Round 15 · 2026
Baku City Circuit · Baku, Azerbaijan · Sep 26 · 02:00 UTC · Winner: George Russell
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Baku City Circuit
Race report
Russell Claims Baku as Red Bull's Hadjar Steps Onto Podium; Seven Retirements Reshape Round 15George Russell took pole and victory at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Verstappen second and Hadjar third as seven retirements compressed the points fight.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit · Baku, Azerbaijan · Sep 26 · 02:00 UTC · Winner: George Russell| Pos | Driver | Grid | Status | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  George RussellMercedes |
P1 | Finished | 25.00 |
| 2 |  Max VerstappenRed Bull |
P8 | Finished | 18.00 |
| 3 |  Isack HadjarRed Bull |
P4 | Finished | 15.00 |
| 4 |  Charles LeclercFerrari |
P2 | Finished | 12.00 |
| 5 |  Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes |
P16 | Finished | 10.00 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton Ferrari |
P6 | Finished | 8.00 |
| 7 | Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team |
P15 | Finished | 6.00 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team |
P13 | Finished | 4.00 |
| 9 | Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team |
P10 | Finished | 2.00 |
| 10 |  Carlos SainzWilliams |
P14 | Finished | 1.00 |
| 11 |  Nico HülkenbergAudi |
P18 | Finished | 0.00 |
| 12 |  Liam LawsonRB F1 Team |
P11 | Finished | 0.00 |
| 13 |  Oscar PiastriMcLaren |
P3 | Finished | 0.00 |
| 14 |  Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team |
P20 | Finished | 0.00 |
| 15 |  Gabriel BortoletoAudi |
P17 | Finished | 0.00 |
| 16 |  Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team |
P19 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R |  Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team |
P9 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R | Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team |
P7 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R | Lando Norris McLaren |
P5 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R |  Alexander AlbonWilliams |
P12 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R | Fernando Alonso Aston Martin |
P21 | Retired | 0.00 |
| R |  Lance StrollAston Martin |
P22 | Retired | 0.00 |
Qualifying22
| Pos | Driver | 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 |