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WEEKEND BRIEF · ROUND 15

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

2026-09-26 · Baku City Circuit · Data through round 14

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Circuit note

The track profile and previous results at this venue.

Baku City Circuit · low-downforce

Overtaking guide

Historical frequency

52 F1-reported overtakes per Grand Prix

156 reported overtakes across 3 sourced races (2022, 2023, 2024). Coverage: 3 of 9 completed Grands Prix — not a full-history average.

  • HardUnder 30 / race
  • Medium ✓30 to under 60 / race
  • Easy60+ / race

tenthz’s guide uses historical reported counts. Weather, strategy, field size and regulations affect the totals; this is not an official F1 rating or a prediction for the next race.

Definition, coverage and race totals

Average = sum of all sourced Grand Prix totals divided by the number of sourced races. Each race counts once. Missing totals are excluded, never counted as zero. We do not add separate Sprint totals. Hard means under 30, Medium 30 to under 60, and Easy 60 or more reported overtakes per race. These are fixed tenthz editorial bands, not a ranking against a changing sample of circuits.

Source: F1’s “Need to Know” race previews. The published totals are reproduced as reported; those articles do not specify all counting exclusions. We do not infer them from finishing positions or OpenF1 position swaps. Years and layouts may differ from today’s circuit; a source check does not establish complete historical coverage.

Sourced Grand Prix totals — newest first
RaceReported overtakesSource
2024 · Azerbaijan Grand Prix66F1 race preview ↗
2023 · Azerbaijan Grand Prix50F1 race preview ↗
2022 · Azerbaijan Grand Prix40F1 race preview ↗
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Circuit history and previous experience

Circuit history

Results from earlier Grands Prix at this venue.

Earlier Grands Prix9
Wins from pole / known grids3 / 9

From grid to finish

Drivers finished 1.54 places ahead of their starting position on average.

Across 147 classified driver results in 9 Grands Prix (2016–2025).

  • Finished ahead of grid62% (91/147)
  • Kept starting position15% (22/147)
  • Finished behind grid23% (34/147)

These are start-to-finish changes, not a count of on-track overtakes. Pit stops, penalties and retirements ahead can all affect the result.

How this is calculated

Starting grid position minus official classified finishing position. P10 to P7 is a gain of three places. Each eligible driver result counts once; unclassified results, disqualifications, non-starters and unknown grids are excluded. This describes historical results, not how easy it is to overtake. Circuit layouts and regulations may differ across the years shown.

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Circuit overperformers

Drivers with stronger results here than across the season.

DriverCircuit avg.Season avg.Difference
Sergio Pérez7 circuit finishes4.7115.5610.84
Valtteri Bottas7 circuit finishes9.4317.137.7
Fernando Alonso7 circuit finishes7.7115.337.62
Carlos Sainz7 circuit finishes7.7113.756.04
Lance Stroll7 circuit finishes11.2916.24.91
Alexander Albon5 circuit finishes1115.094.09
Liam Lawson1 circuit finishes58.543.54
Yuki Tsunoda4 circuit finishes911.672.67
Max Verstappen6 circuit finishes3.55.271.77
Oliver Bearman2 circuit finishes1112.731.73
Esteban Ocon5 circuit finishes1213.311.31
Charles Leclerc6 circuit finishes4.835.080.25
Gabriel Bortoleto1 circuit finishes1111.080.08
Oscar Piastri2 circuit finishes65.82-0.18
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1 circuit finishes43.5-0.5
Pierre Gasly6 circuit finishes10.679.23-1.44
Lewis Hamilton9 circuit finishes6.113.92-2.19
Nico Hülkenberg5 circuit finishes13.411.1-2.3
Franco Colapinto2 circuit finishes13.511.14-2.36
George Russell5 circuit finishes6.23.75-2.45
Lando Norris6 circuit finishes73.82-3.18
Isack Hadjar1 circuit finishes106.33-3.67
How this is calculated

Positive difference means better historical official finishes here than the season average through R14. Small samples and changing cars limit comparisons.

Since last year at this circuit

Last visit results alongside this season’s average finish.

Last visit versus this season

Alexander Albon finished P13 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P15.1.

Fernando Alonso finished P15 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P15.3.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished P4 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.5.

Oliver Bearman finished P12 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P12.7.

Gabriel Bortoleto finished P11 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.1.

