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2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Date
26 Sept 2026
Circuit
Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Round
15 of 23
Winner
George Russell (Mercedes)
Tyre compounds
C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
Pole position
George Russell (1:42.526)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 63 RUSGeorge Russell Mercedes 1 51 1:38:02.143 1:44.916 25
2 3 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 8 51 +0.196 18
3 6 HADIsack Hadjar Red Bull 4 51 +10.704 15
4 16 LECCharles Leclerc Ferrari 2 51 +14.136 12
5 12 ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 16 51 +14.512 10
6 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Ferrari 6 51 +22.382 8
7 41 LINArvid Lindblad RB F1 Team 15 51 +31.159 6
8 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 14 51 +31.189 4
9 87 BEAOliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 11 51 +31.929 2
10 55 SAICarlos Sainz Williams 9 51 +32.416 1
11 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Audi 18 51 +33.231 0
12 30 LAWLiam Lawson RB F1 Team 12 51 +34.013 0
13 5 BORGabriel Bortoleto Audi 17 51 +34.230 0
14 81 PIAOscar Piastri McLaren 3 51 +36.401 0
15 11 PERSergio Pérez Cadillac 20 51 +41.400 0
16 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Cadillac 22 49 Accident 0
R 43 COLFranco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team 10 36 Collision damage 0
R 10 GASPierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 7 35 Collision 0
R 1 NORLando Norris McLaren 5 35 Collision 0
R 23 ALBAlexander Albon Williams 13 29 Accident 0
R 14 ALOFernando Alonso Aston Martin 19 20 Water pressure 0
R 18 STRLance Stroll Aston Martin 21 7 Water pressure 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race. Grid positions for this race are taken from the qualifying order because the data source has none; grid penalties are not reflected.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 30 to 36Safety car, laps 36 to 39 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 26Lap 38Lap 51 Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 20Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 26Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 30Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 30Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 30Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 30Lando Norris: pit stop on lap 30Oliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 30Franco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 30Andrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 30Gabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 30Arvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 30Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 31George Russell: pit stop on lap 31Oscar Piastri: pit stop on lap 31Liam Lawson: pit stop on lap 31Isack Hadjar: pit stop on lap 31Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 32Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 36Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 36Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 36Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 36Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 36Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 36George Russell: pit stop on lap 36Oscar Piastri: pit stop on lap 36Liam Lawson: pit stop on lap 36Oliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 36Andrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 36Gabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 36Isack Hadjar: pit stop on lap 36Arvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 36 RUSPIALECNORHADHAMVERGASCOLLAWALBBEAOCOLINSAIHULANTBORPERALOBOTSTR
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 30 to 36Safety car, laps 36 to 39 +0.0 s+10.0 s+20.0 s+30.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 15Lap 22Lap 30Lap 37Lap 44Lap 51 Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 20, 20.7 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 26, 23.0 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 30, 22.3 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 30, 21.4 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 30, 21.4 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 30, 20.7 s in the pit laneLando Norris: pit stop on lap 30, 20.8 s in the pit laneOliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 30, 21.3 s in the pit laneFranco Colapinto: pit stop on lap 30, 20.7 s in the pit laneAndrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 30, 20.8 s in the pit laneGabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 30, 20.4 s in the pit laneArvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 30, 22.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31, 22.1 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31, 20.8 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 31, 22.0 s in the pit laneGeorge Russell: pit stop on lap 31, 20.7 s in the pit laneOscar Piastri: pit stop on lap 31, 20.5 s in the pit laneLiam Lawson: pit stop on lap 31, 21.7 s in the pit laneIsack Hadjar: pit stop on lap 31, 21.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 32, 20.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36, 16.5 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 36, 15.3 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36, 15.4 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 36, 15.1 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 36, 15.2 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 36, 16.0 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 36, 16.2 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 36, 15.5 s in the pit laneGeorge Russell: pit stop on lap 36, 15.1 s in the pit laneOscar Piastri: pit stop on lap 36, 15.1 s in the pit laneLiam Lawson: pit stop on lap 36, 23.7 s in the pit laneOliver Bearman: pit stop on lap 36, 16.3 s in the pit laneAndrea Kimi Antonelli: pit stop on lap 36, 16.4 s in the pit laneGabriel Bortoleto: pit stop on lap 36, 15.3 s in the pit laneIsack Hadjar: pit stop on lap 36, 15.2 s in the pit laneArvid Lindblad: pit stop on lap 36, 16.0 s in the pit lane RUSPIALECNORHADHAMVERGASCOLLAWALBBEAOCOLINSAIHULANTBORPERALOBOTSTR
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 36 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
George Russell: 2 stops (laps 31, 36), stints of 31 medium, 20 soft laps
2nd
Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 31, 36), stints of 31 medium, 20 soft laps
3rd
Isack Hadjar: 2 stops (laps 31, 36), stints of 31 soft, 20 medium laps
Finishers
no stop: 3 · 1 stop: 3 · 2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 30 of 51

