F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc takes Azerbaijan GP pole

Leclerc will start ahead of the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Perez

Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc		1'41.359		213.210
2	Sergio Perez		1'41.641	0.282	212.618
3	Max Verstappen		1'41.706	0.347	212.483
4	Carlos Sainz		1'41.814	0.455	212.257
5	George Russell		1'42.712	1.353	210.401
6	Pierre Gasly		1'42.845	1.486	210.129
7	Lewis Hamilton		1'42.924	1.565	209.968
8	Yuki Tsunoda		1'43.056	1.697	209.699
9	Sebastian Vettel		1'43.091	1.732	209.628
10	Fernando Alonso		1'43.173	1.814	209.461
11	Lando Norris		1'43.398	2.039	209.005
12	Daniel Ricciardo		1'43.574	2.215	208.650
13	Esteban Ocon		1'43.585	2.226	208.628
14	Zhou Guanyu		1'43.790	2.431	208.216
15	Valtteri Bottas		1'44.444	3.085	206.912
16	Kevin Magnussen		1'44.643	3.284	206.519
17	Alex Albon		1'44.719	3.360	206.369
18	Nicholas Latifi		1'45.367	4.008	205.100
19	Lance Stroll		1'45.371	4.012	205.092
20	Mick Schumacher		1'45.775	4.416	204.309
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What happened in Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q1?

Verstappen set the early pace at 1m42.938s, 0.26s ahead of teammate Perez, before lowering that to 1m42.722s, with Perez getting to within 0.011s of that.

The session was red flagged with 2m30s on the clock when Lance Stroll crashed his Aston Martin at Turn 2, having already locked up and nosed into the barrier at Turn 7 on the previous lap.

After a wild scramble to get the final laps in, falling at the first hurdle were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the Williamses of Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi, Stroll and the second Haas of Mick Schumacher.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'42.722			210.381
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'42.733	0.011	0.011	210.358
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'42.865	0.143	0.132	210.088
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'42.957	0.235	0.092	209.901
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'43.268	0.546	0.311	209.269
6	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'43.279	0.557	0.011	209.246
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'43.595	0.873	0.316	208.608
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1'43.754	1.032	0.159	208.288
9	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'43.777	1.055	0.023	208.242
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'43.903	1.181	0.126	207.990
11	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'43.939	1.217	0.036	207.918
12	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'44.083	1.361	0.144	207.630
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'44.237	1.515	0.154	207.323
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'44.437	1.715	0.200	206.926
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'44.478	1.756	0.041	206.845
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'44.643	1.921	0.165	206.519
17	Alex Albon	Williams	1'44.719	1.997	0.076	206.369
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'45.367	2.645	0.648	205.100
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'45.371	2.649	0.004	205.092
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'45.775	3.053	0.404	204.309
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What happened in Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q2?

Verstappen set the bar at 1m42.227s, 0.031s ahead of Perez. Sainz beat them both with 1m42.088s, with Leclerc taking P2, 0.073s behind, after a big slide at Turn 16.

Perez improved on his second push lap to take the top spot with 1m41.955s, with Leclerc producing a wall-brushing 1m42.046s to go second. Vettel locked up and nosed into the wall at Turn 15 but escaped to set the seventh-fastest time.

Knocked out at this point were the McLarens of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and the Alfa Romeos of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q2 results: Perez fastest from Leclerc

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'41.955			211.964
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'42.046	0.091	0.091	211.775
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'42.088	0.133	0.042	211.687
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'42.227	0.272	0.139	211.400
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'43.129	1.174	0.902	209.551
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'43.182	1.227	0.053	209.443
7	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'43.268	1.313	0.086	209.269
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1'43.281	1.326	0.013	209.242
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'43.360	1.405	0.079	209.082
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'43.376	1.421	0.016	209.050
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'43.398	1.443	0.022	209.005
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'43.574	1.619	0.176	208.650
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'43.585	1.630	0.011	208.628
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'43.790	1.835	0.205	208.216
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'44.444	2.489	0.654	206.912
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What happened in Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Sainz set the P1 bar at 1m41.814s, ahead of Leclerc’s 1m41.861s, which was 0.047s slower – both Ferraris ahead of the Red Bulls, which were led by Perez.

On the final runs, Sainz was far too ragged in the opening sector and didn’t improve, so Leclerc grabbed pole with 1m41.359s. Verstappen produced 1m41.706s to grab second before Perez pipped him by a tenth for the front row spot.

Sainz dropped from first to fourth, and will start ahead of George Russell (Mercedes), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Fernando Alonso (Alpine).

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'41.359			213.210
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'41.641	0.282	0.282	212.618
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'41.706	0.347	0.065	212.483
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'41.814	0.455	0.108	212.257
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1'42.712	1.353	0.898	210.401
6	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'42.845	1.486	0.133	210.129
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'42.924	1.565	0.079	209.968
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'43.056	1.697	0.132	209.699
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'43.091	1.732	0.035	209.628
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'43.173	1.814	0.082	209.461
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