Formula 1 2018 Rolex Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2018-04-29 · time TBA

Baku City Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:43:44.291 · 51 laps	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:43:46.751 · 51 laps	18
3	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · 1:43:48.315 · 51 laps	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:43:49.620 · 51 laps	12
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	Race · 1:43:51.806 · 51 laps	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	Race · 1:43:53.449 · 51 laps	8
7	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · 1:43:55.222 · 51 laps	6
8	Lance Stroll	Williams	Race · 1:43:56.837 · 51 laps	4
9	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Race · 1:43:58.443 · 51 laps	2
10	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:44:02.321 · 51 laps	1
11	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · 1:44:02.803 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:44:09.011 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · 1:44:24.954 · Time penalty: 10.000 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · Puncture · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Renault

Charles Leclerc · Sauber

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Lance Stroll · Williams

Stoffel Vandoorne · McLaren

Brendon Hartley · Toro Rosso

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Pierre Gasly · Toro Rosso

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Valtteri Bottas · Mercedes

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Nico Hülkenberg · Renault

Esteban Ocon · Force India

Sergey Sirotkin · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.762 · Q2 1:43.015 · Q3 1:41.498 · 19 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.693 · Q2 1:42.676 · Q3 1:41.677 · 21 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.355 · Q2 1:42.679 · Q3 1:41.837 · 21 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.857 · Q2 1:43.482 · Q3 1:41.911 · 20 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.642 · Q2 1:42.901 · Q3 1:41.994 · 19 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.538 · Q2 1:42.510 · Q3 1:42.490 · 20 laps
7	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.021 · Q2 1:42.967 · Q3 1:42.523 · 20 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.992 · Q2 1:43.366 · Q3 1:42.547 · 20 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.746 · Q2 1:43.232 · Q3 1:43.066 · 20 laps
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.426 · Q2 1:43.464 · Q3 1:43.351 · 20 laps
11	Lance Stroll	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.359 · Q2 1:43.585 · 16 laps
12	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.261 · Q2 1:43.886 · 17 laps
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.010 · Q2 1:44.019 · 16 laps
14	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.752 · Q2 1:44.074 · 17 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.674 · Q2 1:44.759 · 14 laps
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.489 · 8 laps
17	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.496 · 9 laps
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.541 · 10 laps
NC	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.354 · 5 laps
NC	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:41.498
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:41.677
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:41.837
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:41.911
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:41.994
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:42.490
7	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Starting grid · 1:42.523
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:42.547
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	Starting grid · 1:43.351
10	Lance Stroll	Williams	Starting grid · 1:43.585
11	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	Starting grid · 1:43.886
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:44.019
13	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:44.074
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Starting grid · 1:43.066 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:44.759
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:44.489
17	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:44.496
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:45.541
19	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:57.354
20	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.242 · 26 laps
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.277 · 24 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.075 · 26 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.200 · 24 laps
5	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.237 · 29 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.559 · 11 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.465 · 25 laps
8	Sergey Sirotkin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.480 · 28 laps
9	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.492 · 18 laps
10	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.513 · 18 laps
11	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.590 · 26 laps
12	Brendon Hartley	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.747 · 32 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.749 · 11 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.856 · 23 laps
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.861 · 10 laps
16	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.875 · 21 laps
17	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.073 · 21 laps
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.434 · 18 laps
19	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.967 · 21 laps
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:48.741 · 11 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.795 · 35 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.864 · 33 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.911 · 27 laps
4	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.570 · 25 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.603 · 31 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.700 · 34 laps
7	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.814 · 30 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.834 · 36 laps
9	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.977 · 29 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.091 · 33 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.127 · 38 laps
12	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.142 · 31 laps
13	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.425 · 27 laps
14	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.459 · 31 laps
15	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.712 · 39 laps
16	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.940 · 30 laps
17	Sergey Sirotkin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.007 · 33 laps
18	Brendon Hartley	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.051 · 36 laps
19	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.288 · 29 laps
20	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.042 · 9 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.091 · 17 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.452 · 16 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.493 · 17 laps
4	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.519 · 17 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.569 · 20 laps
6	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.936 · 9 laps
7	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.958 · 11 laps
8	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.123 · 8 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.220 · 11 laps
10	Sergey Sirotkin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.534 · 9 laps
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.763 · 12 laps
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.861 · 17 laps
13	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.905 · 16 laps
14	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.218 · 15 laps
15	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.261 · 12 laps
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.432 · 15 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.456 · 11 laps
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.505 · 13 laps
19	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.910 · 17 laps
20	Brendon Hartley	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.186 · 11 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:45.149
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:45.412
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:45.419
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:45.530
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:45.771
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:46.206
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:46.523
8	Lance Stroll	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:46.815
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:46.856
10	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:46.880
11	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:47.403
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:47.449
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:47.666
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:47.925
15	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:48.035
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:48.155
17	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:48.288
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:48.867

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Kimi Räikkönen	1	1	30.012
Brendon Hartley	1	1	21.376
Fernando Alonso	1	1	56.710
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	35.608
Marcus Ericsson	1	1	44.107
Sergio Pérez	1	2	28.109
Romain Grosjean	1	2	21.725
Pierre Gasly	1	12	20.782
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	15	21.516
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	17	21.103
Marcus Ericsson	2	18	25.378
Lewis Hamilton	1	22	20.377
Brendon Hartley	2	22	20.809
Lance Stroll	1	23	19.737
Charles Leclerc	1	24	21.058
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	25	20.887
Sebastian Vettel	1	30	20.037
Daniel Ricciardo	1	37	19.925
Marcus Ericsson	3	36	32.629
Max Verstappen	1	38	19.765
Valtteri Bottas	1	40	20.192
Sebastian Vettel	2	40	20.823
Kevin Magnussen	2	39	21.778
Lewis Hamilton	2	40	21.329
Pierre Gasly	2	39	21.287
Brendon Hartley	3	39	21.072
Kimi Räikkönen	2	40	21.149
Stoffel Vandoorne	3	39	20.760
Sergio Pérez	2	40	26.174
Romain Grosjean	2	40	22.757
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	40	20.967
Charles Leclerc	2	40	22.030
Lance Stroll	2	40	21.236
Fernando Alonso	2	40	21.371
Marcus Ericsson	4	39	14.998
Stoffel Vandoorne	4	46	20.978

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Kevin Magnussen · 10.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	70
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	66
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	48
4	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	40
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
11	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
13	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
14	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
15	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
16	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
17	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
18	Brendon Hartley	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
19	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Sergey Sirotkin	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	114
2	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	110
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	55
4	McLaren Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	36
5	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	35
6	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
7	Toro Rosso Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	13
8	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
9	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
10	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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