Round 17 · 2026

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Baku, Azerbaijan · 26 Sept 2026

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

George Russell won the race from pole, finishing 0.196s ahead of Max Verstappen.

The Safety Car came out 2 times.
Kimi Antonelli was the big mover, climbing from P16 to P5.
George Russell set the fastest lap: 1:44.916 on lap 49.
72 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped 4 times.
George Russell's tyres: Medium → Soft → Soft.
7 drivers didn't finish: Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso and others.
A dry race, with the track around 43°C.
320 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1	1:38:02.143	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	8 ▲6	+0.196s	18
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	4 ▲1	+10.704s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2 ▼2	+14.136s	12
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	16 ▲11	+14.512s	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	6	+22.382s	8
7	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	15 ▲8	+31.159s	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13 ▲5	+31.189s	4
9	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	10 ▲1	+31.929s	2
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	14 ▲4	+32.416s	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	18 ▲7	+33.231s	0
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	11 ▼1	+34.013s	0
13	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3 ▼10	+36.401s	0
14	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	20 ▲6	+41.4s	0
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	17 ▲2	+44.23s	0
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	19 ▲3	DNF	0
–	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	DNF	0
–	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	7	DNF	0
–	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21	DNF	0
–	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	DNF	0
–	Alexander Albon	Williams	12	DNF	0
–	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	9	DNF	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.