Round 15 · 2026

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

CircuitBaku City CircuitLocationBaku, AzerbaijanDates24 Sep – 26 Sep 2026Final

Official event name: Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix

WinnerRUSMercedes · from P1

PoleRUS1:42.526

Fastest lap1:44.916Russell · L49

Most laps led1Russell

Biggest gain+11Antonelli P16→P5

Retirements7of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1	0	51	1:38:02.143 FL	2	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	8	+6	51	+0.196	2	18
3	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	4	+1	51	+10.704	2	15
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	2	-2	51	+14.136	2	12
5	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	16	+11	51	+14.512	2	10
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	6	0	51	+22.382	2	8
7	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	15	+8	51	+31.159	2	6
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	13	+5	51	+31.189	2	4
9	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	10	+1	51	+31.929	2	2
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	14	+4	51	+32.416	3	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	18	+7	51	+33.231	2
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	11	-1	51	+34.013	2
13	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	3	-10	51	+36.401	2
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	20	+6	51	+41.400	2
15	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	17	+2	51	+44.230	2
—	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	19		49	DNF · L49	2
—	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	9		36	DNF · L36	2
—	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	7		35	DNF · L35	1
—	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	5		35	DNF · L35	1
—	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	12		29	DNF · L29	—
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	21		20	DNF · L20	1
—	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	22		7	DNF · L7	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:43.615	1:43.462	1:42.526	26
2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:44.360	1:43.780	1:43.363	23
3	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:45.014	1:43.814	1:43.364	22
4	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:44.161	1:43.880	1:43.500	21
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:44.571	1:44.020	1:43.672	21
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:44.260	1:44.037	1:43.858	22
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:44.489	1:44.106	1:44.047	20
8	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:44.041	1:43.706	1:44.081	24
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:45.104	1:44.629	1:44.566	25
10	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:45.106	1:44.683	1:44.963	21
11	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:45.228	1:44.775	—	17
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:45.535	1:44.860	—	18
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:45.031	1:45.001	—	17
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:45.039	1:45.016	—	18
15	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:45.381	1:45.106	—	16
16	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:45.504	—	—	5
17	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:45.799	—	—	10
18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:45.920	—	—	10
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:46.593	—	—	9
20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:46.658	—	—	9
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:47.337	—	—	9
22	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:48.290	—	—	10

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:43.922		21
2	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:44.021	+0.099	21
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:44.033	+0.111	18
4	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:44.273	+0.351	21
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:44.544	+0.622	22
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:44.637	+0.715	20
7	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:44.746	+0.824	20
8	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:44.899	+0.977	20
9	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:45.176	+1.254	22
10	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:45.592	+1.670	20
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:45.605	+1.683	24
12	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:45.692	+1.770	25
13	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:45.854	+1.932	18
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:45.918	+1.996	21
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:45.998	+2.076	18
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:46.004	+2.082	19
17	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:46.076	+2.154	24
18	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:46.222	+2.300	23
19	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:46.271	+2.349	22
20	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:46.512	+2.590	19
21	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:48.587	+4.665	19
22	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:49.279	+5.357	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:43.347		24
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:43.899	+0.552	16
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:44.174	+0.827	23
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:44.473	+1.126	24
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:44.665	+1.318	23
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:44.831	+1.484	22
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:44.843	+1.496	23
8	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:44.857	+1.510	22
9	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:44.868	+1.521	21
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:45.290	+1.943	25
11	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:45.479	+2.132	23
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:45.681	+2.334	25
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:45.760	+2.413	23
14	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:45.794	+2.447	24
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:45.854	+2.507	20
16	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:46.123	+2.776	24
17	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:46.221	+2.874	22
18	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:46.391	+3.044	4
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:46.737	+3.390	26
20	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:46.801	+3.454	10
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:47.403	+4.056	24
22	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:47.889	+4.542	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:45.387		24
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:45.787	+0.400	22
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:45.791	+0.404	25
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:45.824	+0.437	25
5	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:46.265	+0.878	9
6	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:46.398	+1.011	17
7	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:46.440	+1.053	26
8	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:46.601	+1.214	23
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:46.624	+1.237	19
10	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:46.688	+1.301	21
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:46.871	+1.484	22
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:46.893	+1.506	22
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:46.939	+1.552	29
14	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:46.981	+1.594	14
15	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:46.994	+1.607	22
16	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:47.043	+1.656	22
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:47.253	+1.866	24
18	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:47.523	+2.136	23
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:47.835	+2.448	24
20	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:47.873	+2.486	8
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:48.547	+3.160	22
22	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:49.315	+3.928	22

Session schedule

Practice 1Final24 Sep 2026 08:30 UTC

Practice 2Final24 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC

Practice 3Final25 Sep 2026 08:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal25 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal26 Sep 2026 11:00 UTC

