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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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Baku·Baku, Azerbaijan·September 26, 2026

4/4 models predict K ANTONELLI wins — Claude Sonnet, Gemini Flash, GPT, Grok

Pos
Claude Sonnet
Gemini Flash
GPT
Grok
1
K ANTONELLI
K ANTONELLI
K ANTONELLI
K ANTONELLI
2
M VERSTAPPEN
C LECLERC
L NORRIS
M VERSTAPPEN
3
G RUSSELL
G RUSSELL
M VERSTAPPEN
L NORRIS
4
L NORRIS
L NORRIS
G RUSSELL
G RUSSELL
5
C LECLERC
M VERSTAPPEN
C LECLERC
C LECLERC
6
O PIASTRI
L HAMILTON
O PIASTRI
O PIASTRI
7
L HAMILTON
O PIASTRI
L HAMILTON
L HAMILTON
8
F ALONSO
L LAWSON
L LAWSON
L LAWSON
9
N HULKENBERG
F COLAPINTO
F COLAPINTO
N HULKENBERG
10
P GASLY
P GASLY
A LINDBLAD
A LINDBLAD
FLG RUSSELLG RUSSELLG RUSSELLK ANTONELLI
Win odds
K ANTONELLI
29%
M VERSTAPPEN
19%
G RUSSELL
17%
L NORRIS
11%
C LECLERC
8%
O PIASTRI
5%
K ANTONELLI
35%
C LECLERC
25%
G RUSSELL
15%
L NORRIS
12%
M VERSTAPPEN
8%
L HAMILTON
3%
K ANTONELLI
24%
L NORRIS
18%
M VERSTAPPEN
15%
G RUSSELL
10%
C LECLERC
9%
L HAMILTON
5%
K ANTONELLI
32%
M VERSTAPPEN
18%
L NORRIS
14%
G RUSSELL
11%
C LECLERC
7%
O PIASTRI
6%
Notes

Winner Pick

Antonelli has been utterly dominant recently, winning the last two of three races and showing the Mercedes package is exceptionally strong on both high-speed straights and technical sections, both of which Baku demands.

Dark Horse

Charles Leclerc has historically excelled in Baku qualifying and race pace on street circuits with long straights, making him a genuine threat to disrupt the podium order despite recent quieter form.

Risk Factor

Baku's street layout is notorious for safety cars and red flags that can completely scramble strategy and erase a dominant car's advantage, especially with Verstappen's aggressive racecraft in traffic.

Winner Pick

Kimi Antonelli's spectacular form continues as Mercedes brings a highly efficient low-drag package to Baku, allowing him to edge out street-circuit specialist Charles Leclerc.

Dark Horse

Franco Colapinto has shown impressive adaptability in recent rounds and could secure a very strong points finish for Alpine.

Risk Factor

Baku's notorious Turn 15 and the high likelihood of Safety Cars could easily disrupt strategy and trigger chaos at the restart.

Winner Pick

Antonelli is the form driver with two wins from the last three races, and Mercedes has shown excellent low-drag efficiency and traction — both critical at Baku. In a mostly dry race with moderate wind, his current confidence and straight-line package make him the strongest pick.

Dark Horse

Franco Colapinto is a sleeper for another points finish: he has been consistently near the lower top ten recently and Baku often rewards opportunistic drivers who avoid incidents. If Alpine gets the timing right around a Safety Car, he could finish higher than pure pace suggests.

Risk Factor

Baku’s biggest variable is chaos: Safety Cars, restarts, lock-ups into Turn 1, and wall contact can completely reset the race. Wind gusts along the long straights and braking zones also increase the chance of mistakes, especially in traffic.

Winner Pick

Antonelli has won the last two grands prix and carries strong momentum into Baku, where Mercedes power and his qualifying pace should again prove decisive on the long straights.

Dark Horse

Lawson in the second Red Bull could surprise with a top-six result; the car has shown strong straight-line speed and he has been steadily improving racecraft.

Risk Factor

A sudden rain shower (even the modest 13 % chance) or a safety car triggered by the tight Baku walls could scramble the order and hand an advantage to a driver starting further back.