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2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Index

Welcome to our index page of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Baku

Session Reports

FP1: First free practice in Baku abandoned after manhole drama!

FP2: Leclerc and Vettel top Friday's single practice session in Baku

FP3: Ferrari and Leclerc remain on top in final practice in Baku

Qualifying: Bottas beats Hamilton to Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

Race: Bottas wins in Baku as Mercedes overpowers Ferrari

Photos

Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Baku

Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Baku

Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Baku

Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Baku

Results

Free Practice 1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:47.497s		5
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:49.598s	+ 2.101s	4
3	Romain Grosjean	Haas			1
4	Lando Norris	McLaren			1
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull			1
6	Kevin Magnussen	Haas			1
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren			1
8	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo			1
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso			1
10	Robert Kubica	Williams			1
11	George Russell	Williams			3
12	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso			1
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault			1
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault			1
15	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull			1
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo			1
17	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point			1
18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point			1

Session ended early for track repairs after loose drain cover caused damage to Russell's Williams

Free Practice 2 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:42.872s		28
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:43.196s	+ 0.324s	28
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:43.541s	+ 0.669s	31
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:43.793s	+ 0.921s	24
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:44.003s	+ 1.131s	31
6	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:44.177s	+ 1.305s	9
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:44.183s	+ 1.311s	27
8	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:44.216s	+ 1.344s	33
9	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	1:44.240s	+ 1.368s	24
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:44.295s	+ 1.423s	32
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:44.901s	+ 2.029s	25
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:45.366s	+ 2.494s	31
13	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:45.436s	+ 2.564s	28
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:45.482s	+ 2.610s	30
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:45.483s	+ 2.611s	15
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:45.618s	+ 2.746s	31
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:46.717s	+ 3.845s	24
18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:47.875s	+ 5.003s	8
19	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:48.111s	+ 5.239s	27

Free Practice 3 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:41.604s		14
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:41.802s	+ 0.198s	14
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:42.852s	+ 1.248s	16
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:43.064s	+ 1.460s	19
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:43.176s	+ 1.572s	17
6	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:43.223s	+ 1.619s	18
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:43.294s	+ 1.690s	19
8	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:43.300s	+ 1.696s	19
9	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:43.430s	+ 1.826s	15
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:43.537s	+ 1.933s	19
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:43.561s	+ 1.957s	20
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:43.637s	+ 2.033s	20
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:43.924s	+ 2.320s	20
14	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:43.978s	+ 2.374s	19
15	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:44.039s	+ 2.435s	16
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:44.043s	+ 2.439s	19
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:44.374s	+ 2.770s	16
18	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:46.000s	+ 4.396s	19
19	George Russell	Williams	1:46.290s	+ 4.686s	20
20	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	1:47.836s	+ 6.232s	22

Qualifying results

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:42.026s	1:41.500s	1:40.495s
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:41.614s	1:41.580s	1:40.554s
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:42.042s	1:41.889s	1:40.797s
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:41.727s	1:41.388s	1:41.069s
5	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:42.249s	1:41.870s	1:41.593s
6	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:42.324s	1:42.221s	1:41.681s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:42.371s	1:42.084s	1:41.886s
8	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:42.140s	1:42.381s	1:42.424s
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:42.059s	1:42.082s	1:43.068s
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:41.426s	1:41.995s
11	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:41.936s	1:42.398s
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:42.486s	1:42.477s
13	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:42.154s	1:42.494s
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:42.382s	1:42.699s
15	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	1:41.335s
16	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:42.630s
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:43.407s
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:43.427s
19	George Russell	Williams	1:45.062s
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:45.455s

Race results

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Stops
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51 laps - 1:31:52.942s	1
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+ 1.524s	1
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+ 11.739s	1
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+ 17.493s	1
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+ 69.107s	2
6	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	+ 76.416s	1
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+ 83.826s	1
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	+ 100.268s	2
9	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+ 103.816s	1
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	+ 1 lap	1
11	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+ 1 lap	1
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	+ 1 lap	1
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+ 1 lap	2
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	+ 1 lap	2
15	George Russell	Williams	+ 2 laps	2
16	Robert Kubica	Williams	+ 2 laps	3
17	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	DNF	0
18	Romain Grosjean	Haas	DNF	2
19	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	DNF	2
20	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	DNF	2

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