Championship after round 15

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Kimi Antonelli ANT	302
2	George Russell RUS	236
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	199
4	Lando Norris NOR	186
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	179
6	Max Verstappen VER	163
7	Oscar Piastri PIA	120
8	Isack Hadjar HAD	86

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	George Russell RUS	+1.823%	Kimi Antonelli ANT
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	+0.479%	Lewis Hamilton HAM
McLaren	Oscar Piastri PIA	+0.298%	Lando Norris NOR
Red Bull Racing	Isack Hadjar HAD	+0.561%	Max Verstappen VER
Alpine	Pierre Gasly GAS	+0.880%	Franco Colapinto COL
Williams	Carlos Sainz SAI	+0.356%	Alexander Albon ALB
Haas	Oliver Bearman BEA	+0.230%	Esteban Ocon OCO
Racing Bulls	Liam Lawson LAW	+0.235%	Arvid Lindblad LIN
Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	+0.114%	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	+0.698%	Lance Stroll STR
Cadillac	Sergio Pérez PER	+1.530%	Valtteri Bottas BOT

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Circuit Fit

Driver × circuit profile

Max Verstappen VER

▲ Qualifying × track position 98 · Race gains × overtaking 98 ▼ Car at low-speed circuits 32 · Car qualifying speed (season) 68 · High

Charles Leclerc LEC

▲ Race gains × overtaking 85 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Street-circuit form 67 · Driver at low-speed circuits 40 · High

George Russell RUS

▲ Qualifying × track position 90 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Driver at low-speed circuits 52 · Car at low-speed circuits 50 · High

Lewis Hamilton HAM

▲ Race gains × overtaking 89 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Qualifying × track position 35 · Street-circuit form 37 · High

Oscar Piastri PIA

▲ Street-circuit form 76 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Qualifying × track position 48 · Car at low-speed circuits 41 · High

Fernando Alonso ALO

▲ Driver at low-speed circuits 98 · Car at low-speed circuits 95 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 24 · Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · Low

Kimi Antonelli ANT

▲ Race gains × overtaking 80 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Qualifying × track position 15 · Street-circuit form 28 · High

Isack Hadjar HAD

▲ Street-circuit form 80 · Car qualifying speed (season) 68 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 33 · Car at low-speed circuits 32 · Low

Lando Norris NOR

▲ Race gains × overtaking 93 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Street-circuit form 24 · Driver at low-speed circuits 27 · High

Nico Hülkenberg HUL

▲ Race gains × overtaking 76 · Driver at low-speed circuits 90 ▼ Qualifying × track position 44 · Car at low-speed circuits 5 · High

Sergio Pérez PER

▲ Street-circuit form 98 · Car at low-speed circuits 77 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 28 · Car qualifying speed (season) 14 · Low

Pierre Gasly GAS

▲ Qualifying × track position 94 · Car at low-speed circuits 86 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 15 · Driver at low-speed circuits 31 · High

Carlos Sainz SAI

▲ Qualifying × track position 77 · Driver at low-speed circuits 85 ▼ Street-circuit form 15 · Car qualifying speed (season) 23 · Low

Alexander Albon ALB

▲ Race gains × overtaking 63 · Street-circuit form 85 ▼ Driver at low-speed circuits 15 · Car qualifying speed (season) 23 · Low

Oliver Bearman BEA

▲ Qualifying × track position 81 · Race gains × overtaking 72 ▼ Driver at low-speed circuits 23 · Car at low-speed circuits 23 · Low

Franco Colapinto COL

▲ Driver at low-speed circuits 69 · Car at low-speed circuits 86 ▼ Qualifying × track position 10 · Race gains × overtaking 7 · High

Esteban Ocon OCO

▲ Street-circuit form 63 · Driver at low-speed circuits 73 ▼ Qualifying × track position 27 · Car at low-speed circuits 23 · Low

Liam Lawson LAW

▲ Driver at low-speed circuits 77 · Car qualifying speed (season) 59 ▼ Qualifying × track position 23 · Car at low-speed circuits 14 · High

Arvid Lindblad LIN

▲ Qualifying × track position 69 · Race gains × overtaking 59 ▼ Street-circuit form 7 · Driver at low-speed circuits 10 · Low

Gabriel Bortoleto BOR

▲ Qualifying × track position 56 · Street-circuit form 50 ▼ Driver at low-speed circuits 6 · Car at low-speed circuits 5 · High

Valtteri Bottas BOT

▲ Driver at low-speed circuits 60 · Car at low-speed circuits 77 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 2 · Street-circuit form 2 · Low

Lance Stroll STR

▲ Race gains × overtaking 41 · Car at low-speed circuits 95 ▼ Driver at low-speed circuits 2 · Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · Low

Descriptive fit of current Driver/Constructor DNA to this circuit’s profile. Not a prediction or betting signal. f1-dna-1.0.0.

Recent winners at Baku City Circuit

Circuit DNA

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2025	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
2024	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	2
2023	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	2
2022	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3
2021	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	7
2019	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1
2018	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2017	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1