Leclerc fourth, Hamilton sixth as Ferrari takes 20 points in Baku
Charles Leclerc finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton sixth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, earning Ferrari 20 points to consolidate second place in the Constructors' championship.
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- 46 degrees
What Happened
Scuderia Ferrari finished the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on 26 September 2026 with Charles Leclerc fourth and Lewis Hamilton sixth. Leclerc lined up second on the starting grid and Hamilton sixth, both on new Soft tyres, with air temperature at 26 degrees and the track at 46 degrees. After lap 43 there were no further changes to the order. The 20 points Ferrari scored consolidate its second place in the Constructors' championship.
- Second on the grid, fourth at the finish
- Sixth on the grid, sixth at the finish
Charles gets wheelspin when the lights go out and is passed by Oscar Piastri. Hamilton stays sixth on the opening lap but loses the place to Max Verstappen on the next lap.
Isack Hadjar passes Charles, who drops to fourth, and Verstappen also gets past the Monegasque on the following lap.
Lewis passes Lando Norris to go sixth.
Alex Albon crashes into the barriers, bringing out the Safety Car. The next lap, the Ferraris double stack to switch to Medium tyres; the cars around them do the same, so positions are unchanged with Leclerc fifth and Hamilton sixth.
Oscar Piastri overshoots turn 1, moving Charles and Lewis up to fourth and fifth. On lap 43 Andrea Kimi Antonelli passes Lewis, dropping him to sixth, and there are no more changes; Charles crosses the line fourth and Lewis sixth.
20
Enough to consolidate the team's second place in the Constructors' championship.
Alex Albon's crash into the barriers on lap 30 brought out the Safety Car, and Ferrari used the pause to double stack both cars onto Medium tyres. The cars around them made the same switch, so the order was unchanged, with Leclerc fifth and Hamilton sixth at that point. Leclerc and Hamilton then moved up to fourth and fifth when Oscar Piastri overshot turn 1 on lap 40, before Andrea Kimi Antonelli passed Hamilton on lap 43.
Previously from Ferrari N.V.
Before the race, Charles Leclerc had qualified second for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton sixth. Leclerc lined up on the front row, while Hamilton's sixth place in qualifying put him on the third row of the 51-lap race. Hamilton had brushed the wall during Q3 in qualifying.
- Leclerc qualifies second, Hamilton sixth for Ferrari at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- Leclerc on Azerbaijan GP front row, Hamilton sixth on the grid for Ferrari
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Ferrari N.V.'s official releases.
Why this matters
The 20 points Ferrari picked up in Baku consolidate its second place in the Constructors' championship, the season-long team standings against its rivals. Both cars finished inside the points, with Leclerc fourth and Hamilton sixth after starting second and sixth on the grid.
Terms in This Story
- Safety Car
- A pace car sent onto the track after an incident to slow the field down while marshals clear debris or damaged cars.
- double stack
- When a team brings both of its cars into the pits at the same time and services them one after the other.
- Constructors' championship
- The team title in Formula 1, awarded to the team that scores the most points over the season from both of its drivers' results.
- wheelspin
- Loss of grip when a driver applies too much power and the driven wheels spin instead of pulling the car forward.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.