Is there an F1 race today? Why there’s no Grand Prix on Sunday, September 27

News Summary

There is no F1 race or track session on Sunday, September 27.
George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday, finishing 0.196 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen.
F1 returns next weekend at Sepang, where the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia is scheduled for Sunday, October 4.

Anyone looking for a Formula 1 race today, Sunday, September 27, will find an unusual gap in the schedule: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has already happened. Baku held its race on Saturday instead of Sunday, and there are no F1 track sessions scheduled for today.

The change was made because September 27 is Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day, a national day of mourning for those killed in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Formula 1 and the FIA agreed to move the Azerbaijan Grand Prix forward following a request from the event’s promoter and government stakeholders.

That decision shifted the entire race programme. Teams completed the first two practice sessions on Thursday, September 24. Final practice and qualifying followed on Friday, leaving the 51-lap Grand Prix for Saturday, September 26.

George Russell won the race for Mercedes after starting from pole position. Max Verstappen closed in during the final lap, but Russell reached the finish 0.196 seconds ahead. Isack Hadjar completed the podium, with Charles Leclerc fourth and championship leader Kimi Antonelli fifth.

Russell’s victory reduced Antonelli’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship from 81 to 66 points. Both Mercedes drivers will be back on track next weekend, when F1 travels to Sepang for the event officially named the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

The next F1 race starts on Sunday, October 4, at 15:00 local time in Malaysia. That is 08:00 BST in the United Kingdom, 03:00 ET in the eastern United States and 04:00 in Brasília. Practice begins on Friday, October 2, with qualifying on Saturday, October 3.

F1 today: FAQ

When is the next F1 race after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

The Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia takes place at Sepang on Sunday, 4 October 2026. The race starts at 08:00 BST, 03:00 US Eastern time and 15:00 in Malaysia.

Who leads the 2026 F1 championship after Baku?

Kimi Antonelli leads with 302 points, 66 ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, who has 236. Russell reduced the gap by 15 points with his Azerbaijan GP victory.

What penalty will Franco Colapinto serve at the next F1 race?

Colapinto has a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after causing the Baku collision involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris.