Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Past session

Practice 1

Thu 24 Sep 2026 · 10:30 SAST

Baku City Circuit

Practice results ↓

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Past session

Practice 2

Thu 24 Sep 2026 · 14:00 SAST

Baku City Circuit

Practice results ↓

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Past session

Practice 3

Fri 25 Sep 2026 · 10:30 SAST

Baku City Circuit

Practice results ↓

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Past session

Qualifying

Fri 25 Sep 2026 · 14:00 SAST

Baku City Circuit

Session results ↓

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Past session

Race

Sat 26 Sep 2026 · 13:00 SAST

Baku City Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:38:02.143 · 51 laps	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:38:02.339 · 51 laps	18
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Race · 1:38:12.847 · 51 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:38:16.279 · 51 laps	12
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Race · 1:38:16.655 · 51 laps	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Race · 1:38:24.525 · 51 laps	8
7	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:38:33.302 · 51 laps	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Race · 1:38:33.332 · 51 laps	4
9	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Race · 1:38:34.072 · 51 laps	2
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Race · 1:38:34.559 · 51 laps	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Race · 1:38:35.374 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:38:36.156 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:38:38.544 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Race · 1:38:43.543 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Race · 1:38:46.373 · Time penalty: 10.000 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 36 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 35 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 35 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · Water pressure · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Water pressure · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

George Russell · Mercedes

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Isack Hadjar · Red Bull

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton · Ferrari

Arvid Lindblad · Racing Bulls

Esteban Ocon · Haas

Oliver Bearman · Haas

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Williams

Nico Hülkenberg · Audi

Liam Lawson · Racing Bulls

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Sergio Pérez · Cadillac

Gabriel Bortoleto · Audi

Valtteri Bottas · Cadillac

Franco Colapinto · Alpine

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Lando Norris · McLaren

Alexander Albon · Williams

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.615 · Q2 1:43.462 · Q3 1:42.526 · 26 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.360 · Q2 1:43.780 · Q3 1:43.363 · 23 laps
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.014 · Q2 1:43.814 · Q3 1:43.364 · 22 laps
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.161 · Q2 1:43.880 · Q3 1:43.500 · 21 laps
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.571 · Q2 1:44.020 · Q3 1:43.672 · 21 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.260 · Q2 1:44.037 · Q3 1:43.858 · 22 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.489 · Q2 1:44.106 · Q3 1:44.047 · 20 laps
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.041 · Q2 1:43.706 · Q3 1:44.081 · 24 laps
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.104 · Q2 1:44.629 · Q3 1:44.566 · 25 laps
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.106 · Q2 1:44.683 · Q3 1:44.963 · 21 laps
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.228 · Q2 1:44.775 · 17 laps
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.535 · Q2 1:44.860 · 18 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.031 · Q2 1:45.001 · 17 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.039 · Q2 1:45.016 · 18 laps
15	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.381 · Q2 1:45.106 · 16 laps
16	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.504 · 5 laps
17	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.799 · 10 laps
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.920 · 10 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.593 · 9 laps
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.658 · 9 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.337 · 9 laps
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.290 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:42.526
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:43.363
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:43.364
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:43.500
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:43.672
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:43.858
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:44.047
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:44.081
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:44.963
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Starting grid · 1:44.775
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:44.860
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:45.001
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Starting grid · 1:45.016
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Starting grid · 1:44.566 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
15	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:45.106
16	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Starting grid · Time not recorded
17	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Starting grid · 1:45.799
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Starting grid · 1:45.920
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:48.290
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:46.658 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:46.593 · Grid penalty: 30 · 30 places
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:47.337 · Grid penalty: 20 · 20 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.387 · 24 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.787 · 22 laps
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.791 · 25 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.824 · 25 laps
5	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.265 · 9 laps
6	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.398 · 17 laps
7	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.440 · 26 laps
8	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.601 · 23 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.624 · 19 laps
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.688 · 21 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.871 · 22 laps
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.893 · 22 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.939 · 29 laps
14	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.981 · 14 laps
15	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.994 · 22 laps
16	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.043 · 22 laps
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.253 · 24 laps
18	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.523 · 23 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.835 · 24 laps
20	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.873 · 8 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:48.547 · 22 laps
22	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:49.315 · 22 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.347 · 24 laps
2	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.899 · 16 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.174 · 23 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.473 · 24 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.665 · 23 laps
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.831 · 22 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.843 · 23 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.857 · 22 laps
9	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.868 · 21 laps
10	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.290 · 25 laps
11	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.479 · 23 laps
12	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.681 · 25 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.760 · 23 laps
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.794 · 24 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.854 · 20 laps
16	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.123 · 24 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.221 · 22 laps
18	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.391 · 4 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.737 · 26 laps
20	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.801 · 10 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:47.403 · 24 laps
22	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:47.889 · 9 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.922 · 21 laps
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.021 · 21 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.033 · 18 laps
4	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.273 · 21 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.544 · 22 laps
6	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.637 · 20 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.746 · 20 laps
8	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.899 · 20 laps
9	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.176 · 22 laps
10	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.592 · 20 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.605 · 24 laps
12	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.692 · 25 laps
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.854 · 18 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.918 · 21 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.998 · 18 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.004 · 19 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.076 · 24 laps
18	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.222 · 23 laps
19	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.271 · 22 laps
20	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.512 · 19 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:48.587 · 19 laps
22	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:49.279 · 9 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:44.916
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.993
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:45.413
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:45.618
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:45.784
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:46.170
7	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:46.336
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:46.602
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:46.737
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:46.849
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:46.850
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:46.906
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:46.978
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:47.068
15	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:47.363
16	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:47.761
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:47.822
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:48.443
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:48.484
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:48.852
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:50.968
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:51.723

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	20	20.662
Valtteri Bottas	1	26	23.024
Pierre Gasly	1	30	20.737
Kimi Antonelli	1	30	20.771
Lando Norris	1	30	20.801
Franco Colapinto	1	30	20.725
Oliver Bearman	1	30	21.282
Esteban Ocon	1	30	21.419
Arvid Lindblad	1	30	22.175
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	30	20.385
Sergio Pérez	1	30	22.265
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	30	21.428
George Russell	1	31	20.682
Oscar Piastri	1	31	20.544
Max Verstappen	1	31	20.802
Isack Hadjar	1	31	21.935
Charles Leclerc	1	31	22.037
Liam Lawson	1	31	21.718
Nico Hülkenberg	1	32	20.105
Liam Lawson	2	36	23.698

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Gabriel Bortoleto · 10.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	302
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	236
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	199
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	186
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	179
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	163
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	120
8	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	86
9	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	59
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	41
11	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
12	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	27
13	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
16	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	538
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	378
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	306
4	Red Bull Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	263
5	Racing Bulls Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	83
6	Alpine Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	68
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27
8	Audi Audi	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
10	Aston Martin Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
11	Cadillac Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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