Round 15 of 232026Finished

AzerbaijanGrand Prix 2026

Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan

Chequered flag · Race winner

George Russell

Mercedes1:38:02.14351 laps

P2Max Verstappen+0.196
P3Isack Hadjar+10.704

Full classification Session times

Baku City Circuit

Weekend, local dates: 24–26 Sept 2026
Lap length: 6.003 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Round 15 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Thu 24 Sept
Practice 1Finished
08:30–09:30
30°C · clear · no rain
Practice 2Finished
12:00–13:00
30°C · mainly clear · no rain
Fri 25 Sept
Practice 3Finished
08:30–09:30
25°C · rain · 0.4 mm rain
QualifyingFinished
12:00–13:00
24°C · rain · 0.4 mm rain
P1RUSP2LECP3PIA
Sat 26 Sept
RaceFinished
11:00–13:00
25°C · clear · no rain
P1RUSP2VERP3HAD

Weather per session as recorded nearest the circuit.

Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	George RussellMercedesFastest lap 1:44.916lap 49	Mercedes	1	No change	51	1:38:02.14325 pts	25
2	Max VerstappenRed Bull	Red Bull	8	Gained 6	51	+0.19618 pts	18
3	Isack HadjarRed Bull	Red Bull	4	Gained 1	51	+10.70415 pts	15
4	Charles LeclercFerrari	Ferrari	2	Lost 2	51	+14.13612 pts	12
5	Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes	Mercedes	16	Gained 11	51	+14.51210 pts	10
6	Lewis HamiltonFerrari	Ferrari	6	No change	51	+22.3828 pts	8
7	Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team	RB F1 Team	15	Gained 8	51	+31.1596 pts	6
8	Esteban OconHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	13	Gained 5	51	+31.1894 pts	4
9	Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	10	Gained 1	51	+31.9292 pts	2
10	Carlos SainzWilliams	Williams	14	Gained 4	51	+32.4161 pt	1
11	Nico HülkenbergAudi	Audi	18	Gained 7	51	+33.2310 pts	0
12	Liam LawsonRB F1 Team	RB F1 Team	11	Lost 1	51	+34.0130 pts	0
13	Oscar PiastriMcLaren	McLaren	3	Lost 10	51	+36.4010 pts	0
14	Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team	Cadillac F1 Team	20	Gained 6	51	+41.4000 pts	0
15	Gabriel BortoletoAudi	Audi	17	Gained 2	51	+44.2300 pts	0
16	Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team · Retired	Cadillac F1 Team	19	Gained 3	49	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team · Retired	Alpine F1 Team	9	–	36	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team · Retired	Alpine F1 Team	7	–	35	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Lando NorrisMcLaren · Retired	McLaren	5	–	35	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Alexander AlbonWilliams · Retired	Williams	12	–	29	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Fernando AlonsoAston Martin · Retired	Aston Martin	21	–	20	Retired0 pts	0
DNF	Lance StrollAston Martin · Retired	Aston Martin	22	–	7	Retired0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:38:02.143; Russell, 51 laps
Fastest lap: 1:44.916; Russell, lap 49
Classified: 16of 22
Pit stops: 36; Quickest pit lane 15.093 s, Bottas

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	George RussellMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:43.615 (quickest in Q1)	1:43.462 (quickest in Q2)	1:42.526 (quickest in Q3)	1:42.526
2	Charles LeclercFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:44.360	1:43.780	1:43.363	1:43.363+0.837
3	Oscar PiastriMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:45.014	1:43.814	1:43.364	1:43.364+0.838
4	Isack HadjarRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:44.161	1:43.880	1:43.500	1:43.500+0.974
5	Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:44.571	1:44.020	1:43.672	1:43.672+1.146
6	Lewis HamiltonFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:44.260	1:44.037	1:43.858	1:43.858+1.332
7	Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:44.489	1:44.106	1:44.047	1:44.047+1.521
8	Max VerstappenRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:44.041	1:43.706	1:44.081	1:44.081+1.555
9	Carlos SainzWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:45.104	1:44.629	1:44.566	1:44.566+2.040
10	Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:45.106	1:44.683	1:44.963	1:44.963+2.437
11 (out in Q2)	Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team · Out in Q2	Haas F1 Team	1:45.228	1:44.775	No time	1:44.775+2.249
12	Liam LawsonRB F1 Team · Out in Q2	RB F1 Team	1:45.535	1:44.860	No time	1:44.860+2.334
13	Alexander AlbonWilliams · Out in Q2	Williams	1:45.031	1:45.001	No time	1:45.001+2.475
14	Esteban OconHaas F1 Team · Out in Q2	Haas F1 Team	1:45.039	1:45.016	No time	1:45.016+2.490
15	Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team · Out in Q2	RB F1 Team	1:45.381	1:45.106	No time	1:45.106+2.580
16 (out in Q1)	Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes · Out in Q1	Mercedes	1:45.504	No time	No time	1:45.504+2.978
17	Gabriel BortoletoAudi · Out in Q1	Audi	1:45.799	No time	No time	1:45.799+3.273
18	Nico HülkenbergAudi · Out in Q1	Audi	1:45.920	No time	No time	1:45.920+3.394
19	Fernando AlonsoAston Martin · Out in Q1	Aston Martin	1:46.593	No time	No time	1:46.593+4.067
20	Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team · Out in Q1	Cadillac F1 Team	1:46.658	No time	No time	1:46.658+4.132
21	Lance StrollAston Martin · Out in Q1	Aston Martin	1:47.337	No time	No time	1:47.337+4.811
22	Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team · Out in Q1	Cadillac F1 Team	1:48.290	No time	No time	1:48.290+5.764

