F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Where to watch the race, start time, qualifying results, what to know

What you need to know to watch the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is just over an hour away.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen secured pole position for the race at the Baku City Circuit in a chaotic qualifying session that was disrupted by six red flags.

Joining the four-time Formula 1 champion on the front row will be Williams' Carlos Sainz, his best start since arriving at the Grove outfit at the start of the year. Forming the second row is Racing Bulls rookie Liam Lawson in third and Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli in fourth.

Current championship leader Oscar Piastri suffered a violent crash in qualifying, meaning he will start from ninth, and his main rival and McLaren team-mate Lando Norris will start from seventh on the grid.

Several drivers crashed during qualifying, including Alpine rookie Franco Colapinto. While the French team has had to use the spare chassis and a replacement gearbox, he will still start from 16th. Similarly, McLaren has changed Piastri's chassis, but he has not taken a penalty.

Here is everything you need to know to catch all of the on-track action, including where to watch live, the start time, the starting grid, news to catch up on, and the drivers' and constructors' standings.

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Where to watch the race live

Fans watching the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the UK can watch via Sky Sports F1 or streaming services such as Now TV. United States viewers can watch on ESPN as well as fuboTV and F1 TV.

Europe:
Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / Play Sports
Croatia - Sport Klub
Czech Republic - Nova
Denmark - TV3+ / Viaplay
Estonia - Go3 Estonia / TV3
Finland - Viaplay
France - Canal+
Germany - Sky
Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
Hungary - M4
Italy - Sky
Netherlands - Viaplay
Norway - V sport 1 / Viaplay
Poland - Eleven Sports
Portugal - DAZN
Spain - DAZN
Sweden - Viaplay
Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas:
USA - ESPN Network
Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
Latin America - ESPN

Asia:
China - Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
India - FanCode / TATA Play FanCode Sports
Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
Indonesia - beIN SPORTS
Singapore - beIN SPORTS
Thailand - beIN SPORTS
Vietnam - K+

Oceania:
Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
New Zealand - Sky

Africa:
Africa - SuperSport

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

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F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Free options

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Baku throughout the weekend with live commentary during practice, qualifying, and the grand prix.

F1 will also share free highlights on its YouTube channel at the end of every on-track session.

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Start time

Sunday, 21 September

Grand Prix
Local time: 15:00
BST: 12:00
PST: 04:00
ET: 07:00
JST: 20:00
CST: 19:00

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Qualifying results

1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Carlos Sainz, Williams
3. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
4. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
5. George Russell, Mercedes
6. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
7. Lando Norris, McLaren
8. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
9. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
10. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
11. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
12. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
13. Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
14. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
15. Oliver Bearman, Haas
16. Franco Colapinto, Alpine
17. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
18. Esteban Ocon, Haas
19. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
20. Alex Albon, Williams

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: News to know ahead of the race

Lewis Hamilton focuses on silver linings, insists pole was possible at Azerbaijan GP qualifying

Alex Albon rues "amateurish" Azerbaijan GP qualifying mistake which caused costly crash

Azerbaijan Grand Prix nets F1 contract extension until 2030

What are the drivers' standings ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

1. Oscar Piastri, McLaren - 324 points
2. Lando Norris, McLaren - 293 points
3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull - 230 points
4. George Russell, Mercedes - 194 points
5. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari - 163 points
6. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari - 117 points
7. Alex Albon, Williams - 70 points
8. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes - 66 points
9. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls - 38 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber - 37 points
11. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin - 32 points
12. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin - 30 points
13. Esteban Ocon, Haas - 28 points
14. Pierre Gasly, Alpine - 20 points
15. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls - 20 points
16. Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber - 18 points
17. Oliver Bearman, Haas - 16 points
18. Carlos Sainz, Williams - 16 points
19. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull - 12 points
20. Franco Colapinto, Alpine - 0 points
21. Jack Doohan, Alpine - 0 points

What are the constructors' standings ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

1. McLaren - 617 points
2. Ferrari - 280 points
3. Mercedes - 260 points
4. Red Bull - 239 points
5. Williams - 86 points
6. Aston Martin - 62 points
7. Racing Bulls - 61 points
8. Sauber - 55 points
9. Haas - 44 points
10. Alpine - 20 points