Pole Position Fantasy LeagueBaku (Azerbaijan Grand Prix) F1 Fantasy Guide: Best Picks & Past Results
Baku City Circuit is a street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan (6.003 km, 20 turns, anti-clockwise) that has held 10 Formula 1 World Championship races. It hosts the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026, round 15, with session times, what PPFL managers picked and results on the Grand Prix page.
Baku fantasy guide: what the numbers say
- 6 of the last 10 winners started on the front row.
- Finishers gain 1.3 places on average from grid to flag (+2 PPFL points per place, up to +10).
- Attrition is high: 22.1% of starters failed to finish. A DNF costs a driver 5 points, and a constructor loses the both-cars-finished bonus.
- Top PPFL scorer here in 2026: George Russell with 44 points.
Overtaking, qualifying and reliability at Baku
From the last 10 races here (2016–2026):
- Average places gained, grid to finish: 1.3 per classified finisher; 60.2% of finishers gained places. Biggest climb: Kimi Antonelli, P16 to P5 in 2026.
- How much qualifying matters: 4 of 10 winners started from pole, 6 from the front row and 8 from the top 3. Grid-to-finish correlation: 0.70 (1.00 would mean every finisher ended where they started).
- DNF rate: 22.1% of starters (45 retirements from 204 starts, 4.5 per race).
Top PPFL fantasy scorers at Baku
2026: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Russell | P1 | P1 | 44 |
| Max Verstappen | P8 | P2 | 33 |
| Isack Hadjar | P4 | P3 | 26 |
| Kimi Antonelli | P16 | P5 | 21 |
| Charles Leclerc | P2 | P4 | 19 |
2025
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | P1 | P1 | 44 |
| George Russell | P5 | P2 | 32 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | P2 | P3 | 26 |
| Kimi Antonelli | P4 | P4 | 18 |
| Liam Lawson | P3 | P5 | 15 |
PPFL points before the captain bonus; earlier seasons are scored with the current PPFL rules.
Past winners and pole sitters at Baku
| Year | Winner | Started | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | George Russell (Mercedes) | P1 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2025 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2024 | Oscar Piastri (McLaren) | P2 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
| 2023 | Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) | P3 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P3 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
| 2021 | Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) | P6 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
| 2019 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | P1 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P2 | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) |
| 2017 | Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | P10 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2016 (European Grand Prix) | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | P1 | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
Driver of the Day at Baku
The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race here since the vote began.
- 2026: Max Verstappen (26.6% of the vote)
- 2025: Carlos Sainz Jr. (28.6% of the vote)
- 2024: Oscar Piastri (29.6% of the vote)
- 2023: Sergio Pérez (29.1% of the vote)
- 2022: Lewis Hamilton (14.8% of the vote)
- 2021: Sebastian Vettel (41.9% of the vote)
- 2019: Charles Leclerc (17.6% of the vote)
- 2018: Charles Leclerc
- 2017: Lance Stroll
- 2016: Sergio Pérez
Racing here this year: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026. Check prices and form on the F1 fantasy Price Form before teams lock at the start of FP1.