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 51

RUSRussellStopped on laps 31, 362
VERVerstappenStopped on laps 31, 362
HADHadjarStopped on laps 31, 362
LECLeclercStopped on laps 31, 362
ANTAntonelliStopped on laps 30, 362
HAMHamiltonStopped on laps 31, 362
LINLindbladStopped on laps 30, 362
OCOOconStopped on laps 30, 362
BEABearmanStopped on laps 30, 362
SAISainzStopped on laps 20, 30, 363
HULHülkenbergStopped on laps 32, 362
LAWLawsonStopped on laps 31, 362
PIAPiastriStopped on laps 31, 362
PERPérezStopped on laps 30, 362
BORBortoletoStopped on laps 30, 362
BOTBottasStopped on laps 26, 362
COLColapintoStopped on lap 301
GASGaslyStopped on lap 301
NORNorrisStopped on lap 301

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
20	Carlos Sainz	1	11:40	20.662 s
26	Valtteri Bottas	1	11:52	23.024 s
30	Pierre Gasly	1	11:58	20.737 s
30	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	1	11:58	20.771 s
30	Lando Norris	1	11:58	20.801 s
30	Franco Colapinto	1	11:58	20.725 s
30	Oliver Bearman	1	11:58	21.282 s
30	Esteban Ocon	1	11:59	21.419 s
30	Arvid Lindblad	1	11:59	22.175 s
30	Gabriel Bortoleto	1	11:59	20.385 s
30	Sergio Pérez	1	11:59	22.265 s
30	Carlos Sainz	2	11:59	21.428 s
31	George Russell	1	12:00	20.682 s
31	Oscar Piastri	1	12:00	20.544 s
31	Max Verstappen	1	12:00	20.802 s
31	Isack Hadjar	1	12:00	21.935 s
31	Charles Leclerc	1	12:00	22.037 s
31	Lewis Hamilton	1	12:00	22.111 s
31	Liam Lawson	1	12:01	21.718 s
32	Nico Hülkenberg	1	12:04	20.105 s
36	George Russell	2	12:13	15.102 s
36	Max Verstappen	2	12:13	15.212 s
36	Oscar Piastri	2	12:13	15.143 s
36	Isack Hadjar	2	12:13	15.214 s
36	Charles Leclerc	2	12:13	15.546 s
36	Lewis Hamilton	2	12:13	16.512 s
36	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	2	12:13	16.390 s
36	Esteban Ocon	2	12:13	16.161 s
36	Oliver Bearman	2	12:13	16.312 s
36	Arvid Lindblad	2	12:13	16.042 s
36	Nico Hülkenberg	2	12:13	15.306 s
36	Carlos Sainz	3	12:13	15.989 s
36	Gabriel Bortoleto	2	12:13	15.275 s
36	Sergio Pérez	2	12:13	15.381 s
36	Liam Lawson	2	12:13	23.698 s
36	Valtteri Bottas	2	12:14	15.093 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Baku, Azerbaijan

The circuit

Baku City Circuit

Circuit: Baku City Circuit
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Lap length: 6.003 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 15 of 23
Coordinates: 40.373° N, 49.853° E

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

George RussellMercedesFastest lap 1:44.916lap 49

1:38:02.14325 pts

Max VerstappenRed Bull

+0.19618 pts

Isack HadjarRed Bull

+10.70415 pts

Charles LeclercFerrari

+14.13612 pts

Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes

+14.51210 pts

Lewis HamiltonFerrari

+22.3828 pts

Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team

+31.1596 pts

Esteban OconHaas F1 Team

+31.1894 pts

Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team

+31.9292 pts

Carlos SainzWilliams

+32.4161 pt

Nico HülkenbergAudi

+33.2310 pts

Liam LawsonRB F1 Team

+34.0130 pts

Oscar PiastriMcLaren

+36.4010 pts

Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team

+41.4000 pts

Gabriel BortoletoAudi

+44.2300 pts

Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Lando NorrisMcLaren · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Alexander AlbonWilliams · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Fernando AlonsoAston Martin · Retired

