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Round 15 · FP1 · Final result

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026
Practice 1 Results

The opening practice session gives teams their first setup runs and an early read on grip, balance and track conditions.

Session start · your timeThu, Sep 24 · 08:30 UTC
Start

Thu, Sep 24 · 08:30 UTC

Scheduled finish

2026-09-24T09:30:00Z

Scheduled window

1 hour

Times may change during the weekend.

Circuit

Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan

Status

Final result

Standard weekend

FP1 · 22 drivers

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 1 Results

Race weekend schedule
22 drivers
PosNo.DriverTeamBest lapLaps
163George RussellRUSMercedes1:45.38724
23Max VerstappenVERRed Bull Racing1:45.78722
316Charles LeclercLECFerrari1:45.79125
444Lewis HamiltonHAMFerrari1:45.82425
512Andrea Kimi AntonelliANTMercedes1:46.2659
681Oscar PiastriPIAMcLaren1:46.39817
730Liam LawsonLAWRacing Bulls1:46.44026
841Arvid LindbladLINRacing Bulls1:46.60123
931Esteban OconOCOHaas F1 Team1:46.62419
105Gabriel BortoletoBORAudi1:46.68821
1127Nico HülkenbergHULAudi1:46.87122
1255Carlos SainzSAIWilliams1:46.89322
1323Alexander AlbonALBWilliams1:46.93929
141Lando NorrisNORMcLaren1:46.98114
1587Oliver BearmanBEAHaas F1 Team1:46.99422
1610Pierre GaslyGASAlpine F1 Team1:47.04322
1711Sergio PérezPERCadillac F1 Team1:47.25324
1843Franco ColapintoCOLAlpine F1 Team1:47.52323
1914Fernando AlonsoALOAston Martin1:47.83524
206Isack HadjarHADRed Bull Racing1:47.8738
2118Lance StrollSTRAston Martin1:48.54722
2277Valtteri BottasBOTCadillac F1 Team1:49.31522
Lap analysis

Practice 1 Fastest Laps and Sector Pace

DriverLapsBest lapBest S1Best S2Best S3Top speed
George RussellMercedes24105.387s37.336s43.319s24.732s334 km/h
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing22105.787s37.565s42.988s25.045s327 km/h
Charles LeclercFerrari25105.791s37.151s43.429s24.928s339 km/h
Lewis HamiltonFerrari24105.824s37.279s43.358s25.151s332 km/h
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes9106.265s37.683s43.916s25.023s319 km/h
Oscar PiastriMcLaren17106.398s37.607s43.311s25.331s315 km/h
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls26106.440s37.704s43.580s24.792s338 km/h
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls23106.601s37.699s43.733s25.054s328 km/h
Esteban OconHaas F1 Team19106.624s37.695s43.675s25.254s330 km/h
Gabriel BortoletoAudi21106.688s38.030s43.353s25.305s325 km/h
Nico HülkenbergAudi22106.871s37.839s43.394s25.204s335 km/h
Carlos SainzWilliams22106.893s37.996s43.433s25.380s322 km/h
Alexander AlbonWilliams29106.939s38.011s43.723s25.205s325 km/h
Lando NorrisMcLaren14106.981s37.529s43.525s25.754s309 km/h
Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team22106.994s37.858s43.893s25.243s336 km/h
Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team22107.043s37.888s43.809s25.298s321 km/h
Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team24107.253s37.930s43.985s25.338s326 km/h
Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team23107.523s38.086s44.167s25.270s323 km/h
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin24107.835s37.880s44.167s25.647s320 km/h
Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing7107.873s38.266s44.452s25.155s330 km/h
Lance StrollAston Martin22108.547s38.339s44.239s25.969s320 km/h
Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team22109.315s38.516s44.746s25.866s326 km/h
Tyre strategy

