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2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Liam Lawson at Baku.

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

Race recap

Pole
Max Verstappen
Pole team
Red Bull
Front row
Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Classified
Top 20
Round
17
Circuit
Baku
Qualifying date
September 20, 2025

The front of the grid

Max Verstappen qualified first for Red Bull. Carlos Sainz Jr. secured the other front-row place for Williams, with Liam Lawson third for Racing Bulls.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Liam Lawson. P4 through P20 were Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Gabriel Bortoleto, Lance Stroll, Oliver Bearman, Franco Colapinto, Nico Hülkenberg, Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon, and Esteban Ocon.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, Kick Sauber placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls 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 Sep 21, 2025.

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