- Pole
- George Russell
- Pole team
- Mercedes
- Front row
- George Russell and Charles Leclerc
- Classified
- Top 22
- Round
- 15
- Circuit
- Baku
- Qualifying date
- September 25, 2026
The front of the grid
George Russell qualified first for Mercedes. Charles Leclerc secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.
How the classification lined up
The first three positions were George Russell, Charles Leclerc, and Oscar Piastri. P4 through P22 were Isack Hadjar, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz Jr., Franco Colapinto, Oliver Bearman, Liam Lawson, Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon, Arvid Lindblad, Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hülkenberg, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Pérez, Lance Stroll, and Valtteri Bottas.
Team representation
Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Sep 27, 2026.