Reconstruction from measured data, not a broadcast.

Race analysis2026 Azerbaijan GP: Russell narrowly holds off Verstappen

Schedule · UK time (BST)

  1. ✓Free Practice 1Live
    Local time 12:30
  2. ✓Free Practice 2Live
    Local time 16:00
  3. ✓Free Practice 3Live
    Local time 12:30
  4. ✓QualifyingLive
    Local time 16:00
  5. ✓RaceLive
    Local time 15:00
Other time zones
SessionUS Eastern (ET)US Pacific (PT)Australia (Sydney)India (IST)Local time
Free Practice 14:30 am1:30 am18:3014:0012:30
Free Practice 28:00 am5:00 am22:0017:3016:00
Free Practice 34:30 am1:30 am18:3014:0012:30
Qualifying8:00 am5:00 am22:0017:3016:00
Race7:00 am4:00 am21:0016:3015:00

Result

Race

Race result
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / gapPoints
1George RussellFastest lapMercedes1511:38:02.14325
2Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing851+0.196s18
3Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing451+10.704s15
4Charles LeclercFerrari251+14.136s12
5Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1651+14.512s10
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari651+22.382s8
7Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1551+31.159s6
8Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1351+31.189s4
9Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1051+31.929s2
10Carlos SainzWilliams1451+32.416s1
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1851+33.231s0
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1151+34.013s0
13Oscar PiastriMcLaren351+36.401s0
14Sergio PérezCadillac2051+41.400s0
15Gabriel BortoletoAudi1751+44.230s0
16Valtteri BottasCadillac1949+-152.306s0
17Franco ColapintoAlpine936Retired0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine735Retired0
19Lando NorrisMcLaren535Retired0
20Alexander AlbonWilliams1229Retired0
21Fernando AlonsoAston Martin2120Retired0
22Lance StrollAston Martin227Retired0

Qualifying

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Eliminated in
1George RussellMercedes1:43.6151:43.4621:42.526
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:44.3601:43.7801:43.363
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:45.0141:43.8141:43.364
4Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:44.1611:43.8801:43.500
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:44.5711:44.0201:43.672
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:44.2601:44.0371:43.858
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:44.4891:44.1061:44.047
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:44.0411:43.7061:44.081
9Carlos SainzWilliams1:45.1041:44.6291:44.566
10Franco ColapintoAlpine1:45.1061:44.6831:44.963
11Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:45.2281:44.775–Q2
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:45.5351:44.860–Q2
13Alexander AlbonWilliams1:45.0311:45.001–Q2
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:45.0391:45.016–Q2
15Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:45.3811:45.106–Q2
16Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:45.504––Q2
17Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:45.799––Q1
18Nico HülkenbergAudi1:45.920––Q1
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:46.593––Q1
20Sergio PérezCadillac1:46.658––Q1
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:47.337––Q1
22Valtteri BottasCadillac1:48.290––Q1

Free Practice 1

Free Practice 1 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1George RussellMercedes1:45.38724
2Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:45.787+0.400s22
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:45.791+0.404s25
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:45.824+0.437s25
5Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:46.265+0.878s9
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:46.398+1.011s17
7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:46.440+1.053s26
8Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:46.601+1.214s23
9Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:46.624+1.237s19
10Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:46.688+1.301s21
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:46.871+1.484s22
12Carlos SainzWilliams1:46.893+1.506s22
13Alexander AlbonWilliams1:46.939+1.552s29
14Lando NorrisMcLaren1:46.981+1.594s14
15Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:46.994+1.607s22
16Pierre GaslyAlpine1:47.043+1.656s22
17Sergio PérezCadillac1:47.253+1.866s24
18Franco ColapintoAlpine1:47.523+2.136s23
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:47.835+2.448s24
20Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:47.873+2.486s8
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:48.547+3.160s22
22Valtteri BottasCadillac1:49.315+3.928s22

Free Practice 2

Free Practice 2 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1George RussellMercedes1:43.34724
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:43.899+0.552s16
3Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:44.174+0.827s23
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:44.473+1.126s24
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:44.665+1.318s23
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:44.831+1.484s22
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:44.843+1.496s23
8Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:44.857+1.510s22
9Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:44.868+1.521s21
10Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:45.290+1.943s25
11Franco ColapintoAlpine1:45.479+2.132s23
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:45.681+2.334s25
13Sergio PérezCadillac1:45.760+2.413s23
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:45.794+2.447s24
15Nico HülkenbergAudi1:45.854+2.507s20
16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:46.123+2.776s24
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:46.221+2.874s22
18Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:46.391+3.044s4
19Valtteri BottasCadillac1:46.737+3.390s26
20Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:46.801+3.454s10
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:47.403+4.056s24
22Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:47.889+4.542s9

Free Practice 3

Free Practice 3 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:43.92221
2George RussellMercedes1:44.021+0.099s21
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:44.033+0.111s18
4Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:44.273+0.351s21
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:44.544+0.622s22
6Pierre GaslyAlpine1:44.637+0.715s20
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:44.746+0.824s20
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:44.899+0.977s20
9Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:45.176+1.254s22
10Franco ColapintoAlpine1:45.592+1.670s20
11Carlos SainzWilliams1:45.605+1.683s24
12Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:45.692+1.770s25
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:45.854+1.932s18
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:45.918+1.996s21
15Nico HülkenbergAudi1:45.998+2.076s18
16Sergio PérezCadillac1:46.004+2.082s19
17Alexander AlbonWilliams1:46.076+2.154s24
18Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:46.222+2.300s23
19Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:46.271+2.349s22
20Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:46.512+2.590s19
21Valtteri BottasCadillac1:48.587+4.665s19
22Lance StrollAston Martin1:49.279+5.357s9
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Watch the pole lap

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0:00.0000,00 km
Corner data for the lap
CornerGeorge Russell (1:42.526)Charles Leclerc (1:43.363)
The first corner: slow left-handerbraking from 280 · 120 km/h · gear 2braking from 295 · 120 km/h · gear 2
The second corner: slow left-handerbraking from 250 · 105 km/h · gear 2braking from 235 · 100 km/h · gear 2
The third corner: slow left-handerbraking from 315 · 105 km/h · gear 2braking from 315 · 105 km/h · gear 2
The fourth corner: left-right chicanebraking from 205 · 90 km/h · gear 2braking from 185 · 85 km/h · gear 1
The fifth corner: left-right chicane90 km/h · gear 2braking from 235 · 95 km/h · gear 2
The sixth corner: slight left kink90 km/h · gear 2braking from 235 · 95 km/h · gear 2
The seventh corner: right-left chicanebraking from 255 · 95 km/h · gear 1braking from 225 · 105 km/h · gear 1
The eighth corner: right-left chicanebraking from 140 · 100 km/h · gear 295 km/h · gear 2
The ninth corner: fast left-hander275 km/h · gear 7265 km/h · gear 7
The tenth corner: slight left kink275 km/h · gear 7265 km/h · gear 7
The eleventh corner: right-left chicanebraking from 240 · 90 km/h · gear 2braking from 245 · 90 km/h · gear 1
The twelfth corner: left-right chicanebraking from 220 · 125 km/h · gear 3braking from 205 · 115 km/h · gear 2
The thirteenth corner: fast left-hander290 km/h · gear 7285 km/h · gear 7
The fourteenth corner: fast right-hander295 km/h · gear 8290 km/h · gear 7
The fifteenth corner: slight right kink325 km/h · gear 8320 km/h · gear 8

Data: OpenF1 (telemetry, approx. 4 data points per second, movement in between calculated).

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Starting grid

Starting grid
Grid positionDriverPenalty
1George Russell
2Charles Leclerc
3Oscar Piastri
4Isack Hadjar
5Lando Norris
6Lewis Hamilton
7Pierre Gasly
8Max Verstappen
9Franco Colapinto
10Oliver Bearman
11Liam Lawson
12Alexander Albon
13Esteban Ocon
14Carlos Sainz
15Arvid Lindblad
16Andrea Kimi Antonelli
17Gabriel Bortoleto
18Nico Hülkenberg
19Valtteri Bottas
20Sergio Pérez
21Fernando Alonso
22Lance Stroll

Penalties

Penalties
LapDriverTypeReason
51Franco ColapintoTime penalty 10 sCAUSING A COLLISION (16:11:31)

The race in numbers

Pole position
1:42.526
George Russell
Fastest lap
1:44.916
George Russell
pit stops
21
across the whole field
Safety Car periods
2
no Virtual Safety Car
Weather at the start
26 °C
Air · track 46 °C
Tyres
Medium · Soft
compounds used

Standings after this race

Drivers

  1. 1
    Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
    302 points
    Leader
  2. 2
    George RussellMercedes
    236 points
    −66
  3. 3
    Lewis HamiltonFerrari
    199 points
    −103
  4. 4
    Lando NorrisMcLaren
    186 points
    −116
  5. 5
    Charles LeclercFerrari
    179 points
    −123
  6. 6
    Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
    163 points
    −139
  7. 7
    Oscar PiastriMcLaren
    120 points
    −182
  8. 8
    Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing
    86 points
    −216
  9. 9
    Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing
    59 points
    −243
  10. 10
    Pierre GaslyAlpine
    41 points
    −261

Teams

  1. 1
    MercedesKonstrukteure
    538 points
    Leader
  2. 2
    FerrariKonstrukteure
    378 points
    −160
  3. 3
    McLarenKonstrukteure
    306 points
    −232
  4. 4
    Red Bull RacingKonstrukteure
    263 points
    −275
  5. 5
    Racing BullsKonstrukteure
    83 points
    −455
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Baku City Circuit

Length
approx. 5.95 km
Lap record
1:44.916
Safety car rate
75 %
Win from pole
40 %
Full throttle
69.7 %
Top speed
331 km/h
A lap of Baku City Circuit →Go to circuit page →

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?

George Russell (Mercedes) won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026.

Who was on pole position?

George Russell started from pole position.