2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Baku)

The F1 results from qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix are unfolding from the Baku City Circuit, one of the longest laps of the year.

McLaren had headed into the weekend as favourites for victory, but Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all showed themselves to be within contention for pole position heading into Saturday’s qualifying session.

F1 results: 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying (Baku)

Q1

All 20 drivers were looking to make use of the Baku City Circuit at the start of qualifying, with the tow crucial to a good lap – especially in the final sector, with the final 2.2km of the lap taken at full throttle.

Eliminating the bottom five drivers was the name of the game, however, with avoiding places 16-20 at the end of Q1 the primary objective in the first part of qualifying.

But the big news from the first part of qualifying was the elimination of Lando Norris, who ran wide on the exit of Turn 16 on his final flying lap and a yellow flag in the final sector meant he had to lift, meaning he was out of the session.

1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:42.775
2 Alexander Albon Williams +0.124
3 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.258
4 Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.313
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.314
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.322
7 Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team +0.326
8 Franco Colapinto Williams +0.363
9 George Russell Mercedes +0.364
10 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.438
11 Yuki Tsunoda RB +0.562
12 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.582
13 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.595
14 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +0.696
15 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.697

ELIMINATED
16 Daniel Ricciardo RB +0.772
17 Lando Norris McLaren +0.834
18 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber +0.843
19 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber +1.471
20 Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.729

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Q2

Q2 saw both Williams drivers advance to Q3, with Franco Colapinto exclaiming “Vamos!” on team radio as he was told the good news, advancing in P6.

Both Haas drivers dropped out, with Ollie Bearman out-qualifying Nico Hulkenberg, with Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll also dropping out.

1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:42.042
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.014
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.221
4 George Russell Mercedes +0.287
5 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.384
6 Franco Colapinto Williams +0.431
7 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.461
8 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.556
9 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.723
10 Alexander Albon Williams +0.798

ELIMINATED
11 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +0.926
12 Yuki Tsunoda RB +0.993
13 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.137
14 Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team +1.149
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +1.362

Q3

The fight for pole would then unfold with the 10 remaining drivers, as the drivers looked to set the best possible lap around the Baku City Circuit on Saturday.

And it would be Charles Leclerc who would take his fourth pole position in a row at the track, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, with Sergio Perez outqualifying Max Verstappen for the first time this season.

Alongside that, George Russell sealed the F1 2024 head-to-head battle against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and Franco Colapinto beat Alex Albon at Williams after a bizarre incident in which he was forced to remove an airbox fan from his car after exiting the pit lane.

1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:41.365
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.321
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.440
4 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.448
5 George Russell Mercedes +0.509
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.658
7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.924
8 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.004
9 Franco Colapinto Williams +1.165
10 Alexander Albon Williams +1.494

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