Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023
Baku Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Grand Prix took place at Baku, Azerbaijan as round 4 of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Sergio Perez won the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
- Round
- 4
- Season
- 2023
- Circuit
- Baku
- Dates
- 28–30 Apr 2023
- Race winner
- Sergio Perez
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix race summary
Sergio Perez won the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku, round 4 of the season. Perez crossed the line 2.137 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, with Charles Leclerc third. The race ran to 51 laps.
Charles Leclerc took pole position with a 1:40.203. Perez won from P3 on the grid. Leclerc, who started first, finished P3. Esteban Ocon gained the most places, going from P19 to P15.
Perez used two sets of tyres: medium and hard. George Russell set the fastest lap, a 1:43.370 on lap 51.
The race had one safety car period. Two drivers retired: Zhou Guanyu and Nyck De Vries. It stayed dry, with an air temperature around 25°C and the track around 41°C.
Key facts
- Winner
- Sergio Perez from P3
- Winning margin
- 2.137s
- Pole
- Charles Leclerc 1:40.203
- Fastest lap
- George Russell 1:43.370, lap 51
- Laps
- 51
- Safety cars
- 1
- Virtual safety cars
- None
- Retirements
- 2
- Weather
- Dry air 25°C, track 41°C
Weekend schedule
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez PER | Winner |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | +2.137s |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | +21.217s |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | +22.024s |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | +45.491s |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | +46.145s |
| 7 | Lance Stroll STR | +51.617s |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | +74.240s |
| 9 | Lando Norris NOR | +80.376s |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | +83.862s |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri PIA | +86.501s |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | +88.623s |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | +89.729s |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly GAS | +91.332s |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | +97.794s |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | +100.943s |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | +1.000s |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | +1.000s |
| — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | DNF |
| — | Nyck De Vries DEV | DNF |
Gap to leader
Classified finishers P2–P10 at the chequered flag, seconds behind the race winner