Baku City Circuit · Baku, Azerbaijan
George Russell won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes, finishing 0.196 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull), with Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) completing the podium. Russell had also started from pole position. Russell set the fastest lap, a 1:44.916 on lap 49.
It was round 15 of 23 of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held at Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan on 24–26 September 2026.
After round 15, Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the 2026 drivers' championship on 302 points, 66 ahead of George Russell. Mercedes led the constructors' standings on 538 points.
| Lap | Driver | Stop |
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The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix took place on 24–26 September 2026. It was round 15 of 23 of the 2026 Formula 1 calendar.
Lights out was at 15:00 local time (11:00 UTC) on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
| Pit lane |
|---|
| 20 | Sainz | 1 | 20.662 |
| 26 | Bottas | 1 | 23.024 |
| 30 | Gasly | 1 | 20.737 |
| 30 | Antonelli | 1 | 20.771 |
| 30 | Norris | 1 | 20.801 |
| 30 | Colapinto | 1 | 20.725 |
| 30 | Bearman | 1 | 21.282 |
| 30 | Ocon | 1 | 21.419 |
| 30 | Lindblad | 1 | 22.175 |
| 30 | Bortoleto | 1 | 20.385 |
| 30 | Pérez | 1 | 22.265 |
| 30 | Sainz | 2 | 21.428 |
| 31 | Russell | 1 | 20.682 |
| 31 | Piastri | 1 | 20.544 |
| 31 | Verstappen | 1 | 20.802 |
| 31 | Hadjar | 1 | 21.935 |
| 31 | Leclerc | 1 | 22.037 |
| 31 | Hamilton | 1 | 22.111 |
| 31 | Lawson | 1 | 21.718 |
| 32 | Hülkenberg | 1 | 20.105 |
| 36 | Russell | 2 | 15.102 |
| 36 | Verstappen | 2 | 15.212 |
| 36 | Piastri | 2 | 15.143 |
| 36 | Hadjar | 2 | 15.214 |
| 36 | Leclerc | 2 | 15.546 |
| 36 | Hamilton | 2 | 16.512 |
| 36 | Antonelli | 2 | 16.390 |
| 36 | Ocon | 2 | 16.161 |
| 36 | Bearman | 2 | 16.312 |
| 36 | Lindblad | 2 | 16.042 |
| 36 | Hülkenberg | 2 | 15.306 |
| 36 | Bortoleto | 2 | 15.275 |
| 36 | Pérez | 2 | 15.381 |
| 36 | Lawson | 2 | 23.698 |
| 36 | BottasQuickest | 2 | 15.093 |
| 36 | Sainz | 3 | 15.989 |
The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was held at Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
No. The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix used the standard format: practice sessions, qualifying on Friday 25 September and the race on Saturday 26 September.
George Russell won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar.
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole position with a 1:42.526.
Max Verstappen won the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit for Red Bull.
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