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Hadjar summoned after provisional Azerbaijan GP podium finish

Isack Hadjar has been summoned by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix stewards over an alleged practice-start infringement after finishing third in the provisional race classification.

GPBeat · Newsroom05 Oct 2026, 23:36 · 1 min

The stewards summoned Hadjar and a Red Bull representative to appear at 18:10 over an alleged practice-start infringement at 14:20. The notice cites Article 12.2.1.i of the International Sporting Code and item 13.6 of the race director’s competition note.

The FIA’s provisional classification places George Russell first, Max Verstappen second, 0.196 seconds behind, and Hadjar third, 10.704 seconds off Russell.

RacingNews365 described the summons as a threat to Hadjar’s podium place. The FIA notice specifies no penalty, and his third-place result remains provisional.

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SOURCE2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix — Provisional Race ClassificationFédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) · Source date as found: 2026-09-26
SOURCE2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix — Summons — Car 6 — Alleged Failure to Follow Race Director’s Instructions — Practice StartFédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) · Source date as found: 2026-09-26
SOURCEIsack Hadjar podium at risk after Azerbaijan GP stewards summonsRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-09-26

Source context

The FIA race classification is provisional; its practice-start summons sets out an allegation, not a penalty decision.

Claims and supporting evidence 3

The FIA’s provisional classification placed George Russell first, Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third. Hadjar’s listed gap to Russell was 10.704 seconds.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Azerbaijan Grand Prix provisional race result 26 September 2026, provisional classification issued at 17:10 This is a provisional result, not a verified final classification.

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The stewards required Hadjar and a team representative to report at 18:10 over an alleged infringement concerning a practice start at 14:20. The summons cites Article 12.2.1.i of the International Sporting Code and non-compliance with item 13.6 of the race director’s Competition Note.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. FIA summons concerning Hadjar 26 September 2026; summons issued at 17:18 The document alleges an infringement; it does not find Hadjar in breach or state a penalty.

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RacingNews365 and the FIA documents agree on the summons and Hadjar’s provisional third place. RacingNews365 describes that place as ‘at risk’; this is its interpretation of the pending summons, not a sanction recorded in the retrieved FIA documents. No other independent news publication was retrieved for comparison.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Comparison of the retrieved report with the FIA documents RacingNews365 report dated 26 September 2026; FIA documents dated the same day Neither the report nor the retrieved FIA documents establish the eventual decision or a change in classification.

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