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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025

Round 17 of 24Baku City Circuit, BakuSep 21 202551 laps

Podium

RUSMercedes
2
VERRed Bull
1
SAIWilliams
3

Key facts

WinnerVER1:33:26.408 from P1
PoleVER1:41.117
Fastest lapVER1:43.388 on lap 50
On-track passes158position changes on track
Pit stops211 SC · 0 VSC
Finishers19 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lapStops
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1–511:33:26.408251:43.3881
2RUSGeorge RussellMercedes5▲351+14.609s181:43.7541
3SAICarlos SainzWilliams2▼151+19.199s151:43.9721
4ANTAndrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes4–51+21.760s121:44.0911
5LAWLiam LawsonRB F1 Team3▼251+33.290s101:44.5311
6TSUYuki TsunodaRed Bull6–51+33.808s81:44.4341
7NORLando NorrisMcLaren7–51+34.227s61:44.1551
8HAMLewis HamiltonFerrari12▲451+36.310s41:43.9771
9LECCharles LeclercFerrari10▲151+36.774s21:44.2741
10HADIsack HadjarRB F1 Team8▼251+38.982s11:43.8841
11BORGabriel BortoletoSauber13▲251+67.606s1:44.9301
12BEAOliver BearmanHaas F1 Team15▲351+68.262s1:44.2881
13ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams19▲651+72.870s1:44.1522
14OCOEsteban OconHaas F1 Team20▲651+77.580s1:45.3882
15ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin11▼451+78.707s1:45.0021
16HULNico HülkenbergSauber17▲151+80.237s1:44.3701
17STRLance StrollAston Martin14▼351+96.392s1:45.0831
18GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team18–50+3.865s1:45.4921
19COLFranco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team16▼350+6.325s1:46.0551
DNFPIAOscar PiastriMcLaren90Retired–

Lap chart

Safety carP1P5P10P15P200510152025303540455051LapVERRUSSAIANTLAWTSUNORHAMLECPIAHADALBBORBEAOCOALOHULSTRGASCOL
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 car0s20s40s60s80s510152025303540455051LapVERRUSSAIANTLAWTSUNORHAMLECHADALBBORBEAOCOALOHULSTRGASCOL
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

HHardMMediumStriped = used set
1VER
40
11
2RUS
39
12
3SAI
27
24
4ANT
18
33
5LAW
20
31
6TSU
38
13
7NOR
37
14
8HAM
36
15
9LEC
19
32
10HAD
29
22
11BOR
26
25
12BEA
28
23
13ALB
14
36
14OCO
49
15ALO
21
30
16HUL
36
15
17STR
37
14
18GAS
35
15
19COL
16
34
RPIA
Lap 12651

Race pace

Drivers

1:441:461:481:501:521:54VER: median 1:45.010, middle half 1:44.726–1:45.699, best 1:43.388 (45 laps)VER1:45.010ANT: median 1:45.205, middle half 1:44.834–1:46.284, best 1:44.091 (45 laps)ANT+0.195RUS: median 1:45.283, middle half 1:44.692–1:46.156, best 1:43.754 (45 laps)RUS+0.273NOR: median 1:45.499, middle half 1:45.047–1:46.387, best 1:44.155 (45 laps)NOR+0.489SAI: median 1:45.530, middle half 1:44.866–1:46.149, best 1:43.972 (45 laps)SAI+0.520LEC: median 1:45.610, middle half 1:45.177–1:46.470, best 1:44.274 (45 laps)LEC+0.600TSU: median 1:45.664, middle half 1:45.119–1:46.298, best 1:44.434 (45 laps)TSU+0.654LAW: median 1:45.690, middle half 1:45.143–1:46.475, best 1:44.531 (45 laps)LAW+0.680ALB: median 1:45.719, middle half 1:45.218–1:47.495, best 1:44.152 (44 laps)ALB+0.709HAM: median 1:45.926, middle half 1:44.714–1:46.524, best 1:43.977 (45 laps)HAM+0.916HAD: median 1:46.312, middle half 1:44.636–1:46.843, best 1:43.884 (45 laps)HAD+1.302ALO: median 1:46.487, middle half 1:45.823–1:47.050, best 1:45.002 (45 laps)ALO+1.477BEA: median 1:46.566, middle half 1:45.003–1:47.350, best 1:44.288 (44 laps)BEA+1.556BOR: median 1:46.572, middle half 1:45.509–1:46.953, best 1:44.930 (45 laps)BOR+1.562COL: median 1:46.860, middle half 1:46.514–1:47.622, best 1:46.055 (44 laps)COL+1.850OCO: median 1:47.039, middle half 1:45.950–1:47.667, best 1:45.388 (46 laps)OCO+2.030HUL: median 1:47.082, middle half 1:45.049–1:47.596, best 1:44.370 (45 laps)HUL+2.072STR: median 1:47.093, middle half 1:45.798–1:47.579, best 1:45.083 (45 laps)STR+2.083GAS: median 1:47.270, middle half 1:46.681–1:47.885, best 1:45.492 (44 laps)GAS+2.260
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

