Charles Leclerc is back on pole position for today’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix despite failing to convert his front spot on the grid for the sprint race.
Formula One’s new weekend format sees the results from Friday’s qualifying session deployed this afternoon, after yesterday’s action focused fully on the first sprint of the season.
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Sergio Perez won that mini-race but starts third in the F1 grand prix, behind Max Verstappen. Red Bull will still fancy their chances of catching the Ferrari in Baku, so long as they can hold off Carlos Sainz from fourth place.
Lewis Hamilton starts fifth on a track that usually doesn’t fail to provide entertaining races, with Fernando Alonso lurking behind in sixth as he looks to continue his streak of podiums.
When is the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
The 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix takes place today, Sunday, April 30.
What time is the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
The UK start time for the race is 12pm.
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid positions
Friday’s qualifying session was won by Charles Leclerc after a tight battle with Max Verstappen.
1 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1min 40.203secs
2 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:40.391
3 Sergio Perez (Mex) Red Bull 1:40.495
4 Carlos Sainz Jr (Spa) Ferrari 1:41.016
5 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:41.177
6 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Aston Martin 1:41.253
7 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1:41.281
8 Yuki Tsunoda (Jpn) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:41.581
9 Lance Stroll (Can) Aston Martin 1:41.611
10 Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren 1:41.611
11 George Russell (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:41.654
12 Alexander Albon (Tha) Williams 1:41.818
13 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:42.259
14 Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams 1:42.395
15 Guanyu Zhou (Chn) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:42.642
16 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 Team 1:43.417
17 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Alpine 1:44.853
18 Nyck de Vries (Ned) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:55.282
Pit lane: Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Haas, Esteban Ocon (Fra) Alpine - due to breaking of parc ferme rules
How to watch the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
TV channel: The whole weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports with coverage of Sunday’s race starting at 10.30am on Sky Sports F1 and 11.55am on Main Event. Free highlights are on Channel 4 at 5.30pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can watch live via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on Sunday with Standard Sport’s race blog.
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint results
Sergio Perez beat Charles Leclerc in Saturday’s sprint race. The top eight scored championship points in Baku.
1st Sergio Perez, 2nd Charles Leclerc, 3rd Max Verstappen, 4th George Russell, 5th Carlos Sainz, 6th Fernando Alonso, 7th Lewis Hamilton, 8th Lance Stroll.