Retired0 pts

DNF

Lance StrollAston Martin · Retired

Retired0 pts

Pos

Driver

Best

George RussellMercedes · Reached Q3

1:42.526

Charles LeclercFerrari · Reached Q3

1:43.363+0.837

Oscar PiastriMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:43.364+0.838

Isack HadjarRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:43.500+0.974

Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:43.672+1.146

Lewis HamiltonFerrari · Reached Q3

1:43.858+1.332

Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3

1:44.047+1.521

Max VerstappenRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:44.081+1.555

Carlos SainzWilliams · Reached Q3

1:44.566+2.040

Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3

1:44.963+2.437

Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team · Out in Q2

1:44.775+2.249

Liam LawsonRB F1 Team · Out in Q2

1:44.860+2.334

Alexander AlbonWilliams · Out in Q2

1:45.001+2.475

Esteban OconHaas F1 Team · Out in Q2

1:45.016+2.490

Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team · Out in Q2

1:45.106+2.580

Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes · Out in Q1

1:45.504+2.978

Gabriel BortoletoAudi · Out in Q1

1:45.799+3.273

Nico HülkenbergAudi · Out in Q1

1:45.920+3.394

Fernando AlonsoAston Martin · Out in Q1

1:46.593+4.067

Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team · Out in Q1

1:46.658+4.132

Lance StrollAston Martin · Out in Q1

1:47.337+4.811

Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team · Out in Q1

1:48.290+5.764

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 51
George Russell	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Max Verstappen	8	7	3	3	3	2	2
Isack Hadjar	4	5	4	4	4	3	3
Charles Leclerc	2	3	5	5	5	4	4
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	16	17	13	10	8	6	5
Lewis Hamilton	6	6	7	6	6	5	6
Arvid Lindblad	15	14	15	15	14	9	7
Esteban Ocon	13	13	14	14	13	7	8
Oliver Bearman	10	12	10	11	11	8	9
Carlos Sainz	14	15	17	19	18	11	10
Nico Hülkenberg	18	16	16	16	15	10	11
Liam Lawson	11	10	11	12	12	12	12
Oscar Piastri	3	2	2	2	2	15	14
Sergio Pérez	20	19	19	18	17	13	15
Gabriel Bortoleto	17	18	18	17	16	14	13
Valtteri Bottas	19	21	20	20	19	16	–
Franco Colapinto	9	9	9	9	10	–	–
Pierre Gasly	7	8	8	8	7	–	–
Lando Norris	5	4	6	7	9	–	–
Alexander Albon	12	11	12	13	–	–	–
Fernando Alonso	21	20	21	21	–	–	–
Lance Stroll	22	22	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 51

George Russell

Max Verstappen

Isack Hadjar

Charles Leclerc

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Lewis Hamilton

Arvid Lindblad

Esteban Ocon

Oliver Bearman

Carlos Sainz

Nico Hülkenberg

Liam Lawson

Oscar Piastri

Sergio Pérez

Gabriel Bortoleto

Valtteri Bottas

–

Franco Colapinto

–

Pierre Gasly

–

Lando Norris

–

Alexander Albon

–

Fernando Alonso

–

Lance Stroll

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 51
George Russell	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Max Verstappen	8	7	3	3	3	2	2
Isack Hadjar	4	5	4	4	4	3	3
Charles Leclerc	2	3	5	5	5	4	4
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	16	17	13	10	8	6	5
Lewis Hamilton	6	6	7	6	6	5	6
Arvid Lindblad	15	14	15	15	14	9	7
Esteban Ocon	13	13	14	14	13	7	8
Oliver Bearman	10	12	10	11	11	8	9
Carlos Sainz	14	15	17	19	18	11	10
Nico Hülkenberg	18	16	16	16	15	10	11
Liam Lawson	11	10	11	12	12	12	12
Oscar Piastri	3	2	2	2	2	15	14
Sergio Pérez	20	19	19	18	17	13	15
Gabriel Bortoleto	17	18	18	17	16	14	13
Valtteri Bottas	19	21	20	20	19	16	–
Franco Colapinto	9	9	9	9	10	–	–
Pierre Gasly	7	8	8	8	7	–	–
Lando Norris	5	4	6	7	9	–	–
Alexander Albon	12	11	12	13	–	–	–
Fernando Alonso	21	20	21	21	–	–	–
Lance Stroll	22	22	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 51

George Russell

Max Verstappen

Isack Hadjar

Charles Leclerc

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Lewis Hamilton

Arvid Lindblad

Esteban Ocon

Oliver Bearman

Carlos Sainz

Nico Hülkenberg

Liam Lawson

Oscar Piastri

Sergio Pérez

Gabriel Bortoleto

Valtteri Bottas

–

Franco Colapinto

–

Pierre Gasly

–

Lando Norris

–

Alexander Albon

–

Fernando Alonso

–

Lance Stroll

–