1:441:461:481:501:521:54Mercedes: median 1:45.280, middle half 1:44.816–1:46.274, best 1:43.754 (90 laps)Mercedes1:45.280Red Bull: median 1:45.451, middle half 1:44.797–1:46.118, best 1:43.388 (90 laps)Red Bull+0.171McLaren: median 1:45.499, middle half 1:45.047–1:46.387, best 1:44.155 (45 laps)McLaren+0.219Williams: median 1:45.710, middle half 1:45.049–1:46.263, best 1:43.972 (89 laps)Williams+0.430RB: median 1:45.734, middle half 1:44.855–1:46.711, best 1:43.884 (90 laps)RB+0.454Ferrari: median 1:45.785, middle half 1:45.008–1:46.511, best 1:43.977 (90 laps)Ferrari+0.504Aston Martin: median 1:46.775, middle half 1:45.823–1:47.269, best 1:45.002 (90 laps)Aston Martin+1.494Sauber: median 1:46.801, middle half 1:45.392–1:47.281, best 1:44.370 (90 laps)Sauber+1.521Alpine: median 1:47.011, middle half 1:46.534–1:47.789, best 1:45.492 (88 laps)Alpine+1.730Haas: median 1:47.024, middle half 1:45.564–1:47.474, best 1:44.288 (90 laps)Haas+1.744
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Fastest pit stops

#DriverLapPit laneStationary
1RUS3919.8s2.3s
2HUL3620.0s2.3s
3HAM3620.1s2.2s
4VER4020.2s2.4s
5LAW2020.3s2.3s
6HAD2920.3s2.2s
7TSU3820.3s2.2s
8ALB1520.5s2.4s
9LEC1920.5s
10SAI2720.5s2.6s
11OCO120.7s2.5s
12ANT1820.7s2.7s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 21 stops in total.

Overtakes

ALB
14 made · 8 lostOCO
14 made · 8 lostGAS
13 made · 13 lostBOR
12 made · 10 lostLEC
11 made · 10 lostBEA
11 made · 9 lostHAM
10 made · 6 lostANT
9 made · 9 lostALO
9 made · 13 lostHUL
9 made · 7 lostNOR
8 made · 8 lostRUS
6 made · 3 lostLAW
6 made · 8 lostCOL
6 made · 9 lost

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:41.3311:41.2551:41.117
2SAICarlos SainzWilliams1:42.6351:41.6751:41.595+0.478s
3LAWLiam LawsonRB F1 Team1:42.2571:41.5371:41.707+0.590s
4ANTAndrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:42.2471:41.4641:41.717+0.600s
5RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:41.6461:41.4551:42.070+0.953s
6TSUYuki TsunodaRed Bull1:42.3471:41.7881:42.143+1.026s
7NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:41.3221:41.3961:42.239+1.122s
8HADIsack HadjarRB F1 Team1:41.6561:41.6471:42.372+1.255s
9PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:41.8391:41.414–+0.297s
10LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:41.4581:41.519–+0.402s
11ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:42.2111:41.857–+0.740s
12HAMLewis HamiltonFerrari1:41.8211:42.183–+1.066s
13BORGabriel BortoletoSauber1:42.5111:42.277–+1.160s
14STRLance StrollAston Martin1:42.1011:43.061–+1.944s
15BEAOliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:42.666––+1.549s
16COLFranco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:42.779––+1.662s
17HULNico HülkenbergSauber1:42.916––+1.799s
18GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:43.139––+2.022s
19ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:43.778––+2.661s
20OCOEsteban OconHaas F1 Team–––

