Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying Completed

2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying

Baku 25 Sept 2026, 16:00 local

George Russell took pole position for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku. Leclerc qualified second, ahead of Piastri. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 38°C.

Session: Qualifying
Date: 25 Sept 2026
Start: 16:00 local

Qualifying result

Best time in each segment

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:43.615	1:43.462	1:42.526
2	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:44.360	1:43.780	1:43.363
3	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:45.014	1:43.814	1:43.364
4	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:44.161	1:43.880	1:43.500
5	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:44.571	1:44.020	1:43.672
6	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:44.260	1:44.037	1:43.858
7	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:44.489	1:44.106	1:44.047
8	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:44.041	1:43.706	1:44.081
9	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:45.104	1:44.629	1:44.566
10	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:45.106	1:44.683	1:44.963
11	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:45.228	1:44.775	—
12	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:45.535	1:44.860	—
13	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:45.031	1:45.001	—
14	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:45.039	1:45.016	—
15	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:45.381	1:45.106	—
16	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:45.504	—	—
17	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:45.799	—	—
18	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:45.920	—	—
19	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:46.593	—	—
20	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:46.658	—	—
21	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:47.337	—	—
22	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:48.290	—	—