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News›Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

Max Verstappen leads final practice in Baku

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Max Verstappen has secured the fastest time in the final practice session for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. The session sets the stage for the upcoming qualifying rounds.

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First to report

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix LIVE: FP3, qualifying updates from BakuLive updates from FP3 and qualifying at the 2026 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

CrashFri 25 Sep · 07:13 UTCRead their report →

LIVE: 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku Free Practice 3Follow all the action live from the third practice for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

RacingNews365Fri 25 Sep · 07:25 UTCRead →

F1 LIVE: FP3 commentary from the 2026 Azerbaijan GP in BakuLive commentary of FP3 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

PlanetF1Fri 25 Sep · 08:14 UTCRead →

LIVE COVERAGE: FP3 for the Azerbaijan GPLive coverage of the third Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

Formula1.comFri 25 Sep · 08:26 UTCRead →

2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku Free Practice 3 resultsCheck out the full results from Free Practice 3 ahead of the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

RacingNews365Fri 25 Sep · 09:33 UTCRead →

F1 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – FP3 ResultsMax Verstappen has topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Motorsport WeekFri 25 Sep · 09:34 UTCRead →

F1 results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 – FP3Full results from the final hour of practice from Baku ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

PlanetF1Fri 25 Sep · 09:41 UTCRead →

What happened in F1 2026 Azerbaijan GP final practiceRed Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen headed Mercedes' George Russell by a tenth of a second in 2026 Azerbaijan GP final practice

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