{"id":2894,"date":"2026-09-26T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T14:07:26","slug":"russell-cuts-antonellis-f1-championship-lead-to-66-points-with-baku-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/russell-cuts-antonellis-f1-championship-lead-to-66-points-with-baku-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell cuts Antonelli\u2019s F1 championship lead to 66 points with Baku win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Russell\u2019s victory took him to 236 points, 66 behind Antonelli.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antonelli scored 10 points despite crashing out of Q1 on Friday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mercedes leads the Constructors\u2019 Championship by 160 points over Ferrari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Russell reduced Kimi Antonelli\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">Formula 1 championship<\/a> lead by 15 points with victory in Saturday\u2019s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver arrived in Baku 81 points behind his teammate and leaves with the gap down to 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell converted pole position into his third win of 2026. Antonelli, who started 16th after hitting the wall in qualifying, climbed to fifth and brought his total to 302 points. Russell now has 236, while Lewis Hamilton remains third on 199. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/results\/2026\/drivers?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">formula1.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen\u2019s second place moved him to 163 points, and Isack Hadjar\u2019s podium took him to 86. In the Constructors\u2019 Championship, Mercedes has 538 points to Ferrari\u2019s 378. Red Bull is fourth on 263, behind McLaren on 306. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/results\/2026\/drivers?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">formula1.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 2026 Drivers\u2019 Championship after the Azerbaijan GP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Driver<\/th><th>Team\/Engine<\/th><th>Points<\/th><th>Gap to leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>K. ANTONELLI<\/td><td>Mercedes<\/td><td>302<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>G. RUSSELL<\/td><td>Mercedes<\/td><td>236<\/td><td>66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>L. HAMILTON<\/td><td>Ferrari<\/td><td>199<\/td><td>103<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>L. NORRIS<\/td><td>McLaren Mercedes<\/td><td>186<\/td><td>116<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>C. LECLERC<\/td><td>Ferrari<\/td><td>179<\/td><td>123<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>M. VERSTAPPEN<\/td><td>Red Bull Ford<\/td><td>163<\/td><td>139<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>O. PIASTRI<\/td><td>McLaren Mercedes<\/td><td>120<\/td><td>182<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>I. HADJAR<\/td><td>Red Bull Ford<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>216<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>L. LAWSON<\/td><td>Racing Bulls Ford<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>243<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>P. GASLY<\/td><td>Alpine Mercedes<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>261<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>A. LINDBLAD<\/td><td>Racing Bulls Ford<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>265<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>F. COLAPINTO<\/td><td>Alpine Mercedes<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>275<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>O. BEARMAN<\/td><td>Haas Ferrari<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>282<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>G. BORTOLETO<\/td><td>Audi<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>292<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>N. H\u00dcLKENBERG<\/td><td>Audi<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>295<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>E. OCON<\/td><td>Haas Ferrari<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>295<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>C. SAINZ<\/td><td>Williams Mercedes<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>295<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>A. ALBON<\/td><td>Williams Mercedes<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>297<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>F. ALONSO<\/td><td>Aston Martin Honda<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>299<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Y. TSUNODA<\/td><td>Racing Bulls Ford<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>L. STROLL<\/td><td>Aston Martin Honda<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>302<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>V. BOTTAS<\/td><td>Cadillac Ferrari<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>302<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>S. P\u00c9REZ<\/td><td>Cadillac Ferrari<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>302<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 2026 Constructors\u2019 Championship after the Azerbaijan GP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Points<\/th><th>Gap to leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Mercedes<\/td><td>538<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ferrari<\/td><td>378<\/td><td>160<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>McLaren<\/td><td>306<\/td><td>232<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Red Bull<\/td><td>263<\/td><td>275<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Racing Bulls<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>455<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Alpine<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>470<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Haas<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>511<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Audi<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>521<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Williams<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>526<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Aston Martin<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>535<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Cadillac<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>538<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next F1 race after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/when-is-the-next-f1-race-after-the-2026-azerbaijan-grand-prix-date-start-time-and-full-schedule\/\">Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia<\/a> takes place at Sepang on <strong>Sunday, 4 October 2026<\/strong>. The race starts at <strong>08:00 BST, 03:00 US Eastern time and 15:00 in Malaysia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 F1 championship after Baku?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kimi Antonelli leads with 302 points<\/strong>, 66 ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, who has 236. <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/mercedes-pulls-clear-as-russell-reduces-antonellis-f1-lead-in-baku\/\">Russell reduced the gap by 15 points<\/a> with his Azerbaijan GP victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What penalty will Franco Colapinto serve at the next F1 race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colapinto has a <strong>five-place grid penalty<\/strong> for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/colapinto-handed-grid-penalty-after-causing-baku-crash-that-eliminated-norris-and-gasly\/\">Baku collision involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Russell won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli recovered from 16th on the grid to finish fifth and retain the championship lead. Here are the full standings after Baku.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"George Russell","42wp_featured_image_credits":"F1","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":13,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[536,621,161,66],"42wp_author":[13],"class_list":["post-2894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-formula-1-2","tag-gp-do-azerbaijao","tag-isack-hadjar","tag-red-bull","42wp_author-luana-marino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2896,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions\/2896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2894"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}