Fri, Sep 25 · 08:30 UTC
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026
Practice 3 Results
The final practice session is the last chance to refine the car before qualifying.
2026-09-25T09:30:00Z
1 hour
Times may change during the weekend.
Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan
Final result
Standard weekend
Red Bull Racing · 1:43.922
Mercedes · 1:44.021
Ferrari · 1:44.033
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 3 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Best lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing | 1:43.922 | 21 |
| 2 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Mercedes | 1:44.021 | 21 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Ferrari | 1:44.033 | 18 |
| 4 | 12 | Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT | Mercedes | 1:44.273 | 21 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:44.544 | 22 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Alpine F1 Team | 1:44.637 | 20 |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar PiastriPIA | McLaren | 1:44.746 | 20 |
| 8 | 1 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren | 1:44.899 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | Isack HadjarHAD | Red Bull Racing | 1:45.176 | 22 |
| 10 | 43 | Franco ColapintoCOL | Alpine F1 Team | 1:45.592 | 20 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Williams | 1:45.605 | 24 |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver BearmanBEA | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.692 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel BortoletoBOR | Audi | 1:45.854 | 18 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.918 | 21 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Audi | 1:45.998 | 18 |
| 16 | 11 | Sergio PérezPER | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:46.004 | 19 |
| 17 | 23 | Alexander AlbonALB | Williams | 1:46.076 | 24 |
| 18 | 30 | Liam LawsonLAW | Racing Bulls | 1:46.222 | 23 |
| 19 | 41 | Arvid LindbladLIN | Racing Bulls | 1:46.271 | 22 |
| 20 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Aston Martin | 1:46.512 | 19 |
| 21 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:48.587 | 19 |
| 22 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin | 1:49.279 | 9 |
Practice 3 Fastest Laps and Sector Pace
| Driver | Laps | Best lap | Best S1 | Best S2 | Best S3 | Top speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing | 21 | 103.922s | 36.536s | 42.053s | 25.132s | 333 km/h |
| George RussellMercedes | 21 | 104.021s | 36.509s | 42.053s | 25.226s | 328 km/h |
| Lewis HamiltonFerrari | 18 | 104.033s | 36.592s | 42.506s | 24.935s | 338 km/h |
| Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes | 21 | 104.273s | 36.687s | 42.259s | 25.171s | 328 km/h |
| Charles LeclercFerrari | 22 | 104.544s | 36.483s | 42.494s | 25.405s | 325 km/h |
| Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team | 20 | 104.637s | 37.231s | 42.722s | 24.654s | 339 km/h |
| Oscar PiastriMcLaren | 20 | 104.746s | 36.667s | 42.451s | 25.393s | 321 km/h |
| Lando NorrisMcLaren | 20 | 104.899s | 36.563s | 42.474s | 25.549s | 316 km/h |
| Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing | 22 | 105.176s | 36.910s | 42.545s | 25.520s | 321 km/h |
| Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team | 20 | 105.592s | 37.295s | 42.878s | 25.360s | 320 km/h |
| Carlos SainzWilliams | 24 | 105.605s | 37.167s | 43.153s | 25.282s | 330 km/h |
| Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team | 25 | 105.692s | 37.211s | 42.886s | 25.334s | 323 km/h |
| Gabriel BortoletoAudi | 18 | 105.854s | 37.319s | 42.974s | 25.522s | 317 km/h |
| Esteban OconHaas F1 Team | 21 | 105.918s | 37.308s | 43.028s | 25.441s | 322 km/h |
| Nico HülkenbergAudi | 18 | 105.998s | 37.456s | 42.821s | 25.502s | 329 km/h |
| Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team | 19 | 106.004s | 37.164s | 43.004s | 25.577s | 323 km/h |
| Alexander AlbonWilliams | 24 | 106.076s | 37.406s | 43.205s | 24.980s | 331 km/h |
| Liam LawsonRacing Bulls | 23 | 106.222s | 37.457s | 42.983s | 25.720s | 319 km/h |
| Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls | 22 | 106.271s | 37.576s | 43.114s | 25.399s | 324 km/h |
| Fernando AlonsoAston Martin | 19 | 106.512s | 37.252s | 43.103s | 26.088s | 306 km/h |
| Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team | 19 | 108.587s | 38.210s | 44.140s | 25.895s | 321 km/h |
| Lance StrollAston Martin | 9 | 109.279s | 38.768s | 44.278s | 26.233s | 303 km/h |
Practice 3 Stints
| Driver | Stint | Tyre | Laps | Start age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Albon | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Alexander Albon | 2 | MEDIUM | 10–15 | 9 laps |
