Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021

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

Time TBA

Race

2021-06-06 · time TBA

Baku City Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 2:13:36.410 · 51 laps	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Race · 2:13:37.795 · 51 laps	18
3	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Race · 2:13:39.172 · 51 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 2:13:40.238 · 51 laps	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 2:13:41.164 · 51 laps	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Race · 2:13:42.792 · 51 laps	8
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 2:13:43.034 · 51 laps	6
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 2:13:44.119 · 51 laps	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Race · 2:13:45.284 · 51 laps	2
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Race · 2:13:45.986 · 51 laps	1
11	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Race · 2:13:46.664 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Race · 2:13:47.674 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Race · 2:13:50.651 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Race · 2:13:50.725 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 2:13:54.078 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Race · 2:14:18.789 · Time penalty: 30.000 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	George Russell	Williams	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · Tyre · Time not recorded · 45 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Tyre · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Turbocharger · Time not recorded · 3 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.

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel · Aston Martin

Pierre Gasly · AlphaTauri

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Lando Norris · McLaren

Fernando Alonso · Alpine

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · McLaren

Kimi Räikkönen · Alfa Romeo

Antonio Giovinazzi · Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas · Mercedes

Mick Schumacher · Haas

Nikita Mazepin · Haas

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nicholas Latifi · Williams

George Russell · Williams

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.241 · Q2 1:41.659 · Q3 1:41.218 · 19 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.545 · Q2 1:41.634 · Q3 1:41.450 · 21 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.760 · Q2 1:41.625 · Q3 1:41.563 · 19 laps
4	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.288 · Q2 1:41.932 · Q3 1:41.565 · 18 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.121 · Q2 1:41.740 · Q3 1:41.576 · 18 laps
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.167 · Q2 1:41.813 · Q3 1:41.747 · 20 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.968 · Q2 1:41.630 · Q3 1:41.917 · 18 laps
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.521 · Q2 1:41.654 · Q3 1:42.211 · 19 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.934 · Q2 1:42.195 · Q3 1:42.327 · 20 laps
10	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.701 · Q2 1:42.106 · Q3 1:42.659 · 21 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.460 · Q2 1:42.224 · 15 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.426 · Q2 1:42.273 · 11 laps
13	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.304 · Q2 1:42.558 · 14 laps
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.923 · Q2 1:42.587 · 15 laps
15	George Russell	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.728 · Q2 1:42.758 · 12 laps
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.128 · 8 laps
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.158 · 10 laps
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.238 · 9 laps
NC	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps
NC	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 4 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:41.218
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:41.450
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:41.563
4	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:41.565
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:41.576
6	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:41.917
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:42.211
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:42.327
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:41.747 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
10	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:42.659
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:42.224
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:42.273
13	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:42.558
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:42.587
15	George Russell	Williams	Starting grid · 1:42.758
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Starting grid · 1:43.128
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Starting grid · 1:44.158
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Starting grid · 1:44.238
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · Time not recorded
20	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.184 · 19 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.227 · 20 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.521 · 20 laps
4	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.630 · 17 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.732 · 25 laps
6	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.757 · 23 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.893 · 20 laps
8	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.996 · 20 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.777 · 25 laps
10	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.891 · 20 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.943 · 18 laps
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.092 · 20 laps
13	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.234 · 23 laps
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.384 · 25 laps
15	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.415 · 24 laps
16	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.446 · 23 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.452 · 24 laps
18	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.774 · 22 laps
19	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.899 · 20 laps
20	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.945 · 18 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.115 · 22 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.216 · 23 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.243 · 24 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.436 · 22 laps
5	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.534 · 26 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.693 · 24 laps
7	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.941 · 25 laps
8	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.018 · 24 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.020 · 23 laps
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.130 · 25 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.156 · 24 laps
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.220 · 23 laps
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.298 · 23 laps
14	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.812 · 21 laps
15	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.881 · 22 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.184 · 23 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.557 · 24 laps
18	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.563 · 23 laps
19	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.095 · 12 laps
20	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:46.983 · 5 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.251 · 16 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.595 · 19 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.697 · 16 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.778 · 16 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.006 · 17 laps
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.011 · 15 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.080 · 15 laps
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.244 · 19 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.294 · 15 laps
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.557 · 17 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.585 · 13 laps
12	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.682 · 13 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.745 · 16 laps
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.826 · 17 laps
15	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.984 · 6 laps
16	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.054 · 17 laps
17	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.113 · 11 laps
18	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.434 · 12 laps
19	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.282 · 17 laps
20	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:45.711 · 12 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.481
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.687
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:44.769
4	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:44.890
5	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:44.939
6	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:45.220
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:45.326
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:45.382
9	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:45.575
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:45.601
11	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:45.624
12	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:45.665
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:45.700
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:45.713
15	George Russell	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:45.959
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:46.207
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:46.608
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:47.624
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:47.747
20	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:50.850

