F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix positions and times from Baku

Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Ferrari, Hungary, 2026 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix positions and times from Baku

All the results from Qualifying in Baku

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Friday 25 September 2026 12:47

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Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix takes place today (Friday September 25) and we have full and live results for you from Baku.

The 60-minute session around the streets of the capital gets under way at 4pm local time (1pm UK, 2pm CET, 8am Eastern).

Mercedes are once again expected to feature at the front of the grid with championship leader Kimi Antonelli favourite to claim pole.

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Another man to watch will be Ferrari's Charles Leclerc - he claimed four consecutive pole positions here between 2021 and 2024. The Monegasque is then likely to take a grid penalty for an engine change ahead of Saturday's race, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton is expected to lead the Scuderia's quest for victory.

Qualifying is taking place on a Friday - 24 hours earlier than usual - as the entire schedule shuffles forward one day to avoid a clash with Azerbaijan Remembrance Day on Sunday.

Full results and times from Baku will appear here during Qualifying this afternoon:

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Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change lies in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

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