2026 · Round 15

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Sat, Sep 26, 202611:00 AM UTC

All sessions scored

Weekend write-up

Why Baku races on Saturday in 2026, its 2.2 km flat-out run and old-town corners, and the qualifying session that set a Formula 1 red-flag record.

Read the Baku predictions

George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. George Russell (Mercedes) took pole position. 7 of the 22 drivers classified did not finish.

Session Results

Top 5

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race classification, positions 1 to 6. P6 is shown because a driver predicted at P5 who finishes P6 is off by one and still scores.
Pos	Actual
P1	RUSGeorge Russell
P2	VERMax Verstappen
P3	HADIsack Hadjar
P4	LECCharles Leclerc
P5	ANTKimi Antonelli
P6	HAMLewis Hamilton

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 1 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P7	LINArvid Lindblad
P8	OCOEsteban Ocon
P9	BEAOliver Bearman
P10	SAICarlos Sainz
P11	HULNico Hülkenberg
P12	LAWLiam Lawson
P13	PIAOscar Piastri
P14	PERSergio Pérez

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 2 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P15	BORGabriel Bortoleto
DNF	BOTValtteri Bottas
DNF	COLFranco Colapinto
DNF	GASPierre Gasly
DNF	NORLando Norris
DNF	ALBAlex Albon
DNF	ALOFernando Alonso
DNF	STRLance Stroll

Head-to-Head

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race team-mate duels: which driver finished ahead in each pairing.
Team	Won	Beaten

Next up

Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 16Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Make your picks

How players picked this weekend

Every player’s picks, as they were when each session locked.

Qualifying

12 players

Qualifying: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
ANTKimi Antonelli	7
RUSGeorge RussellPole	4
VERMax Verstappen	1

Race

12 players

Race: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
RUSGeorge RussellWon	8
ANTKimi Antonelli	3
LECCharles Leclerc	1

Drivers are ranked by where players put them, so a P1 pick counts for more than a P5 pick. The percentage is the share of players who had the driver anywhere in their Top 5.

Qualifying

12 players

Qualifying pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	ANTKimi Antonelli	100%
P2	RUSGeorge RussellPole	91.7%
P3	VERMax Verstappen	100%
P4	HAMLewis Hamilton	91.7%
P5	LECCharles Leclerc	75%
P6	NORLando Norris	41.7%

Race

12 players

Race pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	RUSGeorge RussellWon	83.3%
P2	ANTKimi Antonelli	83.3%
P3	LECCharles Leclerc	83.3%
P4	VERMax Verstappen	75%
P5	PIAOscar Piastri	41.7%
P6	HAMLewis Hamilton	66.7%
P7	NORLando Norris	41.7%
P8	HADIsack Hadjar	25%

Circuit guide

Baku City Circuit

Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku pairs one of the longest flat-out runs in the championship with a section threaded between the walls of the old city that is 7.6 metres wide at its narrowest. That combination makes it one of the most unpredictable races of the year.

Track type: Street
Overtaking: Very good
Upset risk: Very high

What the lap demands

A low-downforce setup helps down the enormous main straight but hurts through the twisting castle section, and teams have to pick a side. The walls are close for most of the lap and the surface offers little grip.

How the racing unfolds

The main straight is long enough that a slipstream plus Overtake is close to unbeatable, so positions change constantly and defending is very hard. Safety cars are near-inevitable given how close the barriers are.

Picking a Top 5 here

One of the genuinely chaotic weekends. Results here regularly feature drivers well outside their usual range, and the grid tells you comparatively little. If you are going to take a risk on an outside pick anywhere on the calendar, this is a reasonable place to do it.