| Alexander Albon | 3 | SOFT | 16–24 | 0 laps |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–2 | 0 laps |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 2 | MEDIUM | 3–9 | 0 laps |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 3 | SOFT | 10–18 | 0 laps |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 4 | MEDIUM | 19–21 | 2 laps |
| Arvid Lindblad | 1 | SOFT | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Arvid Lindblad | 2 | SOFT | 10–13 | 9 laps |
| Arvid Lindblad | 3 | SOFT | 14–22 | 0 laps |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–10 | 0 laps |
| Carlos Sainz | 2 | MEDIUM | 11–15 | 0 laps |
| Carlos Sainz | 3 | SOFT | 16–24 | 0 laps |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | SOFT | 1–12 | 0 laps |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | SOFT | 13–22 | 0 laps |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–11 | 0 laps |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | SOFT | 12–21 | 0 laps |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | SOFT | 1–10 | 0 laps |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | SOFT | 11–19 | 0 laps |
| Franco Colapinto | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–5 | 0 laps |
| Franco Colapinto | 2 | MEDIUM | 6–12 | 5 laps |
| Franco Colapinto | 3 | SOFT | 13–20 | 0 laps |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 | SOFT | 10–15 | 0 laps |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 3 | SOFT | 16–18 | 6 laps |
| George Russell | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–2 | 0 laps |
| George Russell | 2 | MEDIUM | 3–9 | 0 laps |
| George Russell | 3 | SOFT | 10–18 | 0 laps |
| George Russell | 4 | MEDIUM | 19–21 | 0 laps |
| Isack Hadjar | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–11 | 0 laps |
| Isack Hadjar | 2 | SOFT | 12–22 | 0 laps |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | SOFT | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Lando Norris | 1 | SOFT | 1–1 | 0 laps |
| Lando Norris | 2 | SOFT | 2–10 | 0 laps |
| Lando Norris | 3 | SOFT | 11–20 | 0 laps |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | SOFT | 1–11 | 0 laps |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | SOFT | 12–18 | 0 laps |
| Liam Lawson | 1 | SOFT | 1–7 | 0 laps |
| Liam Lawson | 2 | SOFT | 8–12 | 7 laps |
| Liam Lawson | 3 | SOFT | 13–23 | 0 laps |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–8 | 0 laps |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | SOFT | 9–21 | 0 laps |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | SOFT | 10–15 | 0 laps |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | SOFT | 16–18 | 0 laps |
| Oliver Bearman | 1 | SOFT | 1–14 | 1 laps |
| Oliver Bearman | 2 | SOFT | 15–25 | 0 laps |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–9 | 0 laps |
| Oscar Piastri | 2 | SOFT | 10–20 | 0 laps |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | MEDIUM | 1–8 | 0 laps |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | MEDIUM | 9–13 | 8 laps |
| Pierre Gasly | 3 | SOFT | 14–20 | 0 laps |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | SOFT | 1–11 | 0 laps |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | SOFT | 12–19 | 0 laps |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | SOFT | 1–3 | 0 laps |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | SOFT | 4–11 | 3 laps |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | SOFT | 12–19 | 0 laps |
Practice 3 Pit Stops
| Driver | Lap | Stop | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | — | — |
| Franco Colapinto | 1 | — | — |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | — | — |
| Arvid Lindblad | 1 | — | — |
| Oliver Bearman | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Lawson | 1 | — | — |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | — | — |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | — | — |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | — | — |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | — | — |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | — | — |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | — | — |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 | — | — |
| George Russell | 1 | — | — |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 1 | — | — |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | — | — |
| Lando Norris | 1 | — | — |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | — | — |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 | — | — |
| Isack Hadjar | 1 | — | — |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | — | — |
| Lando Norris | 2 | — | 53.700s |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 3 | — | 28.000s |
