Event
Azerbaijan Grand Prix


Date
Sun 30th April 2023 (UTC)
Sun 30th April 2023 (Local)

Timestamp
2023-04-30T11:00:00

Time
timezone flag 11:00:00 UTC (15:00:00 Local)

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timezone flag 24-11-21 03:00 (PST Los Angeles)
timezone flag 24-11-21 05:00 (CST Chicago)
timezone flag 24-11-21 06:00 (EST New York)
timezone flag 24-11-21 11:00 (GMT London)
timezone flag 24-11-21 12:00 (CET Paris)
timezone flag 24-11-21 15:00 (GST Dubai)
timezone flag 24-11-21 16:30 (IST Kolkata)
timezone flag 24-11-21 20:00 (JST Tokyo)
timezone flag 24-11-21 22:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2023

Round
4

Status


Location
Baku City Circuit





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Description
The 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 April 2023 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the fourth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship and the first of six in the season to follow the sprint format.

Charles Leclerc started both events from pole position, with Sergio Pérez winning both events. During the final lap of the race, an incident occurred where Alpine driver Esteban Ocon was forced to avoid several photographers that had begun to cross the pit lane while coming in for a pit stop.

Background
The event was held across the weekend of 28–30 April 2023. It was the fourth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship. The weekend was the first of six in the season to follow the sprint format.


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Result List
01 Sergio Perez1:32:42.436
02 Max Verstappen+2.137s
03 Charles Leclerc+21.217s
04 Fernando Alonso+22.024s
05 Carlos Sainz Jr+45.491s
06 Lewis Hamilton+46.145s
07 Lance Stroll+51.617s
08 George Russell+74.240s
09 Lando Norris+80.376s
10 Yuki Tsunoda+83.862s
11 Oscar Piastri+86.501s
12 Alexander Albon+88.623s
13 Kevin Magnussen+89.729s
14 Pierre Gasly+91.332s
15 Esteban Ocon+97.794s
16 Logan Sargeant+100.943s
17 Nico Hulkenberg+1 lap
18 Valtteri Bottas+1 lap


Result Description
Polesitter Charles Leclerc led the race until lap four; Alexander Albon and Oscar Piastri made contact coming into turn 2, inflicting damage to the Williams' wing. The contact was investigated and no further action was taken. The DRS was enabled on lap three, with Max Verstappen utilising it to pass Leclerc into the first corner on the following lap. Sergio Pérez would repeat the same move on lap six to take second place. Pierre Gasly entered the pit lane on lap six to switch to the hard compound.

As lap ten concluded, Verstappen went into the pit lane to switch tyres, exiting in third position, but he would lose the effective lead of the race, as Nyck de Vries' retirement would cause a yellow flag and subsequent safety car; he had clipped the inside wall at turn 5 and come to a stop at turn 6. During the safety car period, Pérez changed onto a fresh hard compound and subsequently took the lead of the race, with Leclerc also switching to the hards. George Russell also benefited from the safety car, jumping Lance Stroll and taking sixth place. Russell's entry into the pit lane was investigated by race control, with no further action required. Zhou Guanyu retired on lap 39 following mechanical problems.

Pérez, Verstappen and Leclerc would be the top three drivers for the rest of the race as Pérez took his second Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory. This was Leclerc and Ferrari's first podium finish of the season. Leading Lando Norris in ninth place by almost 30 seconds, George Russell took advantage of the opportunity to make a late pit stop from eighth for a fresh set of tyres, enabling him to claim a point for fastest lap.

Pit lane safety issues
During the final lap of the race, an incident occurred where FIA-appointed personnel allowed photographers to cross into the fast lane of the pits to prepare to photograph the parc fermé and podium celebrations, even though the race was still active. Alpine driver Esteban Ocon was forced to avoid several photographers whilst coming in for his pit stop. As a result, the race stewards launched an investigation into the matter and, subsequently, recommended that changes be made to end of race parc fermé procedures to prevent a repeat of the occurrence.


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