Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Practice Completed

2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 1

Baku 24 Sept 2026, 12:30 local

George Russell set the fastest time in practice 1 for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 50°C.

Session: Practice 1
Date: 24 Sept 2026
Start: 12:30 local

Classification

Ordered by fastest lap

Pos	Driver	Team	Fastest lap	Gap	Laps
1	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:45.387	—	24
2	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:45.787	+0.400	22
3	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:45.791	+0.404	25
4	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:45.824	+0.437	25
5	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:46.265	+0.878	9
6	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:46.398	+1.011	17
7	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:46.440	+1.053	26
8	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:46.601	+1.214	23
9	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:46.624	+1.237	19
10	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:46.688	+1.301	21
11	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:46.871	+1.484	22
12	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:46.893	+1.506	22
13	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:46.939	+1.552	29
14	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:46.981	+1.594	14
15	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:46.994	+1.607	22
16	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:47.043	+1.656	22
17	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:47.253	+1.866	24
18	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:47.523	+2.136	23
19	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:47.835	+2.448	24
20	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:47.873	+2.486	8
21	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:48.547	+3.160	22
22	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:49.315	+3.928	22