Round 15Finished

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Baku City Circuit · Baku, AzerbaijanSaturday, 26 September 2026Start 13:00

Odds favourite—
Main pickNo pick published
Circuit6.003 km51 laps

Schedule

Paris time

Every session time, in Paris time, with the forecast weather.

Free practice 1Thu, Sep 2410:30
Free practice 2Thu, Sep 2414:00
Free practice 3Fri, Sep 2510:30
QualifyingFri, Sep 2514:00
RaceSat, Sep 2613:00

Marcelito picks

No pick was published for this Grand Prix.

Odds

Odds closed

Odds for this Grand Prix are no longer offered.

Results

1George RussellMercedes1:38:02.143
2Max VerstappenRed Bull+0.196
3Isack HadjarRed Bull+10.704

Race

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Points	Places gained
1	George RussellRUS · 63	Mercedes	1:38:02.143	25	0
2	Max VerstappenVER · 3	Red Bull	+0.196	18	+6
3	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	Red Bull	+10.704	15	+1
4	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	Ferrari	+14.136	12	-2
5	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	Mercedes	+14.512	10	+11
6	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	Ferrari	+22.382	8	0
7	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	RB F1 Team	+31.159	6	+8
8	Esteban OconOCO · 31	Haas F1 Team	+31.189	4	+5
9	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	Haas F1 Team	+31.929	2	+1
10	Carlos SainzSAI · 55	Williams	+32.416	1	+4
11	Nico HülkenbergHUL · 27	Audi	+33.231	0	+7
12	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	RB F1 Team	+34.013	0	-1
13	Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	McLaren	+36.401	0	-10
14	Sergio PérezPER · 11	Cadillac F1 Team	+41.400	0	+6
15	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	Audi	+44.230	0	+2
16	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	Cadillac F1 Team	Abandon	0	+3
17	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	Alpine F1 Team	Abandon	0	-8
18	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	Alpine F1 Team	Abandon	0	-11
19	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	McLaren	Abandon	0	-14
20	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	Williams	Abandon	0	-8
21	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	Aston Martin	Abandon	0	0
22	Lance StrollSTR · 18	Aston Martin	Abandon	0	0

Qualifying

Place	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George RussellRUS · 63	1:43.615	1:43.462	1:42.526
2	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	1:44.360	1:43.780	1:43.363
3	Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	1:45.014	1:43.814	1:43.364
4	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	1:44.161	1:43.880	1:43.500
5	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	1:44.571	1:44.020	1:43.672
6	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	1:44.260	1:44.037	1:43.858
7	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	1:44.489	1:44.106	1:44.047
8	Max VerstappenVER · 3	1:44.041	1:43.706	1:44.081
9	Carlos SainzSAI · 55	1:45.104	1:44.629	1:44.566
10	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	1:45.106	1:44.683	1:44.963
11	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	1:45.228	1:44.775	—
12	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	1:45.535	1:44.860	—
13	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	1:45.031	1:45.001	—
14	Esteban OconOCO · 31	1:45.039	1:45.016	—
15	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	1:45.381	1:45.106	—
16	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	1:45.504	—	—
17	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	1:45.799	—	—
18	Nico HülkenbergHUL · 27	1:45.920	—	—
19	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	1:46.593	—	—
20	Sergio PérezPER · 11	1:46.658	—	—
21	Lance StrollSTR · 18	1:47.337	—	—
22	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	1:48.290	—	—

Practice · Free practice 1

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:45.387	—	24
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:45.787	+0.4	22
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:45.791	+0.404	25
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:45.824	+0.437	25
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:46.265	+0.878	9
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:46.398	+1.011	17
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:46.440	+1.053	26
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:46.601	+1.214	23
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:46.624	+1.237	19
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:46.688	+1.301	21
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:46.871	+1.484	22
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:46.893	+1.506	22
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:46.939	+1.552	29
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:46.981	+1.594	14
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:46.994	+1.607	22
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:47.043	+1.656	22
17	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:47.253	+1.866	24
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:47.523	+2.136	23
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:47.835	+2.448	24
20	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:47.873	+2.486	8
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:48.547	+3.16	22
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:49.315	+3.928	22