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
George Russell	1	1	19.970
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	2	20.402
Fernando Alonso	1	7	20.168
Lando Norris	1	7	20.533
Mick Schumacher	1	8	22.440
Charles Leclerc	1	9	19.836
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	20.253
Nicholas Latifi	1	9	22.149
Nikita Mazepin	1	9	21.759
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	10	20.064
Lewis Hamilton	1	11	22.470
Pierre Gasly	1	11	20.156
Valtteri Bottas	1	11	20.356
Daniel Ricciardo	1	11	20.082
Max Verstappen	1	12	19.769
Sergio Pérez	1	13	21.874
Kimi Räikkönen	1	13	20.048
Sebastian Vettel	1	18	19.841
Fernando Alonso	2	34	19.983
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	34	20.193
George Russell	2	34	20.029
Mick Schumacher	2	34	1:09.761
Nikita Mazepin	2	34	21.958
Mick Schumacher	3	44	21.587
Nikita Mazepin	3	44	24.780
Sergio Pérez	2	47	15.277
Lewis Hamilton	2	47	15.432
Sebastian Vettel	2	47	14.945
Pierre Gasly	2	47	15.085
Charles Leclerc	2	47	15.092
Yuki Tsunoda	2	47	14.943
Lando Norris	2	47	15.866
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	47	15.119
Daniel Ricciardo	2	47	14.994
Fernando Alonso	3	47	15.432
Kimi Räikkönen	2	47	15.064
Antonio Giovinazzi	3	47	14.881
Valtteri Bottas	2	47	21.346
George Russell	3	47	21.438
Nikita Mazepin	4	46	15.054
Mick Schumacher	4	47	15.058
Sergio Pérez	3	48	33:18.466
Lewis Hamilton	3	48	33:20.923
Sebastian Vettel	3	48	33:20.416
Pierre Gasly	3	48	33:21.830
Charles Leclerc	3	48	33:22.544
Yuki Tsunoda	3	48	33:23.526
Lando Norris	3	48	33:30.409
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	48	33:32.724
Daniel Ricciardo	3	48	33:35.163
Fernando Alonso	4	48	33:34.526
Kimi Räikkönen	3	48	33:36.437
Antonio Giovinazzi	4	48	33:37.324
Nicholas Latifi	2	48	34:08.175
Valtteri Bottas	3	48	33:55.229
George Russell	4	48	33:56.172
Nikita Mazepin	5	47	30:28.965
Mick Schumacher	5	48	33:34.176
Nikita Mazepin	6	48	1:26.440

Recorded time penalties

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

Nicholas Latifi · 30.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	105
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	101
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	69
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	66
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	52
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	47
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	42
8	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
13	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
17	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Nicholas Latifi	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	Red Bull Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	174
2	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	148
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	94
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	92
5	AlphaTauri Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	39
6	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	37
7	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	25
8	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

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

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