F1 results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 – FP2
George Russell for Mercedes in Azerbaijan
BAKU – George Russell led the way at the end of the second practice session for Saturday’s F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Beginning a potential run of three consecutive triple-header events to conclude the 2026 F1 season, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend continued with FP2.
F1 Results: Practice 2, Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Russell completed a clean sweep on Thursday in Azerbaijan, topping both sessions on a day where Mercedes proved to have comfortably the strongest car.
Kimi Antonelli bounced back from a problem in FP1 to go second fastest, with Max Verstappen trailing the pair.
The second session saw Arvid Lindblad become the first driver to cause a red flag, after he struck the wall in the tight castle section.
A full report on the second session from Azerbaijan can be found here.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Laps |
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1
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:43.347 | 23 | |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:43.899 | 0.552 | 15 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.174 | 0.827 | 22 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44.473 | 1.126 | 23 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:44.665 | 1.318 | 22 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:44.831 | 1.484 | 21 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:44.843 | 1.496 | 23 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:44.857 | 1.51 | 21 |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:44.868 | 1.521 | 20 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:45.290 | 1.943 | 24 |
| 11 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:45.479 | 2.132 | 23 |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:45.681 | 2.334 | 24 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:45.760 | 2.413 | 22 |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:45.794 | 2.447 | 24 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:45.854 | 2.507 | 19 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:46.123 | 2.776 | 24 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:46.221 | 2.874 | 21 |
| 18 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:46.391 | 3.044 | 4 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:46.737 | 3.39 | 25 |
| 20 | Ollie Bearman | Haas | 1:46.801 | 3.454 | 10 |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:47.403 | 4.056 | 23 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:47.889 | 4.542 | 9 |
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