Practice · Free practice 2

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:43.347	—	24
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:43.899	+0.552	16
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:44.174	+0.827	23
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.473	+1.126	24
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:44.665	+1.318	23
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:44.831	+1.484	22
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:44.843	+1.496	23
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:44.857	+1.51	22
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:44.868	+1.521	21
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:45.290	+1.943	25
11	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:45.479	+2.132	23
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:45.681	+2.334	25
13	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:45.760	+2.413	23
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:45.794	+2.447	24
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:45.854	+2.507	20
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:46.123	+2.776	24
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:46.221	+2.874	22
18	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:46.391	+3.044	4
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:46.737	+3.39	26
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:46.801	+3.454	10
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:47.403	+4.056	24
22	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:47.889	+4.542	9

Practice · Free practice 3

Place	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:43.922	—	21
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:44.021	+0.099	21
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:44.033	+0.111	18
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:44.273	+0.351	21
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.544	+0.622	22
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:44.637	+0.715	20
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:44.746	+0.824	20
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:44.899	+0.977	20
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:45.176	+1.254	22
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:45.592	+1.67	20
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:45.605	+1.683	24
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:45.692	+1.77	25
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:45.854	+1.932	18
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:45.918	+1.996	21
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:45.998	+2.076	18
16	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:46.004	+2.082	19
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:46.076	+2.154	24
18	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:46.222	+2.3	23
19	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:46.271	+2.349	22
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:46.512	+2.59	19
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:48.587	+4.665	19
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:49.279	+5.357	9

Grid

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

Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Laps	Time
1	George RussellRUS · 63	49	1:44.916
2	Max VerstappenVER · 3	48	1:44.993
3	Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	50	1:45.413
4	Isack HadjarHAD · 6	49	1:45.618
5	Charles LeclercLEC · 16	44	1:45.784
6	Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	49	1:46.170
7	Gabriel BortoletoBOR · 5	46	1:46.336
8	Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	48	1:46.602
9	Carlos SainzSAI · 55	49	1:46.737
10	Arvid LindbladLIN · 41	44	1:46.849
11	Nico HülkenbergHUL · 27	45	1:46.850
12	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	46	1:46.906
13	Oliver BearmanBEA · 87	45	1:46.978
14	Esteban OconOCO · 31	44	1:47.068
15	Sergio PérezPER · 11	43	1:47.363
16	Lando NorrisNOR · 1	28	1:47.761
17	Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	28	1:47.822
18	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	29	1:48.443
19	Franco ColapintoCOL · 43	17	1:48.484
20	Valtteri BottasBOT · 77	49	1:48.852
21	Fernando AlonsoALO · 14	15	1:50.968
22	Lance StrollSTR · 18	7	1:51.723

Pit stops

Fastest pit stop : Valtteri Bottas · 15.093

Driver	Team	Laps	Tyre	Time
Carlos Sainz	Williams	20	Medium → Soft	20.662
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	26	Medium → Soft	23.024
Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	30	Medium → Soft	20.737
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	30	Medium → Soft	20.771
Lando Norris	McLaren	30	Medium → Soft	20.801
Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	30	Medium → Soft	20.725
Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	30	Soft → Medium	21.282
Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	30	Soft → Medium	21.419
Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	30	Medium → Soft	22.175
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	30	Medium → Soft	20.385
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	30	Medium → Soft	22.265
Carlos Sainz	Williams	30	Soft	21.428
George Russell	Mercedes	31	Medium → Soft	20.682
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	31	Soft → Medium	20.544
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	31	Medium → Soft	20.802
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	31	Soft → Medium	21.935
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	31	Soft → Medium	22.037
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	31	Soft → Medium	22.111
Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	31	Soft → Medium	21.718
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	32	Medium → Soft	20.105
George Russell	Mercedes	36	Soft	15.102
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	36	Soft	15.212
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	36	Medium	15.143
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	36	Medium	15.214
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	36	Medium	15.546
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	36	Medium	16.512
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	36	Soft	16.390
Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	36	Medium	16.161
Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	36	Medium	16.312
Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	36	Soft	16.042
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	36	Soft	15.306
Carlos Sainz	Williams	36	Soft	15.989
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	36	Soft	15.275
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	36	Soft	15.381
Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	36	Medium → Soft	23.698
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	36	Soft	15.093

Circuit

Baku City Circuit

The circuit layout and its key figures.