Practice 1 Stints

DriverStintTyreLapsStart age
Alexander Albon1HARD1–120 laps
Alexander Albon2HARD13–160 laps
Alexander Albon3SOFT17–290 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1HARD1–80 laps
Andrea Kimi Antonelli2SOFT9–90 laps
Arvid Lindblad1HARD1–20 laps
Arvid Lindblad2HARD3–40 laps
Arvid Lindblad3HARD5–140 laps
Arvid Lindblad4MEDIUM15–230 laps
Carlos Sainz1HARD1–50 laps
Carlos Sainz2SOFT6–180 laps
Carlos Sainz3SOFT19–220 laps
Charles Leclerc1HARD1–90 laps
Charles Leclerc2MEDIUM10–180 laps
Charles Leclerc3MEDIUM19–259 laps
Esteban Ocon1HARD1–50 laps
Esteban Ocon2HARD6–80 laps
Esteban Ocon3HARD9–90 laps
Esteban Ocon4HARD10–110 laps
Esteban Ocon5SOFT12–160 laps
Esteban Ocon6HARD17–190 laps
Fernando Alonso1HARD1–100 laps
Fernando Alonso2MEDIUM11–200 laps
Fernando Alonso3MEDIUM21–2110 laps
Fernando Alonso4MEDIUM22–2411 laps
Franco Colapinto1MEDIUM1–50 laps
Franco Colapinto2SOFT6–100 laps
Franco Colapinto3MEDIUM11–230 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto1HARD1–10 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto2HARD2–20 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto3HARD3–30 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto4HARD4–130 laps
Gabriel Bortoleto5SOFT14–210 laps
George Russell1HARD1–80 laps
George Russell2SOFT9–150 laps
George Russell3SOFT16–240 laps
Isack Hadjar1HARD1–70 laps
Lance Stroll1HARD1–50 laps
Lance Stroll2HARD6–130 laps
Lance Stroll3MEDIUM14–220 laps
Lando Norris1MEDIUM1–80 laps
Lando Norris2MEDIUM9–118 laps
Lando Norris3MEDIUM12–140 laps
Lewis Hamilton1HARD1–110 laps
Lewis Hamilton2MEDIUM12–200 laps
Lewis Hamilton3HARD21–2111 laps
Lewis Hamilton4HARD22–250 laps
Liam Lawson1HARD1–80 laps
Liam Lawson2HARD9–130 laps
Liam Lawson3MEDIUM14–260 laps
Max Verstappen1HARD1–70 laps
Max Verstappen2SOFT8–120 laps
Max Verstappen3HARD13–227 laps
Nico Hülkenberg1HARD1–90 laps
Nico Hülkenberg2SOFT10–150 laps
Nico Hülkenberg3SOFT16–220 laps
Oliver Bearman1HARD1–50 laps
Oliver Bearman2HARD6–110 laps
Oliver Bearman3SOFT12–180 laps
Oliver Bearman4SOFT19–227 laps
Oscar Piastri1MEDIUM1–80 laps
Oscar Piastri2SOFT9–90 laps
Oscar Piastri3SOFT10–130 laps
Oscar Piastri4SOFT14–175 laps
Pierre Gasly1HARD1–20 laps
Pierre Gasly2HARD3–150 laps
Pierre Gasly3SOFT16–220 laps
Sergio Pérez1HARD1–70 laps
Sergio Pérez2HARD8–80 laps
Sergio Pérez3HARD9–100 laps
Sergio Pérez4MEDIUM11–170 laps
Sergio Pérez5MEDIUM18–217 laps
Sergio Pérez6UNKNOWN22–240 laps
Valtteri Bottas1HARD1–10 laps
Valtteri Bottas2HARD2–20 laps
Valtteri Bottas3MEDIUM3–130 laps
Valtteri Bottas4MEDIUM14–220 laps
Pit lane

Practice 1 Pit Stops

DriverLapStopPit lane
Arvid Lindblad1——
Gabriel Bortoleto1——
Valtteri Bottas1——
Charles Leclerc1——
Esteban Ocon1——
Pierre Gasly1——
Sergio Pérez1——
Liam Lawson1——
Oliver Bearman1——
Alexander Albon1——
Isack Hadjar1——
Max Verstappen1——
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1——
Oscar Piastri1——
Lando Norris1——
Carlos Sainz1——
Franco Colapinto1——
Lewis Hamilton1——
Nico Hülkenberg1——
Fernando Alonso1——
Lance Stroll1——
George Russell1——
Valtteri Bottas2—39.000s
Gabriel Bortoleto2—81.700s
Arvid Lindblad3—49.300s
Gabriel Bortoleto3—369.100s
Pierre Gasly3—703.200s
Valtteri Bottas3—746.900s
Gabriel Bortoleto4—417.100s
Arvid Lindblad5—655.900s
Esteban Ocon6—465.100s
Franco Colapinto6—504.600s
Oliver Bearman6—629.000s
Lance Stroll6—443.200s
Carlos Sainz6—1067.000s
Sergio Pérez8—34.000s
Max Verstappen8—630.100s
Sergio Pérez9—34.900s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli9—253.200s
Liam Lawson9—366.400s
George Russell9—304.300s
Oscar Piastri9—639.900s
Esteban Ocon9—381.700s
Lando Norris9—1874.500s
Charles Leclerc10—458.300s
Nico Hülkenberg10—434.200s
Oscar Piastri10—40.600s
Esteban Ocon10—264.500s
Sergio Pérez11—527.600s
Fernando Alonso11—560.100s
Franco Colapinto11—448.100s
Lewis Hamilton12—374.400s
Oliver Bearman12—207.700s
Esteban Ocon12—27.300s
Lando Norris12—178.200s
Alexander Albon13—232.100s
Max Verstappen13—520.200s
Liam Lawson14—282.800s
Lance Stroll14—407.700s
Valtteri Bottas14—307.400s
Gabriel Bortoleto14—287.200s
Oscar Piastri14—1003.200s
Arvid Lindblad15—133.900s
Nico Hülkenberg16—221.000s
George Russell16—300.800s
Pierre Gasly16—304.100s
Alexander Albon17—34.600s
Esteban Ocon17—319.500s
Sergio Pérez18—48.800s
Charles Leclerc19—300.200s
Oliver Bearman19—293.300s
Carlos Sainz19—24.000s
Lewis Hamilton21—311.000s
Fernando Alonso21—201.600s
Lewis Hamilton22—61.200s
Sergio Pérez22—114.700s
Fernando Alonso22—22.000s
Track conditions

