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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Round 15 · Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

2026-09-26

Winner: George Russell (Mercedes)

Mercedes

Red Bull · +0.196

Red Bull · +10.704

Who won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was won by George Russell driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second, +0.196 behind, with Isack Hadjar completing the podium. George Russell also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:44.916. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 15 of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 11 positions from P16 to finish P5.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1	—	1:38:02.143	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	▲6	+0.196	Finished	18
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	4	▲1	+10.704	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	▼2	+14.136	Finished	12
5	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	16	▲11	+14.512	Finished	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	6	—	+22.382	Finished	8
7	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	15	▲8	+31.159	Finished	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13	▲5	+31.189	Finished	4
9	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	10	▲1	+31.929	Finished	2
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	14	▲4	+32.416	Finished	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	18	▲7	+33.231	Finished	0
12	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	11	▼1	+34.013	Finished	0
13	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3	▼10	+36.401	Finished	0
14	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	20	▲6	+41.400	Finished	0
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	17	▲2	+44.230	Finished	0
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	▲3	—	Retired	0
R	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	9	▼8	—	Retired	0
R	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	▼11	—	Retired	0
R	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	▼14	—	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	12	▼8	—	Retired	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21	—	—	Retired	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:43.615	1:43.462	1:42.526
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.360	1:43.780	1:43.363
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:45.014	1:43.814	1:43.364
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:44.161	1:43.880	1:43.500
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:44.571	1:44.020	1:43.672
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:44.260	1:44.037	1:43.858
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:44.489	1:44.106	1:44.047
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:44.041	1:43.706	1:44.081
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:45.104	1:44.629	1:44.566
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:45.106	1:44.683	1:44.963
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:45.228	1:44.775	—
12	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:45.535	1:44.860	—
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:45.031	1:45.001	—
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:45.039	1:45.016	—
15	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:45.381	1:45.106	—
16	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:45.504	—	—
17	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:45.799	—	—
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:45.920	—	—
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:46.593	—	—
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:46.658	—	—
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:47.337	—	—
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:48.290	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Russell

2 stops

P2Verstappen

2 stops

P3Hadjar

2 stops

P4Leclerc

2 stops

P5Antonelli

2 stops

P6Hamilton

2 stops

P7Lindblad

2 stops

P8Ocon

2 stops

P9Bearman

2 stops

P10Sainz

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 51

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Russell	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Hadjar	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3
Leclerc	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4
Antonelli	P15	P13	P11	P10	P9	P8	P8	P6	P5	P5	P5

2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?+

George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on September 26, 2026 at Baku City Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?+

P1: George Russell (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +0.196 behind. P3: Isack Hadjar (Red Bull), +10.704 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?+

George Russell took pole position for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?+

George Russell set the fastest lap of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a time of 1:44.916.

Which team won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with George Russell taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Carlos Sainz	1	20	15:40:50	20.662
Valtteri Bottas	1	26	15:52:42	23.024
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	1	30	15:58:34	20.771
Lando Norris	1	30	15:58:45	20.801
Franco Colapinto	1	30	15:58:48	20.725
Oliver Bearman	1	30	15:58:54	21.282
Pierre Gasly	1	30	15:58:29	20.737
Esteban Ocon	1	30	15:59:04	21.419
Arvid Lindblad	1	30	15:59:13	22.175
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	30	15:59:24	20.385
Sergio Pérez	1	30	15:59:35	22.265
Carlos Sainz	2	30	15:59:51	21.428
Liam Lawson	1	31	16:01:31	21.718
George Russell	1	31	16:00:12	20.682
Oscar Piastri	1	31	16:00:28	20.544
Max Verstappen	1	31	16:00:29	20.802
Isack Hadjar	1	31	16:00:34	21.935
Charles Leclerc	1	31	16:00:37	22.037
Lewis Hamilton	1	31	16:00:49	22.111
Nico Hülkenberg	1	32	16:04:03	20.105
George Russell	2	36	16:13:33	15.102
Max Verstappen	2	36	16:13:34	15.212
Oscar Piastri	2	36	16:13:38	15.143
Isack Hadjar	2	36	16:13:41	15.214
Charles Leclerc	2	36	16:13:43	15.546
Lewis Hamilton	2	36	16:13:44	16.512
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	2	36	16:13:45	16.390
Esteban Ocon	2	36	16:13:47	16.161
Oliver Bearman	2	36	16:13:48	16.312
Arvid Lindblad	2	36	16:13:49	16.042
Nico Hülkenberg	2	36	16:13:51	15.306
Gabriel Bortoleto	2	36	16:13:53	15.275
Sergio Pérez	2	36	16:13:54	15.381
Liam Lawson	2	36	16:13:57	23.698
Valtteri Bottas	2	36	16:14:33	15.093
Carlos Sainz	3	36	16:13:51	15.989