2026 · ROUND 15 · GRAND PRIX

Grand Prix Azerbaijan

🇦🇿 AzerbaijanBaku City Circuit26 September 2026 · local dateCOMPLETED

Baku pairs a very long straight with the narrow passages of the old town. Setups must balance speed and control through the technical sector.

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CIRCUIT SNAPSHOT

Baku City Circuit

Baku · Azerbaijan

Race date · local26 September 2026

FormatGrand Prix

Circuit length6.003 km

Scheduled laps51

Scheduled distance306.049 km

Circuit highlights

Speed and slipstreaming on the straight
Precision through narrow passages

First F1 race at this circuit: 2016. Lap record: 1:43.009 · Charles Leclerc (2019).

Formula 1 · race information ↗

RACE RESULTS · 26 September 2026

Race podium

RACE WINNER

George Russell

Mercedes

1:38:02.14325 PTS · Grand Prix

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

+0.196s18 PTS · Grand Prix

Isack Hadjar

Red Bull Racing

+10.704s15 PTS · Grand Prix

Driver portrait credits and licences ↗

George Russell won the round on 2026-09-26. Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar completed the podium. The official classification and points awarded appear below.

POLE POSITIONGeorge Russell1:42.526Official qualifying ↗

FASTEST LAPGeorge Russell1:44.916 · lap 49Official fastest laps ↗

Full classification · 22 drivers

Official race classification
POS	DRIVER / TEAM	PTS	TIME / STATUS
P1	George RussellMercedes Details #63 · RUS · 51 laps · 1:38:02.143	25	1:38:02.143
P2	Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Details #3 · VER · 51 laps · +0.196s	18	+0.196s
P3	Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing Details #6 · HAD · 51 laps · +10.704s	15	+10.704s
P4	Charles LeclercFerrari Details #16 · LEC · 51 laps · +14.136s	12	+14.136s
P5	Kimi AntonelliMercedes Details #12 · ANT · 51 laps · +14.512s	10	+14.512s
P6	Lewis HamiltonFerrari Details #44 · HAM · 51 laps · +22.382s	8	+22.382s
P7	Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls Details #41 · LIN · 51 laps · +31.159s	6	+31.159s
P8	Esteban OconHaas F1 Team Details #31 · OCO · 51 laps · +31.189s	4	+31.189s
P9	Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team Details #87 · BEA · 51 laps · +31.929s	2	+31.929s
P10	Carlos SainzWilliams Details #55 · SAI · 51 laps · +32.416s	1	+32.416s
P11	Nico HulkenbergAudi Details #27 · HUL · 51 laps · +33.231s	0	+33.231s
P12	Liam LawsonRacing Bulls Details #30 · LAW · 51 laps · +34.013s	0	+34.013s
P13	Oscar PiastriMcLaren Details #81 · PIA · 51 laps · +36.401s	0	+36.401s
P14	Sergio PerezCadillac Details #11 · PER · 51 laps · +41.400s	0	+41.400s
P15	Gabriel BortoletoAudi Details #5 · BOR · 51 laps · +44.230s	0	+44.230s
P16	Valtteri BottasCadillac Details #77 · BOT · 49 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Franco ColapintoAlpine Details #43 · COL · 36 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Pierre GaslyAlpine Details #10 · GAS · 35 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Lando NorrisMcLaren Details #1 · NOR · 35 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Alexander AlbonWilliams Details #23 · ALB · 29 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Details #14 · ALO · 20 laps · DNF	0	DNF
NC	Lance StrollAston Martin Details #18 · STR · 7 laps · DNF	0	DNF

Full official classification ↗

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEXT

2026 championship

The current standings below were verified after the latest completed race, Sepang, on 7 October 2026. They do not represent the standings immediately after this race.

2026 · VERIFIED 07 OCT

Drivers Championship

1Kimi AntonelliMercedes320 PTS 2George RussellMercedes236 PTS 3Lewis HamiltonFerrari214 PTS 4Charles LeclercFerrari191 PTS 5Lando NorrisMcLaren188 PTS

Official Formula 1 snapshot. Not a live feed. Photo credits

Full standings ↗

Drivers and constructors · 2026 season ↗

F1 EXPLAINED · STRATEGY

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VERIFIED · 7 October 2026Official source ↗