Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Round 15 · 2026- 1
VERMax Verstappen
Red Bull RacingLOWWIN35.1%POD69.0%PTS84.8%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 1.00 (1.0 = top of grid). Familiarity discount ×0.85.
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.91, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.95 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.15
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 15.0% (team × circuit).
- 2
RUSGeorge Russell
MercedesLOWWIN10.6%POD34.9%PTS76.2%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.64 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.88, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.92 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 23.9% (team × circuit).
- 3
LECCharles Leclerc
FerrariLOWWIN9.7%POD29.2%PTS68.0%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.65 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.69, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.71 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 29.4% (team × circuit).
- 4
NORLando Norris
McLarenLOWWIN6.1%POD20.0%PTS56.4%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.61 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.71, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.75 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 40.0% (team × circuit).
- 5
GASPierre Gasly
AlpineLOWWIN4.9%POD16.9%PTS52.5%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.60 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.27, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.20 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 40.0% (team × circuit).
- 6
ALOFernando Alonso
Aston MartinLOWWIN4.1%POD16.0%PTS66.4%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.57 (1.0 = top of grid). Familiarity discount ×0.85.
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.49, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.42 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.15
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 15.0% (team × circuit).
- 7
ALBAlexander Albon
WilliamsLOWWIN3.7%POD14.2%PTS52.0%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.55 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.46, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.81 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 40.0% (team × circuit).
- 8
SAICarlos Sainz
WilliamsLOWWIN3.3%POD11.6%PTS47.6%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.50 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.61, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.81 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 40.0% (team × circuit).
- 9
COLFranco Colapinto
AlpineLOWWIN2.7%POD9.8%PTS43.1%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.47 (1.0 = top of grid).
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.24, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.20 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.20
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 40.0% (team × circuit).
- 10
OCOEsteban Ocon
Haas F1 TeamLOWWIN2.6%POD9.3%PTS50.1%Why · 4 factors- Driver skill (Elo)w 0.58
Teammate-only Elo skill score 0.47 (1.0 = top of grid). Familiarity discount ×0.85.
- Track history (time-weighted)w 0.07
Recency-weighted finish score 0.30, 5-year window, 12-month half-life, reg-discounted ×0.24.
- Chassis at this circuitw 0.35
Constructor-lineage best-finish score 0.44 at this circuit across the last 5 seasons. Driver-agnostic — captures chassis-DNA fit independent of who drove.
- DNF riskw 0.15
Per-race DNF probability ≈ 15.0% (team × circuit).
Most-likely podium combinations
approximate · 1st-2nd-3rd- 1P1VER·P2RUS·P3LEC3.72%
- 2P1VER·P2LEC·P3RUS3.48%
- 3P1VER·P2RUS·P3NOR2.55%
- 4P1VER·P2NOR·P3RUS2.16%
- 5P1VER·P2RUS·P3GAS2.16%
- 6P1VER·P2RUS·P3ALO2.04%
- 7P1VER·P2LEC·P3NOR2.00%
- 8P1VER·P2NOR·P3LEC1.81%
- 9P1VER·P2GAS·P3RUS1.77%
- 10P1RUS·P2VER·P3LEC1.72%
Methodology
Probabilities come from a layered ensemble: historical base rates per circuit, current constructor form (rolling 6 races), qualifying outcome, and a weather adjustment. Confidence intervals are 80% credible bands from the win-share posterior. See 0.3.0 for the active weights.