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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Round 4 of 22Baku City Circuit, BakuApr 30 202351 lapsSprint weekendQualifying telemetry →

Podium

VERRed Bull
2
PERRed Bull
1
LECFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerPER1:32:42.436 from P3
PoleLEC1:40.203
Fastest lapRUS1:43.370 on lap 51
On-track passes177position changes on track
Pit stops01 SC · 0 VSC
Finishers18 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1PERSergio PérezRed Bull3▲2511:32:42.436251:44.589
2VERMax VerstappenRed Bull2–51+2.137s181:44.232
3LECCharles LeclercFerrari1▼251+21.217s151:44.561
4ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin6▲251+22.024s121:44.241
5SAICarlos SainzFerrari4▼151+45.491s101:45.175
6HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes5▼151+46.145s81:45.346
7STRLance StrollAston Martin9▲251+51.617s61:45.627
8RUSGeorge RussellMercedes11▲351+74.240s51:43.370
9NORLando NorrisMcLaren7▼251+80.376s21:45.738
10TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri8▼251+83.862s11:45.727
11PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren10▼151+86.501s1:45.631
12ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams12–51+88.623s1:45.925
13MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team16▲351+89.729s1:45.850
14GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team17▲351+91.332s1:45.540
15OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team19▲451+97.794s1:45.908
16SARLogan SargeantWilliams14▼251+100.943s1:46.501
17HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team20▲350+9.937s1:46.731
18BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo13▼550+19.098s1:46.304
DNFZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1536Retired1:47.553
DNFDEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri189Retired1:48.781

Lap chart

Safety carP1P5P10P15P200510152025303540455051LapPERVERLECALOSAIHAMSTRRUSNORTSUPIAALBDEVMAGGASOCOSARHULBOTZHO
Running order at the end of each lap (lap 0 = starting grid). Shaded laps: safety car (amber), virtual safety car (blue), red flag.

Gap to leader

Safety car0s20s40s60s80s510152025303540455051LapPERVERLECALODEVSAIHAMSTRRUSZHONORTSUPIAALBMAGGASOCOSARHULBOT
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

MMediumHHardSSoftStriped = used set
1PER
11
40
2VER
10
41
3LEC
11
40
4ALO
11
40
5SAI
11
40
6HAM
9
42
7STR
11
40
8RUS
11
38
9NOR
9
42
10TSU
8
43
11PIA
8
43
12ALB
7
44
13MAG
10
41
14GAS
5
18
28
15OCO
50
16SAR
8
43
17HUL
49
18BOT
6
6
22
16
RZHO
11
25
RDEV
9
Lap 12651

Race pace

Drivers

1:441:461:481:501:521:54VER: median 1:45.497, middle half 1:45.150–1:45.879, best 1:44.232 (47 laps)VER1:45.497PER: median 1:45.518, middle half 1:45.054–1:45.788, best 1:44.589 (47 laps)PER+0.021ALO: median 1:46.162, middle half 1:45.358–1:46.977, best 1:44.241 (47 laps)ALO+0.665LEC: median 1:46.345, middle half 1:45.347–1:46.734, best 1:44.561 (47 laps)LEC+0.848HAM: median 1:46.684, middle half 1:46.131–1:47.245, best 1:45.346 (46 laps)HAM+1.187SAI: median 1:46.743, middle half 1:46.192–1:47.270, best 1:45.175 (47 laps)SAI+1.246STR: median 1:46.763, middle half 1:46.245–1:47.605, best 1:45.627 (47 laps)STR+1.266RUS: median 1:46.922, middle half 1:46.103–1:47.641, best 1:43.370 (46 laps)RUS+1.425GAS: median 1:47.075, middle half 1:46.476–1:47.971, best 1:45.540 (44 laps)GAS+1.579NOR: median 1:47.447, middle half 1:46.907–1:48.090, best 1:45.738 (46 laps)NOR+1.950PIA: median 1:47.563, middle half 1:47.060–1:48.227, best 1:45.631 (45 laps)PIA+2.066OCO: median 1:47.595, middle half 1:46.894–1:48.471, best 1:45.908 (46 laps)OCO+2.098TSU: median 1:47.609, middle half 1:46.922–1:48.199, best 1:45.727 (45 laps)TSU+2.112MAG: median 1:47.632, middle half 1:47.160–1:48.275, best 1:45.850 (46 laps)MAG+2.135HUL: median 1:47.692, middle half 1:47.161–1:48.683, best 1:46.731 (44 laps)HUL+2.195ALB: median 1:47.763, middle half 1:47.049–1:48.111, best 1:45.925 (45 laps)ALB+2.266SAR: median 1:47.975, middle half 1:47.323–1:48.649, best 1:46.501 (45 laps)SAR+2.478BOT: median 1:48.280, middle half 1:47.032–1:48.922, best 1:46.304 (43 laps)BOT+2.783ZHO: median 1:48.384, middle half 1:48.029–1:49.265, best 1:47.553 (32 laps)ZHO+2.887
Clean laps only: lap 1, in/out laps, safety car laps and laps slower than 107% of the driver's median are dropped. Box = middle half, line = median.

