Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023
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Profile & context
Event date: 30 Apr 2023
- Name
- Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · races/1083
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023 · Baku City Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2023 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32:42.436 · 51 laps · honda-rbpt | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32:44.573 · 51 laps · honda-rbpt | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33:03.653 · 51 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:33:04.460 · 51 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:33:27.927 · 51 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33:28.581 · 51 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:33:34.053 · 51 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33:56.676 · 51 laps · mercedes | 5 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34:02.812 · 51 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:34:06.298 · 51 laps · honda-rbpt | 1 |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:34:08.937 · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34:11.059 · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34:12.165 · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:34:13.768 · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:34:20.230 · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:34:23.379 · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Time not recorded · 50 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 50 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Overheating · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · honda-rbpt | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:41.269 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:41.398 · 20 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:41.756 · 21 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:42.197 · 24 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:42.113 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Q1 1:41.720 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:42.154 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:42.234 · 23 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:42.524 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 1:42.455 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | Q1 1:42.073 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:42.622 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Q1 1:42.171 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:42.582 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Q1 1:42.242 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:42.642 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Q1 1:42.755 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:43.417 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 1:44.853 · 6 laps · renault | |
| NC | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:55.282 · 3 laps · honda-rbpt |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:40.203 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40.391 · honda-rbpt | |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:40.495 · honda-rbpt | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:41.016 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:41.177 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:41.253 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.281 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:41.581 · honda-rbpt | |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:41.611 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:41.611 · mercedes | |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:41.654 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:41.818 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.259 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:42.395 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.642 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:43.417 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:44.853 · renault | |
| 18 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:55.282 · honda-rbpt | |
| PL | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:41.798 · renault | |
| PL | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 1:42.755 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 93 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 87 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 7 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:42.315 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 2 | 1:42.352 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:42.454 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:42.899 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 5 | 1:43.125 |
| freePractice1Results | Nyck de Vries | 6 | 1:43.414 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 7 | 1:43.455 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:43.560 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 9 | 1:43.628 |
| freePractice1Results | Guanyu Zhou | 10 | 1:43.748 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 11 | 1:43.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Piastri | 12 | 1:43.980 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:44.010 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 14 | 1:44.137 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:44.323 |
| freePractice1Results | Logan Sargeant | 16 | 1:44.900 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:45.082 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 18 | 1:45.955 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 19 | 1:46.321 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | 1:47.498 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 5 | 20.235 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 6 | 20.967 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 7 | 21.103 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 8 | 20.497 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 | 8 | 20.902 |
| Logan Sargeant | 1 | 8 | 21.015 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 9 | 20.324 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 9 | 20.346 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 10 | 20.707 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 10 | 30.951 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 11 | 20.389 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 11 | 21.126 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 11 | 21.970 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 11 | 23.148 |
| George Russell | 1 | 11 | 20.459 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 11 | 23.161 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 11 | 22.247 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 12 | 22.354 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 23 | 21.169 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 34 | 21.012 |
| George Russell | 2 | 49 | 21.389 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 49 | 24.748 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 50 | 20.367 |