Round 15 Finished

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

September 24, 2026 – September 26, 2026 · Baku City Circuit — Azerbaijan · 51 laps
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Records and Interesting Facts — Azerbaijan Grand Prix

6 003 m

Baku City Circuit — the 3rd longest track on the 2026 calendar

(compared to 23 tracks)

Most Successful Driver
2 wins
Max Verstappen
Most Successful Team
5 wins
red bull racing
Most Pole Positions
4 poles
Charles Leclerc based on qualifying data recorded since 2016
Race Lap Record
1:43.009
Charles Leclerc (2019)
Fastest Qualifying Lap
1:40.203
Charles Leclerc (2023)
Closest Victory
1.385 s
2021 — Sergio Pérez (1) – Sebastian Vettel (2)
The Biggest Comeback Drive

Andrea Kimi Antonelli started from P16 in 2026 and finished P5 — 11 places up from where they started.

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts
1 63 51 1:38:02.143 — 25
2 33 51 +0.196 +0.196s 18
3 41 51 +10.704 +10.508s 15
4 16 51 +14.136 +3.432s 12
5 12 51 +14.512 +0.376s 10
6 44 51 +22.382 +7.870s 8
7 36 51 +31.159 +8.777s 6
8 31 51 +31.189 +0.030s 4
9 38 51 +31.929 +0.740s 2
10 55 51 +32.416 +0.487s 1
11 27 51 +33.231 +0.815s –
12 40 51 +34.013 +0.782s –
13 – 51 +34.230 +0.217s –
14 81 51 +36.401 +2.171s –
15 11 51 +41.400 +4.999s –
16 77 49 DNF — –
17 43 36 DNF — –
18 4 35 DNF — –
19 10 35 DNF — –
20 23 29 DNF — –
21 14 20 DNF — –
22 18 7 DNF — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +11
Biggest Gainer
Andrea Kimi Antonelli P16 → P5
▼ -13
Biggest Loser
Lando Norris P5 → P18
Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change
8 haas 13 8 +5
9 haas 10 9 +1
10 williams 14 10 +4
11 Audi 18 11 +7
13 Audi 17 13 +4
14 mclaren 3 14 -11
15 Cadillac 20 15 +5
18 mclaren 5 18 -13
19 alpine 7 19 -12
Lap No. Driver Team # Duration
20 55 Carlos Sainz williams 1 20.662s
26 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1 23.024s
30 38 Oliver Bearman haas 1 21.282s
30 55 Carlos Sainz williams 2 21.428s
30 11 Sergio Pérez Cadillac 1 22.265s
30 43 Franco Colapinto alpine 1 20.725s
30 31 Esteban Ocon haas 1 21.419s
30 4 Lando Norris mclaren 1 20.801s
30 10 Pierre Gasly alpine 1 20.737s
30 – Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1 20.385s
31 63 George Russell mercedes 1 20.682s
31 40 Liam Lawson racing bulls 1 21.718s
31 81 Oscar Piastri mclaren 1 20.544s
31 16 Charles Leclerc ferrari 1 22.037s
32 27 Nico Hülkenberg Audi 1 20.105s
36 40 Liam Lawson racing bulls 2 23.698s

The "Duration" column shows the total time from pit lane entry to exit (not just the tyre change itself).

Pos No. Driver Team Qualifying
7 10 —
10 38 —
13 31 —
14 55 P9
17 – —
18 27 —
22 18 P21

⚠ = grid penalty, dropped back from qualifying position

Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 63 1:43.615 1:43.462 1:42.526
2 16 1:44.360 1:43.780 1:43.363
3 81 1:45.014 1:43.814 1:43.364
4 41 1:44.161 1:43.880 1:43.500
5 4 1:44.571 1:44.020 1:43.672
6 44 1:44.260 1:44.037 1:43.858
7 10 1:44.489 1:44.106 1:44.047
8 33 1:44.041 1:43.706 1:44.081
9 55 1:45.104 1:44.629 1:44.566
10 43 1:45.106 1:44.683 1:44.963
11 38 1:45.228 1:44.775 –
12 40 1:45.535 1:44.860 –
13 23 1:45.031 1:45.001 –
14 31 1:45.039 1:45.016 –
15 36 1:45.381 1:45.106 –
16 12 1:45.504 – –
17 – 1:45.799 – –
18 27 1:45.920 – –
19 14 1:46.593 – –
20 11 1:46.658 – –
21 18 1:47.337 – –
22 77 1:48.290 – –

White = qualifying best time used for grid

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 63 24 1:45.387 —
2 33 22 1:45.787 +0.400s
3 16 25 1:45.791 +0.404s
4 44 25 1:45.824 +0.437s
5 12 9 1:46.265 +0.878s
6 81 17 1:46.398 +1.011s
7 40 26 1:46.440 +1.053s
8 36 23 1:46.601 +1.214s
9 31 19 1:46.624 +1.237s
10 – 21 1:46.688 +1.301s
11 27 22 1:46.871 +1.484s
12 55 22 1:46.893 +1.506s
13 23 29 1:46.939 +1.552s
14 4 14 1:46.981 +1.594s
15 38 22 1:46.994 +1.607s
16 10 22 1:47.043 +1.656s
17 11 24 1:47.253 +1.866s
18 43 23 1:47.523 +2.136s
19 14 24 1:47.835 +2.448s
20 41 8 1:47.873 +2.486s
21 18 22 1:48.547 +3.160s
22 77 22 1:49.315 +3.928s
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 63 24 1:43.347 —
2 12 16 1:43.899 +0.552s
3 33 23 1:44.174 +0.827s
4 16 24 1:44.473 +1.126s
5 44 23 1:44.665 +1.318s
6 4 22 1:44.831 +1.484s
7 10 23 1:44.843 +1.496s
8 81 22 1:44.857 +1.510s
9 41 21 1:44.868 +1.521s
10 31 25 1:45.290 +1.943s
11 43 23 1:45.479 +2.132s
12 40 25 1:45.681 +2.334s
13 11 23 1:45.760 +2.413s
14 – 24 1:45.794 +2.447s
15 27 20 1:45.854 +2.507s
16 23 24 1:46.123 +2.776s
17 55 22 1:46.221 +2.874s
18 36 4 1:46.391 +3.044s
19 77 26 1:46.737 +3.390s
20 38 10 1:46.801 +3.454s
21 18 24 1:47.403 +4.056s
22 14 9 1:47.889 +4.542s
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 33 21 1:43.922 —
2 63 21 1:44.021 +0.099s
3 44 18 1:44.033 +0.111s
4 12 21 1:44.273 +0.351s
5 16 22 1:44.544 +0.622s
6 10 20 1:44.637 +0.715s
7 81 20 1:44.746 +0.824s
8 4 20 1:44.899 +0.977s
9 41 22 1:45.176 +1.254s
10 43 20 1:45.592 +1.670s
11 55 24 1:45.605 +1.683s
12 38 25 1:45.692 +1.770s
13 – 18 1:45.854 +1.932s
14 31 21 1:45.918 +1.996s
15 27 18 1:45.998 +2.076s
16 11 19 1:46.004 +2.082s
17 23 24 1:46.076 +2.154s
18 40 23 1:46.222 +2.300s
19 36 22 1:46.271 +2.349s
20 14 19 1:46.512 +2.590s
21 77 19 1:48.587 +4.665s
22 18 9 1:49.279 +5.357s

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