In Baku it starts on Thursday and races on Saturday
F1 returns to the track in a few days in Baku, Azerbaijan with a special schedule since it will start on Thursday to conclude the program already on Saturday with the Qualifying sessions taking place on Friday.
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won the last two races and arrives at the Azeri circuit with an 81-point lead over George Russell. Lewis Hamilton has dropped to -101 points after retiring in Madrid and at Ferrari Charles Leclerc might have to serve a grid penalty due to the need to introduce a new power unit since the one from Monza could have been irreparably damaged.
The event will be broadcast live in full on Sky Sport F1, on TV8 the Qualifying and the Grand Prix will be aired in delayed free-to-air broadcasts with times yet to be confirmed. On FormulaPassion.it you will find live text coverage of all the sessions featuring F1 on track. Below are all the details of the schedule, the circuit characteristics, and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix roll of honor. F2 will also be on track with a strengthened program as there will be two Qualifying sessions and two Feature Races in addition to the Sprint Race.
Azerbaijan GP 2026: TV schedule and times
Thursday, September 24
08:00 F2 Free Practice (Sky Sport F1)
10:30 F1 Free Practice 1 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
12:00 F2 Qualifying 1 (Sky Sport F1)
12:20 F2 Qualifying 2 (Sky Sport F1)
14:00 F1 Free Practice 2 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
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Friday, September 25
06:15 F2 Sprint Race (Sky Sport F1)
10:30 F1 Free Practice 3 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
12:15 F2 Feature Race 1 (Sky Sport F1)
14:00 F1 Qualifying (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it, delayed on TV8 at 17:00, time to be confirmed)
Saturday, September 26
09:00 F2 Feature Race (Sky Sport F1)
13:00 F1 Race (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it, delayed on TV8 at 16:00, time to be confirmed)
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The characteristics of the Baku circuit
Azerbaijan GP roll of honor
