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2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying: Charles Leclerc took pole

Charles Leclerc took pole for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez at Baku.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Charles Leclerc
Pole team
Ferrari
Front row
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen
Classified
Top 20
Round
4
Circuit
Baku
Qualifying date
April 28, 2023

The front of the grid

Charles Leclerc qualified first for Ferrari. Max Verstappen secured the other front-row place for Red Bull, with Sergio Pérez third for Red Bull.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Sergio Pérez. P4 through P20 were Carlos Sainz Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Oscar Piastri, George Russell, Esteban Ocon, Alexander Albon, Valtteri Bottas, Logan Sargeant, Guanyu Zhou, Nico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Pierre Gasly, and Nyck de Vries.

Team representation

Alfa Romeo placed 2 cars, AlphaTauri placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated May 8, 2023.

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