Overview

• Max Verstappen took pole, led every lap and set fastest lap in Baku for his sixth career grand slam, securing back‑to‑back wins and his fourth victory of the season.
• The FIA’s official classification confirmed Verstappen as winner and Oscar Piastri as a DNF with a five‑second jump‑start penalty.
• Verstappen is 69 points behind leader Piastri and 44 behind Lando Norris with seven rounds and three sprints remaining, leaving 199 points available.
• McLaren endured a rare off‑weekend as Piastri crashed on lap one after a false start and anti‑stall issue and Norris finished seventh after a slow stop and traffic.
• George Russell finished second despite illness and Carlos Sainz earned his first Williams podium, the team’s first since 2021.