Franco Colapinto finished P19 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.1.

Pierre Gasly finished P18 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P9.2.

Isack Hadjar finished P10 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P6.3.

Lewis Hamilton finished P8 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.9.

Nico Hülkenberg finished P16 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.1.

Liam Lawson finished P5 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P8.5.

Charles Leclerc finished P9 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P5.1.

Max Verstappen finished P1 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P5.3.

Lando Norris finished P7 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.8.

Esteban Ocon finished P14 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P13.3.

George Russell finished P2 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.8.

Carlos Sainz finished P3 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P13.8.

Lance Stroll finished P17 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P16.2.

Yuki Tsunoda finished P6 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.7.

How this is calculated

Latest 2025 race at this circuit, compared with classified finishes through round 14. Race results are the source.

How this is calculated

Baku City Circuit is a low-downforce circuit. A midfield comparison needs at least two qualifying races of this type.

Sourced weekend updates

Confirmed updates with links to their original sources.

No sourced updates published for this round yet.

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Sessions

Results from completed sessions this weekend.

FP1
FP1 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1George RUSSELL1:45.387—
2Max VERSTAPPEN1:45.787+0.400
3Charles LECLERC1:45.791+0.404
4Lewis HAMILTON1:45.824+0.437
5Kimi ANTONELLI1:46.265+0.878
6Oscar PIASTRI1:46.398+1.011
7Liam LAWSON1:46.440+1.053
8Arvid LINDBLAD1:46.601+1.214
9Esteban OCON1:46.624+1.237
10Gabriel BORTOLETO1:46.688+1.301
11Nico HULKENBERG1:46.871+1.484
12Carlos SAINZ1:46.893+1.506
13Alexander ALBON1:46.939+1.552
14Lando NORRIS1:46.981+1.594
15Oliver BEARMAN1:46.994+1.607
16Pierre GASLY1:47.043+1.656
17Sergio PEREZ1:47.253+1.866
18Franco COLAPINTO1:47.523+2.136
19Fernando ALONSO1:47.835+2.448
20Isack HADJAR1:47.873+2.486
21Lance STROLL1:48.547+3.160
22Valtteri BOTTAS1:49.315+3.928
FP2
FP2 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1George RUSSELL1:43.347—
2Kimi ANTONELLI1:43.899+0.552
3Max VERSTAPPEN1:44.174+0.827
4Charles LECLERC1:44.473+1.126
5Lewis HAMILTON1:44.665+1.318
6Lando NORRIS1:44.831+1.484
7Pierre GASLY1:44.843+1.496
8Oscar PIASTRI1:44.857+1.510
9Isack HADJAR1:44.868+1.521
10Esteban OCON1:45.290+1.943
11Franco COLAPINTO1:45.479+2.132
12Liam LAWSON1:45.681+2.334
13Sergio PEREZ1:45.760+2.413
14Gabriel BORTOLETO1:45.794+2.447
15Nico HULKENBERG1:45.854+2.507
16Alexander ALBON1:46.123+2.776
17Carlos SAINZ1:46.221+2.874
18Arvid LINDBLAD1:46.391+3.044
19Valtteri BOTTAS1:46.737+3.390
20Oliver BEARMAN1:46.801+3.454
21Lance STROLL1:47.403+4.056
22Fernando ALONSO1:47.889+4.542
FP3
FP3 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1Max VERSTAPPEN1:43.922—
2George RUSSELL1:44.021+0.099
3Lewis HAMILTON1:44.033+0.111
4Kimi ANTONELLI1:44.273+0.351
5Charles LECLERC1:44.544+0.622
6Pierre GASLY1:44.637+0.715
7Oscar PIASTRI1:44.746+0.824
8Lando NORRIS1:44.899+0.977
9Isack HADJAR1:45.176+1.254
10Franco COLAPINTO1:45.592+1.670
11Carlos SAINZ1:45.605+1.683
12Oliver BEARMAN1:45.692+1.770
13Gabriel BORTOLETO1:45.854+1.932
14Esteban OCON1:45.918+1.996
15Nico HULKENBERG1:45.998+2.076
16Sergio PEREZ1:46.004+2.082
17Alexander ALBON1:46.076+2.154
18Liam LAWSON1:46.222+2.300
19Arvid LINDBLAD1:46.271+2.349
20Fernando ALONSO1:46.512+2.590
21Valtteri BOTTAS1:48.587+4.665
22Lance STROLL1:49.279+5.357
Q
Q · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1George RUSSELL1:42.526Q3—
2Charles LECLERC1:43.363Q3+0.837
3Oscar PIASTRI1:43.364Q3+0.838
4Isack HADJAR1:43.500Q3+0.974
5Lando NORRIS1:43.672Q3+1.146
6Lewis HAMILTON1:43.858Q3+1.332
7Pierre GASLY1:44.047Q3+1.521
8Max VERSTAPPEN1:44.081Q3+1.555
9Carlos SAINZ1:44.566Q3+2.040
10Franco COLAPINTO1:44.963Q3+2.437
11Oliver BEARMAN1:44.775Q2+1.313
12Liam LAWSON1:44.860Q2+1.398
13Alexander ALBON1:45.001Q2+1.539
14Esteban OCON1:45.016Q2+1.554
15Arvid LINDBLAD1:45.106Q2+1.644
16Kimi ANTONELLI1:45.504Q1+1.889
17Gabriel BORTOLETO1:45.799Q1+2.184
18Nico HULKENBERG1:45.920Q1+2.305
19Fernando ALONSO1:46.593Q1+2.978
20Sergio PEREZ1:46.658Q1+3.043
21Lance STROLL1:47.337Q1+3.722
22Valtteri BOTTAS1:48.290Q1+4.675
Race
Race · Finishing order
PosDriverFastest lapGap
1George RUSSELL1:44.916—
2Max VERSTAPPEN1:44.993+0.196
3Isack HADJAR1:45.618+10.704
4Charles LECLERC1:45.784+14.136
5Kimi ANTONELLI1:45.413+14.512
6Lewis HAMILTON1:46.170+22.382
7Arvid LINDBLAD1:46.849+31.159
8Esteban OCON1:47.068+31.189
9Oliver BEARMAN1:46.978+31.929
10Carlos SAINZ1:46.737+32.416
11Nico HULKENBERG1:46.850+33.231
12Liam LAWSON1:46.906+34.013
13Gabriel BORTOLETO1:46.336+34.230
14Oscar PIASTRI1:46.602+36.401
15Sergio PEREZ1:47.363+41.400
16Valtteri BOTTASDNF1:48.852—
NCLando NORRISDNF1:47.761—
NCPierre GASLYDNF1:47.822—
NCFernando ALONSODNF1:50.968—
NCLance STROLLDNF1:51.723—
NCAlexander ALBONDNF1:48.443—
NCFranco COLAPINTODNF1:48.484—
How this is calculated

Positions follow the session classification. Practice times are each driver’s best lap. Qualifying shows the last timed segment reached; its gap is to that segment’s leader. Race and Sprint show each driver’s fastest valid lap, with the finishing gap to the winner in seconds or laps. Deleted and pit-out laps are excluded. Missing values remain blank. Results update after telemetry import and the next site release.

Numbers to know

The results and milestones that frame this weekend.

Historical finishing rates and qualifying vs finish

Compare the grid’s season results and recent finishing form.

Season
Circuit type
Window
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1457.1% (8/14)85.7% (12/14)85.7% (12/14)85.7% (12/14)7.1% (1/14)-0.073.432.363.50
13211
George RussellMercedes1414.3% (2/14)50.0% (7/14)71.4% (10/14)78.6% (11/14)14.3% (2/14)-0.583.003.143.75
DNF7325
Max VerstappenRed Bull140.0% (0/14)42.9% (6/14)64.3% (9/14)71.4% (10/14)28.6% (4/14)1.096.215.385.27
32DNF32
Lando NorrisMcLaren1315.4% (2/13)38.5% (5/13)69.2% (9/13)84.6% (11/13)15.4% (2/13)1.185.084.383.82
71143
Lewis HamiltonFerrari147.1% (1/14)35.7% (5/14)92.9% (13/14)92.9% (13/14)7.1% (1/14)0.464.364.293.92
4546DNF
Charles LeclercFerrari147.1% (1/14)28.6% (4/14)64.3% (9/14)78.6% (11/14)21.4% (3/14)-0.584.364.575.08
245DNF4
Oscar PiastriMcLaren120.0% (0/12)16.7% (2/12)66.7% (8/12)75.0% (9/12)8.3% (1/12)0.185.755.755.82
5DNF658
Isack HadjarRed Bull110.0% (0/11)9.1% (1/11)63.6% (7/11)72.7% (8/11)18.2% (2/11)2.229.278.276.33
66566
Alexander AlbonWilliams130.0% (0/13)0.0% (0/13)0.0% (0/13)15.4% (2/13)23.1% (3/13)1.2716.4616.4615.09
1517DNF1715
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin140.0% (0/14)0.0% (0/14)0.0% (0/14)14.3% (2/14)35.7% (5/14)4.0019.3619.5015.33
19149DNF17
How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Teammate battles 2026

Current pairings, head to head through the latest completed round.

Team · current pairingQualifyingRace
Alpine F1 TeamFranco Colapinto — Pierre Gasly4–104–9
Aston MartinFernando Alonso — Lance Stroll10–22–1
AudiGabriel Bortoleto — Nico Hülkenberg7–74–5
Cadillac F1 TeamValtteri Bottas — Sergio Pérez7–71–4
FerrariLewis Hamilton — Charles Leclerc7–76–5
Haas F1 TeamOliver Bearman — Esteban Ocon9–48–3
McLarenLando Norris — Oscar Piastri9–56–3
MercedesAndrea Kimi Antonelli — George Russell8–68–4
RB F1 TeamArvid Lindblad — Yuki Tsunoda3–02–1
Red BullLiam Lawson — Max Verstappen0–30–2
WilliamsAlexander Albon — Carlos Sainz3–104–5
How this is calculated

Left driver–right driver, shared team rounds through R14; race score requires both classified, qualifying requires both positions. A new pairing may have no shared sample.

Active scoring streaks

The longest current runs of points-scoring finishes.

Lando Norris: 8 consecutive points-scoring finishes, the longest active streak this season.

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DriverConsecutive points finishes
Lando Norris8
Andrea Kimi Antonelli5
George Russell4
Oscar Piastri3
Arvid Lindblad2
Franco Colapinto2
Max Verstappen2
Nico Hülkenberg1
Liam Lawson1
Charles Leclerc1
Alexander Albon0
Fernando Alonso0
Oliver Bearman0
Gabriel Bortoleto0
Valtteri Bottas0
Pierre Gasly0
Lewis Hamilton0
Esteban Ocon0
Sergio Pérez0
Carlos Sainz0
Lance Stroll0
Yuki Tsunoda0
How this is calculated

Season-only P1–P10 classified finishes through round 14. Drivers missing that round are excluded from active streaks.

Recent form LAST 5 ROUNDS

Grand Prix points and wins across the recent rounds.

DriverGP pointsWins
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1083
Lando Norris832
Max Verstappen660
Charles Leclerc520
George Russell490
Lewis Hamilton420
Oscar Piastri320
Liam Lawson180
Isack Hadjar160
Arvid Lindblad90
How this is calculated

Grand Prix points only, rounds 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Sprint points excluded.

Reliability watch

Drivers’ recorded non-finishes this season.

DriverDNF / startsRate
Lance Stroll9 / 1464.3%
Valtteri Bottas6 / 1442.9%
Fernando Alonso5 / 1435.7%
Sergio Pérez5 / 1435.7%
Max Verstappen4 / 1428.6%
Oliver Bearman4 / 1428.6%
Alexander Albon3 / 1323.1%
Nico Hülkenberg3 / 1323.1%
Carlos Sainz3 / 1421.4%
Charles Leclerc3 / 1421.4%
How this is calculated

All non-finishes, including accidents and exclusions; not exclusively mechanical failures.

Title race

Championship gaps and the latest available title scenarios.

Round-by-round gap in recorded points

The gap between the top two has grown in 7 of the last 10 round-to-round changes.

RoundPoints leaderGap
1russell7
2russell4
3antonelli9
4antonelli20
5antonelli43
6antonelli66
7antonelli41
8antonelli40
9antonelli25
10antonelli45
11antonelli50
12antonelli59
13antonelli66
14antonelli81
How this is calculated

Cumulative recorded Grand Prix and sprint points. This is a results-points trace; historical championship penalties, dropped scores and tie-break timing are not stored. Leaders can change between rounds.

The title race

Historical projections unavailable: official per-round standings and penalty timing are not stored. View the current verified title state ↗