Practice 1 Weather

Air temperature28.0–30.0°C
Track temperature49.0–51.3°C
Humidity66%
RainNone recorded
Official decisions

Flags and Session Messages

Other

PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 10

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 18

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 19

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 10

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 7

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 19

Flag· GREEN

GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN

SessionStatus

SESSION STARTED

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9

SafetyCar

VSC DEPLOYED

Other

MARSHALS ON TRACK AT TURN 7

SafetyCar

VSC ENDING

Flag· CLEAR

TRACK CLEAR

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Other

OVERTAKE ENABLED

Other

CAR 6 (HAD) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 9 12:47:43 (PIT)

Other

CAR 77 (BOT) TIME 2:23.403 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 7 LAP 6 12:53:52

Other

CAR 23 (ALB) LAP DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 7 LAP 13 12:53:58 (PIT)

Other

CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 2:20.065 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 7 LAP 7 12:54:16

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4

Other

CAR 18 (STR) TIME 2:17.464 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 3 LAP 10 12:59:00

Other

CAR 30 (LAW) TIME 2:05.277 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 3 LAP 12 12:59:00

Other

CAR 63 (RUS) TIME 3:03.205 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 11 12:58:28

Other

CAR 3 (VER) TIME 2:22.507 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 3 LAP 10 12:59:07

Other

CAR 81 (PIA) LAP DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 3 LAP 10 12:59:11 (PIT)

Other

CAR 3 (VER) TIME 2:22.507 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 10 12:58:36

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 10

Other

INCIDENT INVOLVING ALL CARS NOTED - RACE CONTROL TEST

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 10

Other

CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 2:17.229 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 9 13:02:05

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 1

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 1

Other

TURN 7 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (13:02:16)

Other

CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 2:17.138 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 12 13:04:01

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FIA STEWARDS: TURN 7 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (13:02:16)

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FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING ALL CARS UNDER INVESTIGATION - RACE CONTROL TEST

Other

CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 2:25.947 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 15 13:04:48

Other

CAR 14 (ALO) TIME 2:18.636 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 15 13:09:08

Other

FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING ALL CARS NO FURTHER ACTION - RACE CONTROL TEST

Other

CAR 63 (RUS) TIME 7:41.014 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 17 13:18:11

Other

CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 2:23.391 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 19 13:21:00

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6

SafetyCar

VSC DEPLOYED

Other

MARSHALS ON TRACK AT TURN 4

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Other

CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 2:37.683 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 19 13:23:27

SafetyCar

VSC ENDING

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· CLEAR

TRACK CLEAR

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5

Other

CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 3:23.426 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 20 13:24:09

Other

CAR 18 (STR) TIME 2:28.239 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 19 13:24:31

Flag· CHEQUERED

CHEQUERED FLAG

SessionStatus

SESSION FINISHED

Other

FIRST CAR TO TAKE THE FLAG - CAR 43 (COL)

Other

CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 2:15.967 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 21 13:28:18

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· DOUBLE YELLOW

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Flag· CLEAR

CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Flag· YELLOW

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6

Other

RISK OF RAIN FOR F2 QUALIFYING IS 0%

Session guide

About Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 1

What happens in Practice 1?

The opening practice session gives teams their first setup runs and an early read on grip, balance and track conditions.

Where is the session held?

At Baku in Baku, Azerbaijan, during Round 15 of the 2026 season. It is listed as a temporary - street circuit.

What comes next?

Use the session tabs above to follow the weekend in order, from the first practice run through to the Grand Prix.

Event details: FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2026·Round 15·Standard weekend·Track timezone: Asia/Baku