2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was held at the Baku City Circuit, with George Russell leading for most of the race. Max Verstappen and Isack Hajar finally finished on the podium at Saturday’s race. Russell started from pole after producing a qualifying margin of 0.837 seconds over Leclerc.
In the end, Russell won the race, finishing just 0.1 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen at Azerbaijan GP
Verstappen began on P8 after a difficult Q3. The race was scheduled for 51 laps around the Baku 6.003 km circuit.
Full Azerbaijan GP Finish Order
- 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 — Williams
- Nico Hulkenberg — Audi
- Liam Lawson — Racing Bulls
- Gabriel Bortoleto — Audi
- Oscar Piastri — McLaren
- Sergio Perez — Cadillac
- Valtteri Bottas — Cadillac (DNF)
- Franco Colapinto — Alpine (DNF)
- Pierre Gasly — Alpine (DNF)
- Lando Norris — McLaren (DNF)
- Alex Albon — Williams (DNF)
- Fernando Alonso — Aston Martin (DNF)
- Lance Stroll — Aston Martin (DNF)
Key Takeaways
Russell impressed throughout the qualifying and free practice sessions right upto a dominant Azerbaijan GP. Russell has effectively cut his teammate Kimi Antonelli’s lead at the Baku City Circuit.
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Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli recovered from their starting positions and gained valuable points. Hadjar made a surprise podium places and impressed upon his return from injury.
Baku provided yet another dramatic race in 2026. But more action to come in the final few months of the season.
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