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Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at Baku City Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Valtteri Bottas
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
April 28, 2019
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Charles Leclerc
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Baku City Circuit

The decisive result

Valtteri Bottas finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Antonio Giovinazzi from P17 to P12 (+5), Lance Stroll from P13 to P9 (+4), and Charles Leclerc from P8 to P5 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Collision damage, and 1 Brakes. Charles Leclerc holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.009 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Valtteri BottasMercedes1:31:52.94225
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:31:54.46618
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:32:04.68115
4Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32:10.43512
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:33:02.04911
6Sergio PérezRacing Point1:33:09.3588
7Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:33:16.7686
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:33:33.2104
9Lance StrollRacing Point1:33:36.7582
10Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap1
11Alexander AlbonToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
13Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
14Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0
15George RussellWilliams+2 laps0
16Robert KubicaWilliams+2 laps0
DNFPierre GaslyRed BullDriveshaft0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasBrakes0
DNFDaniil KvyatToro RossoCollision damage0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRenaultCollision damage0