Pit Lane F1
Round 15 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-09-26
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1:42.526 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.837s shy of pole, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) third on the grid. Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.437s — pole to P10 — with Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:43.615 | 1:43.462 | 1:42.526 | 1:42.526 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44.360 | 1:43.780 | 1:43.363 | +0.837 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:45.014 | 1:43.814 | 1:43.364 | +0.838 |
| 4 |
| 6Isack Hadjar |
| Red Bull |
| 1:44.161 |
| 1:43.880 |
| 1:43.500 |
| +0.974 |
| 5 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:44.571 | 1:44.020 | 1:43.672 | +1.146 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:44.260 | 1:44.037 | 1:43.858 | +1.332 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:44.489 | 1:44.106 | 1:44.047 | +1.521 |
| 8 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.041 | 1:43.706 | 1:44.081 | +1.555 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:45.104 | 1:44.629 | 1:44.566 | +2.040 |
| 10 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:45.106 | 1:44.683 | 1:44.963 | +2.437 |
| 11 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.228 | 1:44.775 | — | +2.249 |
| 12 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:45.535 | 1:44.860 | — | +2.334 |
| 13 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:45.031 | 1:45.001 | — | +2.475 |
| 14 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.039 | 1:45.016 | — | +2.490 |
| 15 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:45.381 | 1:45.106 | — | +2.580 |
| 16 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:45.504 | — | — | +2.978 |
| 17 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:45.799 | — | — | +3.273 |
| 18 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:45.920 | — | — | +3.394 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:46.593 | — | — | +4.067 |
| 20 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:46.658 | — | — | +4.132 |
| 21 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:47.337 | — | — | +4.811 |
| 22 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:48.290 | — | — | +5.764 |