Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2023 · Round 4 · Baku, Azerbaijan · Apr 28-30, 2023Race summary
Pérez won the race from 3rd on the grid, 2.137s ahead of Verstappen. Ocon was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 15th. Bottas lost the most ground, from 13th on the grid down to 18th (down 5 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 11-13. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 11 (medium → hard). Russell set the fastest lap, in 1:43.370.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 3 | 51 | 1:32:42.436 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 51 | +2.137 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 51 | +21.217 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 6 | 51 | +22.024 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +45.491 | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 5 | 51 | +46.145 | 8 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 | 51 | +51.617 | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell 1:43.370 | Mercedes | 11 | 51 | +1:14.240 | 5 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 51 | +1:20.376 | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | 51 | +1:23.862 | 1 |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 10 | 51 | +1:26.501 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 12 | 51 | +1:28.623 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 51 | +1:29.729 | 0 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | 51 | +1:31.332 | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | 51 | +1:37.794 | 0 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 14 | 51 | +1:40.943 | 0 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 50 | +9.937 | 0 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 50 | +19.098 | 0 |
| – | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 36 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 18 | 9 | Retired | 0 |