Round 4 · 2023 · Sprint weekend

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

CircuitBaku City CircuitLocationBaku, AzerbaijanDates28 Apr – 30 Apr 2023Final

WinnerPERRed Bull Racing · from P2

PoleLEC

Fastest lap1:34.370Russell · L51

Most laps led1Pérez

Biggest gain+8Tsunoda P18→P10

Retirements2of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	2	+1	51	1:32:42.436	1	33
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	51	+2.137	1	24
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1	-2	51	+21.217	1	22
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	8	+4	51	+22.024	1	15
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	5	0	51	+45.491	1	14
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	6	0	51	+46.145	1	10
7	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	9	+2	51	+51.671	1	7
8	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	4	-4	51	+1:14.240 FL	2	10
9	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	10	+1	51	+1:20.376	1	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	18	+8	51	+1:23.862	1	1
11	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	11	0	51	+1:26.623	1
12	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	7	-5	51	+1:28.623	1
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	14	+1	51	+1:29.729	1
14	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	19	+5	51	+1:31.332	2
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	13	-2	51	+1:37.794	1
16	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	15	-1	51	+1:40.943	1
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	12	-5	50	+1 lap	1
18	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	17	-1	50	+1 lap	3
—	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	16		36	DNF · L36	2
—	Nyck de Vries DEV	AlphaTauri	20		9	DNF · L9	—

Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	2	+1	17	33:17.667 FL	—	8
2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1	-1	17	+4.663	—	7
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	0	17	+5.065	—	6
4	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	4	0	17	+8.532	—	5
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	5	0	17	+10.388	—	4
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	8	+2	17	+11.613	—	3
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	6	-1	17	+16.503	—	2
8	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	9	+1	17	+18.417	—	1
9	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	7	-2	17	+21.757	—
10	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	11	+1	17	+22.851	—
11	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	14	+3	17	+27.990	—
12	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	16	+4	17	+34.602	—
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	19	+6	17	+36.918	—
14	Nyck de Vries DEV	AlphaTauri	20	+6	17	+41.626	—
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	12	-3	17	+48.587	—
16	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	17	+1	17	+49.917	—
17	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	10	-7	17	+51.104	1
18	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	13	-5	17	+1:00.621	2
—	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	18		2	DNF · L2	2
—	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	15		1	—	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	21
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	20
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	21
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	24
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	24
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	—	—	—	23
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	20
8	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	23
9	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	23
10	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	—	—	—	24
11	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	19
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	—	—	—	19
14	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	19
15	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	—	—	—	19
16	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	11
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	—	—	—	10
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	9
19	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	—	—	—	6
20	Nyck de Vries DEV	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
2	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	13
4	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	15
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	17
7	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	—	—	—	17
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	—	—	—	16
9	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	17
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	12
11	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	—	—	—	12
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	—	—	—	12
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	11
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	11
15	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	—	—	—	6
16	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
17	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
18	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	6
19	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	—	—	—	3
20	Nyck de Vries DEV	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:42.315		22
2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:42.352	+0.037	21
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:42.454	+0.139	22
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:42.899	+0.584	23
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:43.125	+0.810	22
6	Nyck de Vries DEV	AlphaTauri	1:43.414	+1.099	24
7	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:43.455	+1.140	23
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:43.560	+1.245	20
9	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:43.628	+1.313	25
10	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	1:43.748	+1.433	23
11	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:43.798	+1.483	21
12	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:43.980	+1.665	23
13	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	1:44.010	+1.695	23
14	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:44.137	+1.822	18
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:44.323	+2.008	21
16	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:44.900	+2.585	16
17	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:45.082	+2.767	20
18	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:45.955	+3.640	8
19	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:46.321	+4.006	7
20	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:47.498	+5.183	8

Session schedule

Practice 1Final28 Apr 2023 09:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal28 Apr 2023 13:00 UTC

Sprint QualifyingFinal29 Apr 2023 08:30 UTC

SprintFinal29 Apr 2023 13:30 UTC

Grand PrixFinal30 Apr 2023 11:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	George Russell RUS
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Lance Stroll STR
McLaren	Lando Norris NOR	—	Oscar Piastri PIA
AlphaTauri	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	—	Nyck de Vries DEV
Alpine	Esteban Ocon OCO	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Williams	Alexander Albon ALB	—	Logan Sargeant SAR
Alfa Romeo	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Zhou Guanyu ZHO
Haas	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2022	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3
2021	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	7
2019	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1
2018	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2017	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1
2016	European Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1