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1VER36.44641.63825.0961:43.180
2HAM36.80241.87224.7471:43.421
3RUS36.72741.75924.9891:43.475
4ALB36.85142.06224.6881:43.601
5ANT36.62142.17624.9461:43.743
6BEA36.87642.13624.7381:43.750
7HAD36.69241.92125.1901:43.803
8HUL36.85341.97325.0021:43.828
9NOR36.95042.24624.6551:43.851
10SAI36.62041.92625.3161:43.862
11BOR37.05542.27524.7171:44.047
12LAW36.87542.17725.0161:44.068
13TSU36.90842.26424.9301:44.102
14LEC36.74442.40925.0391:44.192
15ALO37.02542.73024.9731:44.728
16STR37.30242.40225.1361:44.840
17OCO37.25542.61525.0431:44.913
18GAS37.36442.79124.9221:45.077
19COL37.29942.96725.1681:45.434

Speed trap (race best)

BEA
333 km/hALB
333 km/hNOR
333 km/hBOR
333 km/hGAS
331 km/hALO
330 km/hANT
329 km/hRUS
329 km/hHAM
329 km/hHUL
328 km/hOCO
327 km/hLEC
327 km/hLAW
326 km/hCOL
326 km/hTSU
325 km/hSTR
325 km/hVER
323 km/hHAD
323 km/hSAI
321 km/h

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

Weather

Temperature

22°24°26°28°°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track24–29°°C
Air21°average °C
Humidity60%average
Wind1.5m/s average
RainNodry race

Baku City Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2025. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2024Oscar PiastriMcLaren
2023Sergio PérezRed Bull
2022Max VerstappenRed Bull
2021Sergio PérezRed Bull
2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2017Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
2016Nico RosbergMercedes

Race control

L1 10:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 10:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 10:30DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L1 10:30DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 1
L1 10:31DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 10:32YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 10:33CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L1 10:34DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 10:36DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 21
L1 10:36DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:36DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 18
L1 10:36CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18
L1 10:37CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 21
L1 10:37DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:38CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 10:38DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 1
L1 10:38CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 10:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 10 %
L1 10:47DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:47DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:48DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:48CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:48DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:48DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:49DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 10:49CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L1 10:57DRS DISABLED
L1 11:03SESSION STARTED
L1 11:03GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 11:04YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L1 11:04DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L1 11:05SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L1 11:05YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6
L1 11:05DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L2 11:06RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 6
L3 11:10CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6
L4 11:11INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 81 (PIA) NOTED - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L4 11:11INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L4 11:12CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L4 11:12SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
L4 11:13FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 81 (PIA) UNDER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L4 11:13FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L4 11:13TRACK CLEAR
L5 11:14FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 81 (PIA) - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L5 11:15FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 14 (ALO) - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L6 11:16DRS ENABLED
L6 11:16TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 27 (HUL) AND 31 (OCO) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L6 11:17FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 27 (HUL) AND 31 (OCO) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L7 11:19DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L7 11:19CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L9 11:21CAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:48.701 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 16 LAP 7 15:19:49
L17 11:37YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L17 11:37DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L17 11:37TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L19 11:39DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L19 11:39CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L19 11:40TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 43 (COL) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L19 11:40FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 43 (COL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L19 11:41FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) - CAUSING A COLLISION
L24 11:48FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 14 (ALO) - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL
L28 11:55TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L28 11:56CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L51 12:37CHEQUERED FLAG
L51 12:37SESSION FINISHED
L51 12:40ALL PASS HOLDERS MAY ACCESS THE PIT LANE
L51 12:41DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L51 12:41DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L51 12:41DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L51 12:41CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L51 12:42DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7
L51 12:42CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 7

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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