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
RUSGeorge Russell231 (20.7 s), 36 (15.1 s)
3120
VERMax Verstappen231 (20.8 s), 36 (15.2 s)
3120
HADIsack Hadjar231 (21.9 s), 36 (15.2 s)
3120
LECCharles Leclerc231 (22.0 s), 36 (15.5 s)
3120
ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli230 (20.8 s), 36 (16.4 s)
3021
HAMLewis Hamilton231 (22.1 s), 36 (16.5 s)
3120
LINArvid Lindblad230 (22.2 s), 36 (16.0 s)
3021
OCOEsteban Ocon230 (21.4 s), 36 (16.2 s)
3021
BEAOliver Bearman230 (21.3 s), 36 (16.3 s)
3021
SAICarlos Sainz320 (20.7 s), 30 (21.4 s), 36 (16.0 s)
201021
HULNico Hülkenberg232 (20.1 s), 36 (15.3 s)
3219
LAWLiam Lawson231 (21.7 s), 36 (23.7 s)
3120
BORGabriel Bortoleto230 (20.4 s), 36 (15.3 s)
3021
PIAOscar Piastri231 (20.5 s), 36 (15.1 s)
3120
PERSergio Pérez230 (22.3 s), 36 (15.4 s)
3021
BOTValtteri Bottas226 (23.0 s), 36 (15.1 s)
2623
COLFranco Colapinto130 (20.7 s)
306
GASPierre Gasly130 (20.7 s)
305
NORLando Norris130 (20.8 s)
305
ALBAlexander Albon0
29
ALOFernando Alonso0
20
STRLance Stroll0
7

Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1George RussellMercedes1:43.6151:43.4621:42.526fastest Q3
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:44.3601:43.7801:43.363+0.837 Q3
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:45.0141:43.8141:43.364+0.838 Q3
4Isack HadjarRed Bull1:44.1611:43.8801:43.500+0.974 Q3
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:44.5711:44.0201:43.672+1.146 Q3
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:44.2601:44.0371:43.858+1.332 Q3
7Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:44.4891:44.1061:44.047+1.521 Q3
8Max VerstappenRed Bull1:44.0411:43.7061:44.081+1.180 Q2
9Carlos SainzWilliams1:45.1041:44.6291:44.566+2.040 Q3
10Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:45.1061:44.6831:44.963+2.157 Q2
11Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:45.2281:44.775+2.249 Q2
12Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:45.5351:44.860+2.334 Q2
13Alexander AlbonWilliams1:45.0311:45.001+2.475 Q2
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:45.0391:45.016+2.490 Q2
15Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:45.3811:45.106+2.580 Q2
16Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:45.504+2.978 Q1
17Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:45.799+3.273 Q1
18Nico HülkenbergAudi1:45.920+3.394 Q1
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:46.593+4.067 Q1
20Sergio PérezCadillac1:46.658+4.132 Q1
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:47.337+4.811 Q1
22Valtteri BottasCadillac1:48.290+5.764 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 8 302
2 George Russell Mercedes 3 236
3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1 199
4 Lando Norris McLaren 2 186
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1 179
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0 163
7 Oscar Piastri McLaren 0 120
8 Isack Hadjar Red Bull 0 86
9 Liam Lawson RB F1 Team 0 59
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team 0 41

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 11 538
2 Ferrari 2 378
3 McLaren 2 306
4 Red Bull 0 263
5 RB F1 Team 0 83
6 Alpine F1 Team 0 68
7 Haas F1 Team 0 27
8 Audi 0 17
9 Williams 0 12
10 Aston Martin 0 3

Full 2026 standings