Round 18 · Free Practice 1
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas · Oct 23–25, 2026
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Round 15 · Azerbaijan
Qualifying
Baku
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Qualifying Results
Baku City Circuit · Baku, Azerbaijan
Qualifying
Qualifying — Grid Positions Decided
Three knockout stages (Q1, Q2, Q3) determine Sunday's starting grid. Each driver has multiple timed laps to set their best possible time on new soft tyres. Q1 eliminates P17–22, Q2 eliminates P11–16, and Q3 decides pole position through P10.
Q1 → Q2 → Q3
Soft Tyres Only
Grid Order Set
Pole Position
Pos
Driver
Sector Times
Best Lap
Gap
Tyre
Q3
Top 10 — Final Grid
1
George
Russell
36.009
41.659
24.858
1:42.526
S
2
Charles
Leclerc
36.079
42.073
25.211
1:43.363
S
3
Oscar
Piastri
36.134
42.028
25.202
1:43.364
S
4
Isack
Hadjar
36.214
41.919
25.367
1:43.500
S
5
Lando
Norris
36.279
41.840
25.553
1:43.672
S
6
Max
Verstappen
36.395
41.845
25.466
1:43.706
S
7
Lewis
Hamilton
36.347
42.087
25.424
1:43.858
S
8
Pierre
Gasly
36.563
42.315
25.169
1:44.047
S
9
Carlos
Sainz
36.777
42.590
25.199
1:44.566
S
10
Franco
Colapinto
36.957
42.323
25.403
1:44.683
S
Q2
P11–16 Eliminated
11
Oliver
Bearman
36.839
42.345
25.591
1:44.775
S
12
Liam
Lawson
36.794
42.508
25.558
1:44.860
S
13
Alexander
Albon
36.887
42.845
25.269
1:45.001
S
14
Esteban
Ocon
36.803
42.430
25.783
1:45.016
S
15
Arvid
Lindblad
37.180
42.487
25.439
1:45.106
S
16
Kimi
Antonelli
37.067
42.817
25.620
1:45.504
S
Q1
P17+ Eliminated
17
Gabriel
Bortoleto
37.306
42.872
25.621
1:45.799
S
18
Nico
Hulkenberg
37.158
42.975
25.787
1:45.920
S
19
Fernando
Alonso
37.456
43.241
25.896
1:46.593
S
20
Sergio
Perez
37.526
43.527
25.605
1:46.658
S
21
Valtteri
Bottas
38.400
43.416
25.331
1:47.147
S
22
Lance
Stroll
37.727
43.365
26.245
1:47.337
S
Session Analytics
Position
Gap
Position
Lap Time
Speed Analysis
km/h
S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3
Overall Fastest
Personal Best
Slower
Driver
Gap
Sector 1
Sector 2
Sector 3
RUS
P1
36.009
P1
41.659
P1
24.858
P1
LEC
+0.837
36.079
P2
42.073
P6
25.211
P5
PIA
+0.838
36.134
P3
42.028
P5
25.202
P4
HAD
+0.974
36.214
P4
41.919
P4
25.367
P8
NOR
+1.146
36.279
P5
41.840
P2
25.553
P13
VER
+1.180
36.395
P7
41.845
P3
25.466
P12
HAM
+1.332
36.347
P6
42.087
P7
25.424
P10
GAS
+1.521
36.563
P8
42.315
P8
25.169
P2
SAI
+2.040
36.777
P9
42.590
P14
25.199
P3
COL
+2.157
36.957
P14
42.323
P9
25.403
P9
BEA
+2.249
36.839
P12
42.345
P10
25.591
P15
LAW
+2.334
36.794
P10
42.508
P13
25.558
P14
ALB
+2.475
36.887
P13
42.845
P16
25.269
P6
OCO
+2.490
36.803
P11
42.430
P11
25.783
P19
LIN
+2.580
37.180
P17
42.487
P12
25.439
P11
ANT
+2.978
37.067
P15
42.817
P15
25.620
P17
BOR
+3.273
37.306
P18
42.872
P17
25.621
P18
HUL
+3.394
37.158
P16
42.975
P18
25.787
P20
ALO
+4.067
37.456
P19
43.241
P19
25.896
P21
PER
+4.132
37.526
P20
43.527
P22
25.605
P16
BOT
+4.621
38.400
P22
43.416
P21
25.331
P7
STR
+4.811
37.727
P21
43.365
P20
26.245
P22
Fastest in field
Top quarter
Midfield
Slowest