Lap length: 6.003 km
Laps: 51
Race distance: 306.153 km
Lap record: 1:43.009Charles Leclerc
First Grand Prix: 2016
Editions: 10
Wins from pole: 40 %

Pole is first place on the grid, decided in qualifying.

Most successful drivers

Sergio Pérez2
Max Verstappen2
Nico Rosberg1
Daniel Ricciardo1
Lewis Hamilton1

Most successful teams

Red Bull5
Mercedes4
McLaren1

Previous winners

2026George Russell
2025Max Verstappen
2024Oscar Piastri
2023Sergio Pérez
2022Max Verstappen
2021Sergio Pérez
2019Valtteri Bottas
2018Lewis Hamilton
2017Daniel Ricciardo
2016Nico Rosberg

Form

The last five races, oldest to newest. The figure is the finishing place; the points are the total over those five races.

How to read the chips: 1 = win, 2-3 = podium, R = retired, any other figure = finishing place.

Driver	Form	Points
Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT · 12	13211	108
Lando NorrisNOR · 1	71143	83
Max VerstappenVER · 3	32R32	66
Charles LeclercLEC · 16	245R4	52
George RussellRUS · 63	R7325	49
Lewis HamiltonHAM · 44	4546R	42
Isack HadjarHAD · 6	66566	42
Oscar PiastriPIA · 81	5R658	32
Liam LawsonLAW · 30	1287146	18
Pierre GaslyGAS · 10	111210712	7

Championship

The championship standings and how they evolved round by round.

Cumulative points per team after each completed round.

Mercedes607
Ferrari474
McLaren355
Red Bull355
RB F1 Team102
Alpine F1 Team69
Haas F1 Team30
Audi23
Williams12
Aston Martin7

Drivers

Rank	Driver	Team	Points	Wins
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli🇮🇹 ANT · 12	Mercedes	365	9
2	George Russell🇬🇧 RUS · 63	Mercedes	242	3
3	Lewis Hamilton🇬🇧 HAM · 44	Ferrari	241	1
4	Max Verstappen🇳🇱 VER · 3	Red Bull	236	2
5	Charles Leclerc🇲🇨 LEC · 16	Ferrari	233	1
6	Lando Norris🇬🇧 NOR · 1	McLaren	211	2
7	Oscar Piastri🇦🇺 PIA · 81	McLaren	144	0
8	Isack Hadjar🇫🇷 HAD · 6	Red Bull	105	0
9	Liam LawsonLAW · 30	RB F1 Team	77	0
10	Pierre Gasly🇫🇷 GAS · 10	Alpine F1 Team	42	0
11	Arvid Lindblad🇬🇧 LIN · 41	RB F1 Team	38	0
12	Franco Colapinto🇦🇷 COL · 43	Alpine F1 Team	27	0
13	Oliver Bearman🇬🇧 BEA · 87	Haas F1 Team	23	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg🇩🇪 HUL · 27	Audi	13	0
15	Gabriel Bortoleto🇧🇷 BOR · 5	Audi	10	0
16	Esteban Ocon🇫🇷 OCO · 31	Haas F1 Team	7	0
17	Fernando Alonso🇪🇸 ALO · 14	Aston Martin	7	0
18	Carlos Sainz🇪🇸 SAI · 55	Williams	7	0
19	Alexander AlbonALB · 23	Williams	5	0
20	Yuki Tsunoda🇯🇵 TSU · 22	RB F1 Team	1	0
21	Lance Stroll🇨🇦 STR · 18	Aston Martin	0	0
22	Valtteri Bottas🇫🇮 BOT · 77	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
23	Sergio Pérez🇲🇽 PER · 11	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0

Drivers without a race seat

These drivers are listed for the season without a team or a race number.

Ayumu Iwasa
Colton Herta
Dino Beganovic
Frederik Vesti
Jak Crawford
Leonardo Fornaroli
Luke Browning
Paul Aron
Ryo Hirakawa

Constructors

Rank	Team	Points	Wins
1	Mercedes	607	12
2	Ferrari	474	2
3	Red Bull	355	2
4	McLaren	355	2
5	RB F1 Team	102	0
6	Alpine F1 Team	69	0
7	Haas F1 Team	30	0
8	Audi	23	0
9	Williams	12	0
10	Aston Martin	7	0
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0