September 19-21 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025
Track:
Baku City Circuit
Track History | Locate | Weather
Where to Watch
Race start: September 21, 2025, 6:55a EST
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2025 Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing RBRT
2022 Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing
2021 Sergio Perez/Red Bull Racing
PODIUM
2025
1. Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing RBRT
2. George Russell/Mercedes-AMG
3. Carlos Sainz/Williams
Final Race Results
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull RBRT | 1:33:26.408 | 25 |
| 2 | # 63 George Russell | Mercedes | +14.609s | 18 |
| 3 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Williams | +19.199s | 15 |
| 4 | #12 Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +21.760s | 12 |
| 5 | #30 Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +33.290s | 10 |
| 6 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +33.808s | 8 |
| 7 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +34.227s | 6 |
| 8 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +36.310s | 4 |
| 9 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +36.774s | 2 |
| 10 | #2 Isack Hadjar | Williams Mercedes | +38.982s | 1 |
| 11 | #5 Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +67.606s | 0 |
| 12 | #24 Oliver Bearman | Haas | +68.262s | 0 |
| 13 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | +72.870s | 0 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | +77.580s | 0 |
| 15 | # 14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +78.707s | 0 |
| 16 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +80.237s | 0 |
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +96.392s | 0 |
| 18 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | #43 Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1 lap | 0 |
F1 | Verstappen claims dominant Azerbaijan win over Russell and Sainz after Piastri crashes out
Max Verstappen claimed a lights-to-flag victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Lando Norris closed the gap to title rival Oscar Piastri to 25 points after the Drivers' Championship leader crashed out on the opening lap.
Verstappen was never headed on the streets of Baku, leading all 51 laps and winning by over 14 seconds from Mercedes' George Russell and Carlos Sainz, who claimed his first podium for Williams having just lost out on pole position. –read more–
Starting Grid
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull RBRT | 1:23.445 | 26* |
| 2 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.584 | |
| 3 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:23.782 | 15 |
| 4 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.788 | 6 |
| 5 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:23.816 | 18 |
| 6 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:36.945 | 0 |
| 7 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:24.084 | 4 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:24.108 | 0 |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull RBRT | 1:24.171 | 0 |
| 10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.239 | 1 |
| 11 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.359 | 10 |
| 12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.391 | 2 |
| 13 | #18 Lance Strolll | 1:24.422 | 0 | |
| 14 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:24.439 | 0 |
| 15 | # Daniel Riccardo | AlphaTauri | 1:34.308 | 0 |
| 16 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.738 | 8 |
| 17 | #xx Kevin Magnasen | Haas F1 Team | 1:24.764 | 0 |
| 18 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | 1:24.788 | 0 | |
| 19 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.159 | 0 |
| 20 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNF | 0 |
F1 | Verstappen denies Sainz shock pole as Piastri crashes in drama-filled Baku Qualifying
Max Verstappen denied Carlos Sainz a shock pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out.
The Red Bull driver claimed back-to-back pole positions after a thrilling Qualifying session which was impacted by an F1 record of six red flags, the final one having huge ramifications on the final order. –read more–
Tire Allocations
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025
F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
Formula 1 heads east to Baku for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix – and Pirelli have confirmed the tyres that the teams and drivers will have available to them.
The softest trio of 2025 compounds have been chosen for the ultra-fast street track, with the C6 back as the soft (having been used in Imola, Monaco and Canada), the C5 serving as the medium and the C4 as the hard. –read more–
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
Dry Weather
Red - Soft
Yellow - Medium
White - Hard
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Slicks-Medium compound (Yellow)
Full Wets (Blue)
Intermediates (Green)
2022
Final Race Results
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2022
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBRT | 1:34:05.941 | 25 |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Perez* | Red Bull Racing RBRT | +20.823s | 19 |
| 3 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes-AMG | +45.995s | 15 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | +71.679s | 12 |
| 5 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri RBRT | +77.299s | 10 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | +84.099s | 8 |
| 7 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | +88.596s | 6 |
| 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | +92.207s | 4 |
| 9 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +92.556s | 2 |
| 10 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | +108.184s | 1 |
| 11 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri RBRT | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
F1 | Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 as both Leclerc and Sainz retire in Azerbaijan
Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after retirements for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, giving Mercedes’ George Russell P3 at Baku.
Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc lost the lead at the start but regained it when the leading Red Bull of Max Verstappen pitted on Lap 19. One lap later, Leclerc’s race went up in a puff of smoke and he crawled back to the pits to retire. This would be Ferrari’s second retirement of the race as Carlos Sainz stopped with a hydraulic failure on Lap 9. –read more–
watch: Race Highlights | 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Starting Grid
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2022
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | |||
| 1 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.359 |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing RBRT | 1:41.641 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBRT | 1:41.706 |
| 4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:41.706 |
| 5 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes-AMG | 1:42.712 |
| 6 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri RBRT | 1:42.845 |
| 7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:42.924 |
| 8 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri RBRT | 1:43.056 |
| 9 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:43.091 |
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:43.173 |
| 11 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:43.398 |
| 12 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:43.574 |
| 13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:43.585 |
| 14 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:43.790 |
| 15 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:44.444 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:44.643 |
| 17 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:44.719 |
| 18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:45.367 |
| 19 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:45.371 |
| 20 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:45.775 |
F1 | Leclerc blazes to Baku pole as Perez joins him on the front row in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying
Charles Leclerc took pole position with a stunning lap in qualifying for the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as Sergio Perez put himself on the front row in P2.
