Overview
- Starting on hard tyres, Verstappen led every lap from pole and controlled the early safety‑car restart without challenge.
- George Russell finished second for Mercedes, Carlos Sainz took third for Williams, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed fourth after an early stop.
- Oscar Piastri retired after a first‑lap accident and also received a five‑second penalty for a start‑procedure infringement.
- McLaren underdelivered with Lando Norris seventh, while Ferrari lacked pace as Lewis Hamilton finished eighth and Charles Leclerc ninth.
- Piastri remains championship leader on 324 points ahead of Norris on 299 and Verstappen on 255, and F1 has extended Baku’s race through 2030 after a qualifying session with six red flags.