Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023

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

Time TBA

Race

2023-04-30 · time TBA

Baku City Circuit

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:42.436 · 51 laps	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:44.573 · 51 laps	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:03.653 · 51 laps	15
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:33:04.460 · 51 laps	12
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:27.927 · 51 laps	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:33:28.581 · 51 laps	8
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:33:34.053 · 51 laps	6
8	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:33:56.676 · 51 laps	5
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:34:02.812 · 51 laps	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:34:06.298 · 51 laps	1
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:34:08.937 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · 1:34:11.059 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · 1:34:12.165 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:34:13.768 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · 1:34:20.230 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · 1:34:23.379 · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · Time not recorded · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · Overheating · Time not recorded · 36 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 9 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

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

George Russell · Mercedes

Lando Norris · McLaren

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Alexander Albon · Williams

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Nyck de Vries · AlphaTauri

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.269 · Q2 1:41.037 · Q3 1:40.203 · 21 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.398 · Q2 1:40.822 · Q3 1:40.391 · 20 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.756 · Q2 1:41.131 · Q3 1:40.495 · 21 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.197 · Q2 1:41.369 · Q3 1:41.016 · 24 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.113 · Q2 1:41.650 · Q3 1:41.177 · 24 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.720 · Q2 1:41.370 · Q3 1:41.253 · 23 laps
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.154 · Q2 1:41.485 · Q3 1:41.281 · 20 laps
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.234 · Q2 1:41.569 · Q3 1:41.581 · 23 laps
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.524 · Q2 1:41.576 · Q3 1:41.611 · 23 laps
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.455 · Q2 1:41.636 · Q3 1:41.611 · 24 laps
11	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.073 · Q2 1:41.654 · 18 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.622 · Q2 1:41.798 · 19 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.171 · Q2 1:41.818 · 19 laps
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.582 · Q2 1:42.259 · 19 laps
15	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.242 · Q2 1:42.395 · 19 laps
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.642 · 11 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.755 · 10 laps
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.417 · 9 laps
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.853 · 6 laps
NC	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.282 · 3 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:40.203
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:40.391
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:40.495
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:41.016
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:41.177
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:41.253
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:41.281
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:41.581
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:41.611
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:41.611
11	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:41.654
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:41.818
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:42.259
14	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:42.395
15	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:42.642
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:43.417
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:44.853
18	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:55.282
PL	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:41.798
PL	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:42.755

Sprint weekend

Sprint qualifying

Sprint qualifying classification
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:42.820 · Q2 1:42.500 · Q3 1:41.697 · 14 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.858 · Q2 1:42.925 · Q3 1:41.844 · 15 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.288 · Q2 1:42.417 · Q3 1:41.987 · 13 laps
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.763 · Q2 1:43.112 · Q3 1:42.252 · 18 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.622 · Q2 1:42.909 · Q3 1:42.287 · 15 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.561 · Q2 1:43.061 · Q3 1:42.502 · 17 laps
7	Alexander Albon	Williams	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.987 · Q2 1:43.376 · Q3 1:42.846 · 17 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.789 · Q2 1:42.976 · Q3 1:43.010 · 16 laps
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.879 · Q2 1:43.375 · Q3 1:43.064 · 17 laps
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:43.938 · Q2 1:43.395 · 12 laps
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:44.179 · Q2 1:43.427 · 12 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:44.843 · Q2 1:43.806 · 12 laps
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:44.433 · Q2 1:44.088 · 11 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:44.101 · Q2 1:44.332 · 11 laps
15	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:44.042 · 6 laps
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:45.177 · 6 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:45.352 · 6 laps
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:45.436 · 6 laps
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:46.951 · 3 laps
20	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:48.180 · 6 laps

Sprint classification

Sprint results; separate from Grand Prix points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Sprint · 33:17.667 · 17 laps	8
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Sprint · 33:22.130 · 17 laps	7
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sprint · 33:22.732 · 17 laps	6
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Sprint · 33:26.199 · 17 laps	5
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Sprint · 33:28.055 · 17 laps	4
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Sprint · 33:29.280 · 17 laps	3
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Sprint · 33:34.170 · 17 laps	2
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Sprint · 33:36.084 · 17 laps	1
9	Alexander Albon	Williams	Sprint · 33:39.424 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Sprint · 33:40.518 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Sprint · 33:45.657 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Sprint · 33:52.269 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Sprint · 33:54.585 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Sprint · 33:59.293 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Sprint · 34:06.254 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Sprint · 34:07.584 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	Sprint · 34:08.771 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Sprint · 34:18.288 · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Sprint · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Sprint · Car damaged in qualifying · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.315 · 22 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.352 · 21 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.454 · 22 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.899 · 23 laps
5	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.125 · 22 laps
6	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.414 · 24 laps
7	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.455 · 23 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.560 · 20 laps
9	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.628 · 25 laps
10	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.748 · 23 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.798 · 21 laps
12	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.980 · 23 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.010 · 23 laps
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.137 · 18 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.323 · 21 laps
16	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.900 · 16 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.082 · 20 laps
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.955 · 8 laps
19	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.321 · 7 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.498 · 8 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:43.370
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.232
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:44.241
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:44.561
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.589
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:45.175
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:45.346
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:45.540
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:45.627
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:45.631
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:45.727
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:45.738
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:45.850
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:45.908
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:45.925
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:46.304
17	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:46.501
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:46.731
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:47.553
20	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:48.781

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
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

Recorded time penalties

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

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

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	93
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	87
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	60
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	48
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	34
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
8	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	27
9	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
12	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
19	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Nyck de Vries	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 RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	180
2	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	87
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	76
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	62
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
6	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
9	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
10	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

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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