Leclerc set the ultimate benchmark of 1m 41.359s, going over two-tenths faster than Sergio Perez in a nailbiting Q3 session. Although he had provisional pole before that, Carlos Sainz couldn’t hook up his final effort and ended up fourth – behind Max Verstappen. –read more–
Tire Allocations
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022
F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
Pirelli have nominated the three softest tyre compounds in their range for this weekend’s 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit.
F1’s official tyre supplier has allocated the same range of tyre compound that were brought to last year’s race, with the teams again set to receive the C3 hard tyre (x2 sets), C4 medium tyre (x3 sets), and the C5 soft tyre (x8 sets). –read more–
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
Dry Weather
Red - Soft
Yellow - Medium
White - Hard
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Slicks-Medium compound (Yellow)
Full Wets (Blue)
Intermediates (Green)
2021
Final Race Results
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2021
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 3:33.686 | 25 |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | +1.385s | 18 |
| 3 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | +2.762s | 15 |
| 4 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +3.828s | 12 |
| 5 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +4.754s | 10 |
| 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | +6.382s | 8 |
| 7 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | +6.624s | 6 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +7.709s | 4 |
| 9 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | +8.874s | 2 |
| 10 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +9.576s | 1 |
| 11 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +10.254s | 0 |
| 12 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | +11.264s | 0 |
| 13 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | +14.241s | 0 |
| 14 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | +14.315s | 0 |
| 15 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | +17.668s | 0 |
| 16 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | +42.379s | 0 |
| 17 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| 18 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | DNF | 0 |
F1 | Perez beats Vettel to Baku victory after Verstappen crashes out from lead late on
Max Verstappen looked set to take his first first-ever Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory before he crashed out from the lead with just five laps to go – giving Sergio Perez a second career victory, as Lewis Hamilton locked up on the penultimate lap to finish 15th in a hugely dramatic race in Baku.
For the first time this season, Charles Leclerc led away from pole, but he was passed for the lead by Lewis Hamilton with no need for DRS, so strong was the tow, on Lap 2. Verstappen then swept by the Ferrari man on Lap 7.
Verstappen took the lead after a crucial sequence of pit stops, Hamilton starting that sequence on Lap 12 with a slow switch for hards thanks to traffic in the pit lane. Verstappen pitted a lap later and emerged first, followed by Perez who split the championship rivals. And the Dutchman seemed to have victory in the bag, mastering a Lap 35 Safety Car restart after Lance Stroll's terrifying accident, when the Aston Martin driver's left-rear tyre appeared to gave way on the pit straight. –read more--
Starting Grid
FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2021
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Set new track record. | |||
| 1 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.218 |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:41.450 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:41.563 |
| 4 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:41.565 |
| 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:41.576 |
| 6 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.747 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:41.917 |
| 8 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:42.211 |
| 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:42.327 |
| 10 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:42.659 |
| 11 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:42.224 |
| 12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:42.273 |
| 13 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:42.558 |
| 14 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:42.587 |
| 15 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:42.758 |
| 16 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:43.128 |
| 17 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:44.158 |
| 18 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:44.238 |
| RT | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | |
| RT | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari |
F1 | Leclerc takes shock pole in dramatic Baku qualifying session as FIVE drivers crash out
Charles Leclerc delivered some impressive pace and benefitted from a tow from Lewis Hamilton to take a sensational pole position for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in what was a thrilling qualifying session that saw five crashes and four red flags.
It comes just a couple of weeks after he took pole in his home race in Monaco, only to be forced to retire before the race had even started with a mechanical issue caused by his crash in qualifying – with reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton bouncing back from a poor Friday to join the Ferrari on the front row in Baku.
Hamilton made the decision to switch to a low downforce rear wing ahead of qualifying, having struggled to find any performance on a single lap in the preceding practice sessions, and it paid off as he starts second for the third consecutive race in Baku. --read more--
watch: Qualifying Highlights | 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Tire Allocations
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021
A pair of high-speed crashes for Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and race leader Max Verstappen – from which both drivers emerged unharmed – turned the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on its head. But with both drivers appearing to have suffered left-rear blowouts, Pirelli boss Mario Isola told media after the race that he believed debris on track at Baku was the cause.
On Lap 30 of the race, Stroll had just passed the site of his Q1 crash from Saturday when he appeared to suffer a blowout near the pit entry and spun violently into the wall, bringing out a Safety Car.
Following the subsequent race restart, Verstappen was then leading with five laps to go when he suffered his own blowout going down the main straight, the Dutchman also spearing into the wall after his left-rear tyre appeared to let go.
But Pirelli’s Head of F1 and Car Racing didn’t believe that tyre wear had been the issue in either incident, with Mario Isola telling the media: “I believe I can exclude that failures were due to tyre wear, because it's not a matter of tyre wear…. The rear-left tyre is not the most stressed tyre in Baku because... it's obviously the rear-right. --read more/watch the crashes--
The Pirelli tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2021 are: (See chart.)
Red (C5) - Soft - Fastest
Yellow (C4) - Medium - .9 seconds per lap slower
White (C3) - Hard - 1.8 seconds per lap slower
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Blue - Full Wets
Green - Intermediates
Yellow - Medium Compound
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