| George Russell | 3 | — | 22.300s |
| Valtteri Bottas | 4 | — | 684.700s |
| Franco Colapinto | 6 | — | 327.200s |
| Liam Lawson | 8 | — | 379.100s |
| Pierre Gasly | 9 | — | 602.200s |
| Max Verstappen | 9 | — | 470.500s |
| Alexander Albon | 10 | — | 27.200s |
| Arvid Lindblad | 10 | — | 251.400s |
| George Russell | 10 | — | 237.500s |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 10 | — | 190.100s |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | — | 612.600s |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 10 | — | 554.800s |
| Oscar Piastri | 10 | — | 544.900s |
| Carlos Sainz | 11 | — | 34.800s |
| Lando Norris | 11 | — | 431.400s |
| Fernando Alonso | 11 | — | 651.200s |
| Isack Hadjar | 12 | — | 240.100s |
| Esteban Ocon | 12 | — | 313.300s |
| Sergio Pérez | 12 | — | 584.300s |
| Valtteri Bottas | 12 | — | 377.500s |
| Lewis Hamilton | 12 | — | 871.900s |
| Liam Lawson | 13 | — | 203.600s |
| Charles Leclerc | 13 | — | 495.200s |
| Franco Colapinto | 13 | — | 800.300s |
| Arvid Lindblad | 14 | — | 237.500s |
| Pierre Gasly | 14 | — | 476.900s |
| Oliver Bearman | 15 | — | 379.900s |
| Carlos Sainz | 16 | — | 345.000s |
| Alexander Albon | 16 | — | 305.100s |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 16 | — | 159.400s |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | — | 274.200s |
| George Russell | 19 | — | 200.200s |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 19 | — | 241.300s |
Practice 3 Weather
Flags and Session Messages
GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
SESSION STARTED
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CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 2:11.369 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 16 LAP 4 12:43:42
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CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 2:29.665 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 8 12:57:40
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CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 2:19.925 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 10 13:00:17
INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (12:59:11)
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CAR 11 (PER) TIME 2:29.937 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 3 LAP 10 13:03:03
CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 2:21.611 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 11 13:03:00
CAR 31 (OCO) TIME 2:14.034 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 4 LAP 9 13:02:21
CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 2:05.343 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 4 LAP 11 13:02:22
CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 2:05.297 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 12 13:03:50
CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 2:09.194 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 16 LAP 12 13:04:18
CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 2:14.082 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 13 13:04:09
FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (12:59:11)
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CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 2:22.182 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 14 13:19:46
CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 2:05.878 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 15 13:20:21
CAR 6 (HAD) TIME 2:24.057 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 17 13:20:26
CAR 31 (OCO) TIME 2:11.290 DELETED - DOUBLE YELLOW AT TURN 7 LAP 16 13:22:07
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FIRST CAR TO TAKE THE FLAG - CAR 5 (BOR)
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TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 41 (LIN) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (13:20:03)
FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (13:20:32)
CAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:59.357 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 23 13:30:37
CAR 87 (BEA) TIME 2:26.025 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 24 13:30:40
CAR 3 (VER) TIME 2:06.754 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 20 13:31:06
FIA STEWARDS: TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 41 (LIN) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (13:20:03)
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About Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 3
What happens in Practice 3?
The final practice session is the last chance to refine the car before qualifying.
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.