Teams

1:441:461:481:501:521:54Red Bull: median 1:45.501, middle half 1:45.127–1:45.802, best 1:44.232 (94 laps)Red Bull1:45.501Ferrari: median 1:46.519, middle half 1:45.636–1:47.075, best 1:44.561 (94 laps)Ferrari+1.018Aston Martin: median 1:46.532, middle half 1:45.885–1:47.158, best 1:44.241 (94 laps)Aston Martin+1.031Mercedes: median 1:46.730, middle half 1:46.102–1:47.446, best 1:43.370 (92 laps)Mercedes+1.228Alpine: median 1:47.453, middle half 1:46.641–1:48.068, best 1:45.540 (90 laps)Alpine+1.952McLaren: median 1:47.516, middle half 1:46.975–1:48.173, best 1:45.631 (91 laps)McLaren+2.015AlphaTauri: median 1:47.609, middle half 1:46.922–1:48.199, best 1:45.727 (45 laps)AlphaTauri+2.108Haas: median 1:47.678, middle half 1:47.157–1:48.611, best 1:45.850 (90 laps)Haas+2.176Williams: median 1:47.789, middle half 1:47.171–1:48.440, best 1:45.925 (90 laps)Williams+2.288Alfa Romeo: median 1:48.316, middle half 1:47.840–1:49.132, best 1:46.304 (75 laps)Alfa Romeo+2.815
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Overtakes

HAM
21 made · 8 lostNOR
17 made · 9 lostPIA
16 made · 11 lostMAG
14 made · 14 lostGAS
12 made · 12 lostHUL
12 made · 12 lostZHO
12 made · 19 lostOCO
11 made · 10 lostDEV
10 made · 15 lostTSU
9 made · 12 lostALB
8 made · 10 lostSAR
7 made · 12 lostVER
6 made · 6 lostSTR
5 made · 4 lost

On-track position changes recorded by the timing system (pit stops excluded).

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:41.2691:41.0371:40.203
2VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:41.3981:40.8221:40.391+0.188s
3PERSergio PérezRed Bull1:41.7561:41.1311:40.495+0.292s
4SAICarlos SainzFerrari1:42.1971:41.3691:41.016+0.813s
5HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes1:42.1131:41.6501:41.177+0.974s
6ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:41.7201:41.3701:41.253+1.050s
7NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:42.1541:41.4851:41.281+1.078s
8TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:42.2341:41.5691:41.581+1.378s
9STRLance StrollAston Martin1:42.5241:41.5761:41.611+1.408s
10PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:42.4551:41.6361:41.611+1.408s
11RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:42.0731:41.654–+1.451s
12OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:42.6221:41.798–+1.595s
13ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:42.1711:41.818–+1.615s
14BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:42.5821:42.259–+2.056s
15SARLogan SargeantWilliams1:42.2421:42.395–+2.192s
16ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:42.642––+2.439s
17HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team1:42.755––+2.552s
18MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:43.417––+3.214s
19GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:44.853––+4.650s
20DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri1:55.282––+15.079s

Sprint

PosDriverGridTime / gapPts
1PERPérez20:33:17.6678
2LECLeclerc1+4.463s7
3VERVerstappen3+5.065s6
4RUSRussell4+3.467s5
5SAISainz5+10.388s4
6ALOAlonso8+11.613s3
7HAMHamilton6+4.890s2
8STRStroll9+18.417s1
9ALBAlbon7+21.757s
10PIAPiastri11+22.851s
11MAGMagnussen13+27.990s
12ZHOZhou14+34.602s
13GASGasly17+36.918s
14DEVde Vries18+41.626s
15HULHülkenberg12+48.587s
16BOTBottas15+49.917s
17NORNorris10+51.104s
18OCOOconPL+60.621s
DNFTSUTsunoda16Collision damage
DNFSARSargeantPLAccident

