F1 Results Today: Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice times and positions

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice times and positions

All the times from F1 Hungarian Grand Prix practice sessions on Thursday at Baku

Dan Ripley Global Editor

Professional F1 journalist and analyst

Thursday 24 September 2026 11:42 Updated: 11:59

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Mercedes endured a bittersweet start to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the F1 title race threatens to heat up.

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a hydraulics failure just 25 minutes and nine laps into the one-hour session of free practice 1, with his Mercedes team-mate and closest rival taking full advantage by going fastest.

The British star was nearly half-a-second clear of the competition led by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, albeit his lap was assisted by a slipstream on the long Baku straight.

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Not far behind the four-time world champion were the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to round off the top four.

Isack Hadjar returned to Red Bull after a three-race absence that came after he broke his wrist during the summer break. The Frenchman though was one of the first drivers on track but had severe issues with pulling under braking that saw him fighting to keep his car out of the Baku walls on his way to P20.

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Here are all the times following FP1 at Baku.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP1 times

Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP1 times
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:45.387
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.400
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.404
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.437
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.878
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.011
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.053
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.214
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.237
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.301
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.484
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.506
13	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.552
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.594
15	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+1.607
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.656
17	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+1.866
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.136
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+2.448
20	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+2.486
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.160
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.928

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Dan Ripley - Global Editor

I've been a massive F1 fan since the mid 1990s and continue to study the history of the sport long before that. As an experienced motor sport reporter covering F1, MotoGP and the LeMans 24 Hour race, being part of GPFans has allowed me to work with a diverse team with all sorts of different backgrounds in watching the sport and given me a greater appreciation of F1.

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