2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Baku)

These are the full F1 results for qualifying at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, hosted at the Baku City Circuit,

It was a tricky session at one of Formula 1’s most challenging tracks.

2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 results: Q3

Rain drops littered the camera lenses as the F1 2025 field hit the track for Q3, and Mercedes’ George Russell was the first driver to take a jaunt through the run-off zone, forcing Lando Norris to abort his flying lap.

Max Verstappen reported rain on the track; moments later, Charles Leclerc clattered into the wall, bringing out yet another red flag as the rain really started to come down. Only three drivers had set a time: Carlos Sainz, Liam Lawson, and Isack Hadjar. If the weather continued and no one could go faster, they’d secure the top three slots on the grid.

The field lined up for the session resumption with new softs, ready for the final flying laps of the day in what appeared to be drying conditions.

And then came a red flag as championship leader Oscar Piastri ended his qualifying session in the wall! It brought out the sixth red flag of the session, setting a new record in F1 qualifying history and exceeding the duration of every Grand Prix thus far in 2025.

With three minutes left on the clock, the field took to the track as rain drizzled, with Lando Norris leaving the pits first and taking on his flying lap with precision — but it wasn’t good enough to unseat Carlos Sainz at the top of the charts.

Max Verstappen’s lap was, though; the Dutch driver snagged yet another pole position.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix top 10 in qualifying:

• 1. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.117
• 2. Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.478s
• 3. Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.590s
• 4. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.600s
• 5. George Russell | Mercedes | +0.953s
• 6. Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +1.026s
• 7. Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.122s
• 8. Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +1.255s
• 9. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | no time
• 10. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | no time

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2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 results: Q2

Hopes for an incident-free Q2 fell flat quickly when Isack Hadjar ran into the run-off zone on his warm-up lap, though he was able to avoid damage and reverse back onto the track without incident.

Then came a red flag with just over 12 minutes in the session after Haas’ Oliver Bearman tagged the wall and suffered a failure.

Charles Leclerc dropped into the run-off zone after the session resumed, then brushed the wall on his flying lap to launch himself out of the drop zone — while his teammate was knocked in.

Knocked out of Q2 were Fernando Alonso, Hamilton, Bortoleto, Stroll, and Bearman.

Bolded drivers have been eliminated:

• 1. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.255
• 2. Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.141s
• 3. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.159s
• 4. George Russell | Mercedes |+0.200s
• 5. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.209s
• 6. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.264s
• 7. Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.282s
• 8. Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.392s
• 9. Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.420s
• 10. Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +0.533s
• 11. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.602s
• 12. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.928s
• 13. Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | +1.022s
• 14. Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.805s
• 15. Oliver Bearman | Haas | no time

2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 results: Q1

Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix kicked off with a bit of chaos as drivers flocked from the pits to get out on the track for their first flying laps.

It didn’t take long for a red flag to fly, with Alex Albon of Williams clattering into the wall in an uncharacteristic mistake. The car was fairly simple to retrieve, and the session got underway again soon after.

This left McLaren in a less than fruitful situation, with championship leader Oscar Piastri having not set a lap in the early moments of the session, adding in plenty of pressure to get it right on his first go. Kimi Antonelli was in a similar position, albeit with a potential yellow flag violation hanging over his head and a deleted lap for exceeding track limits.

Another red flag emerged with just over six and a half minutes remaining in the session, after Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton launched into the top of the charts. This flag was for Nico Hulkenberg running off the track, leaving behind ample debris. The German driver was able to return to the pits for a wing change, determined to continue, though his teammate was noted for yellow flag infringements.

We had one final red flag with Pierre Gasly running off the track, with his teammate Franco Colapinto crashing just behind him.

Knocked out in this session were Colapinto, Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon, Gasly, and Albon.

Bolded drivers have been eliminated:

• 1. Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.322
• 2. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.009s
• 3. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.136s
• 4. George Russell | Ferrari | +0.324s
• 5. Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.334s
• 6. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.499s
• 7. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.517s
• 8. Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.779s
• 9. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.889s
• 10. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.925s
• 11. Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.935s
• 12. Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +1.025s
• 13. Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | +1.189s
• 14. Carlos Sainz | Williams | +1.313s
• 15. Oliver Bearman | Haas | +1.344s
• 16. Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1.457s
• 17. Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | +1.594s
• 18. Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.628s
• 19. Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.817s
• 20. Alex Albon | Williams | +2.456s