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2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix race: George Russell wins

George Russell won ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar in the top-10 race classification at Baku.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Reviewed race report

Winner
George Russell
Winning team
Mercedes
Podium
George Russell, Max Verstappen, and Isack Hadjar
Classification
Top 10
Round
15
Circuit
Baku
Session date
September 26, 2026

The result at the front

George Russell finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen was second for Red Bull, while Isack Hadjar completed the podium for Red Bull.

Movement through the order

The published top-10 classification continued with Charles Leclerc, Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, Arvid Lindblad, Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman, and Carlos Sainz Jr. from P4 through P10. Kimi Antonelli made the biggest recorded gain among the available recap rows, moving from P16 to P5 (11 places).

The top-10 picture

Across the available top 10, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 1 car, and Williams placed 1 car. The report stays within the classification and recap facts supplied by the Race Calendar API; it does not assign causes that the data cannot support.

Based on the published classification. If the official result changes, this report is reviewed again before it returns. Source: FIA classification review · updated Sep 27, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1George RussellMercedes
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull
P3Isack HadjarRed Bull
P4Charles LeclercFerrari
P5Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P6Lewis HamiltonFerrari
P7Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
P8Esteban OconHaas
P9Oliver BearmanHaas
P10Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams