2026 Azerbaijan GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to George Russell’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Baku, round 15.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Race: what happened
George Russell set the fastest lap for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Race with a 1:44.916 for Mercedes at Baku. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.077s behind, and at racing speed that is 6.9 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Kimi Antonelli completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.497s off George Russell. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 610.7 m, from George Russell to Lance Stroll.
The closest call of the session was between Arvid Lindblad and Nico Hulkenberg: 0.001s apart, about 0.09 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:44.916 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.993 | +0.077 | 6.9 m |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:45.413 | +0.497 | 44.6 m |
| 4 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:45.618 | +0.702 | 63.0 m |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:45.784 | +0.868 | 77.9 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:46.170 | +1.254 | 112.5 m |
| 7 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:46.336 | +1.420 | 127.4 m |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:46.602 | +1.686 | 151.3 m |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:46.737 | +1.821 | 163.4 m |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:46.849 | +1.933 | 173.4 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:46.850 | +1.934 | 173.5 m |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:46.906 | +1.990 | 178.5 m |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:46.978 | +2.062 | 185.0 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.068 | +2.152 | 193.1 m |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:47.363 | +2.447 | 219.6 m |
| 16 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:47.761 | +2.845 | 255.3 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:47.822 | +2.906 | 260.7 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:48.443 | +3.527 | 316.5 m |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:48.484 | +3.568 | 320.1 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:48.852 | +3.936 | 353.1 m |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:50.968 | +6.052 | 543.0 m |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:51.723 | +6.807 | 610.7 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell set the race fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:44.916. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 610.7 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 race with a 1:44.916 at Baku.
- What was the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- The fastest lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 race was a 1:44.916, set by George Russell (Mercedes) at Baku.
- How close was race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.077s. At racing speed that margin is 6.9 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lance Stroll in P22, the spread is 6.807s or 610.7 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:44.993, 0.077s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 6.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:45.413, 0.497s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 44.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Isack Hadjar at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:45.618, 0.702s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 63.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:45.784, 0.868s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 77.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:46.170, 1.254s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 112.5 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Baku?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.0 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.077s at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 puts 6.9 m between the cars on the finish line.