Sprint lap chart

P1P5P10P15P2005101517LapPERLECVERRUSSAIALOHAMSTRALBPIAMAGZHOGASDEVHULBOTNOROCOTSU

Sprint tyres

PER
LEC
VER
RUS
SAI
ALO
HAM
STR
ALB
PIA
MAG
ZHO
GAS
DEV
HUL
BOT
NOR
OCO
TSU

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1RUS36.39741.71525.0521:43.164
2ALO36.80442.35924.9291:44.092
3VER36.80742.28725.0191:44.113
4LEC36.90742.26625.0831:44.256
5PER37.07142.22025.0251:44.316
6OCO37.40542.22025.2831:44.908
7HAM37.11642.81025.0661:44.992
8SAI37.32742.54225.1361:45.005
9TSU37.57642.72124.9551:45.252
10GAS37.39542.91025.0741:45.379
11PIA37.46142.88025.0621:45.403
12NOR37.54442.77125.0961:45.411
13STR37.34542.99825.1801:45.523
14MAG37.78042.89824.9701:45.648
15ALB37.54943.14924.9941:45.692
16HUL37.83142.72625.1851:45.742
17BOT37.72942.94225.3361:46.007
18SAR37.52143.53225.1311:46.184
19ZHO38.19543.71625.2961:47.207
20DEV38.65444.57925.3971:48.630

Speed trap (race best)

HAM
335 km/hALB
335 km/hMAG
329 km/hTSU
329 km/hSAR
328 km/hHUL
327 km/hGAS
327 km/hPIA
327 km/hOCO
326 km/hALO
326 km/hRUS
326 km/hVER
325 km/hSAI
325 km/hNOR
325 km/hSTR
325 km/hZHO
324 km/hLEC
324 km/hDEV
324 km/hPER
324 km/hBOT
322 km/h

Best race sectors per driver; the ideal lap adds them up. Purple = fastest in that sector.

Weather

Temperature

25°30°35°40°°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track35–45°°C
Air25°average °C
Humidity49%average
Wind1.1m/s average
RainNodry race

Baku City Circuit

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Racing line from the pole lap (LEC); the amber dot is the start/finish line. Corner numbers from MultiViewer.

Previous winners here

2022Max VerstappenRed Bull
2021Sergio PérezRed Bull
2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2017Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
2016Nico RosbergMercedes

Race control

L1 10:01PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED
L1 10:10GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 10:12YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6
L1 10:13CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6
L1 10:14DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:14DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:14DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:14CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:20PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 10:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 20 %
L1 10:57DRS DISABLED
L1 11:04SESSION STARTED
L1 11:04GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 11:04TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 11:05DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 11:05YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 11:05CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 11:05DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 11:05CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L2 11:07DRS ENABLED
L5 11:11LAP 1 TURN 2 INCIDENT NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L5 11:12FIA STEWARDS: LAP 1 TURN 2 INCIDENT REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L10 11:21YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L10 11:21DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 1
L10 11:21CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L10 11:21DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 1
L10 11:21YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L10 11:21DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L10 11:21YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L11 11:22SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L12 11:26RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 6
L13 11:28SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
L13 11:29TRACK CLEAR
L13 11:29CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L13 11:29CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L15 11:32PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - UNSAFE RELEASE
L15 11:33DRS ENABLED
L16 11:34FIA STEWARDS: PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - UNSAFE RELEASE
L16 11:35PIT ENTRY INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED
L17 11:35YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L17 11:35CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L17 11:36FIA STEWARDS: PIT ENTRY INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION
L20 11:41CAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:48.008 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 16 LAP 19 15:40:29
L49 12:32YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L49 12:32DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L49 12:32DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L49 12:32CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L50 12:34CAR 63 (RUS) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 49 16:32:26 (PIT)
L51 12:36CHEQUERED FLAG
L51 12:36SESSION FINISHED
L51 12:46DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 18
L51 12:46CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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