F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix starting grid: How today's race will begin

- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Alex Albon (Williams)
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
- Logan Sargeant (Williams)
- Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Nyck De Vries (AlphaTauri)
Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and N🗹ico Hulkenberg (Haas) to start from the pitlane.
F1 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Pri🦋x - Friday Q💧ualifying Results
The starting grid was set after qualifying on Friday - this is the first weekend to utilise the new format, and the new rules, due to Saturday’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 sprint race.
The sprint race, and the sprint shootout which determines the gr🐲id for the sprint race, has no bearing on Sunday’s grand prix.
Qualy for Sunday’s g🀅rand prix was completed on Friday, a day earlier than usual.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc kickstarted his 2023 by landing pole position ahead of the Re⛎d Bull duoﷺ.
Lewis Hamilton was fifth, George Russell 11th.
Aston Martin endured a d🌠ifficult d𝓀ay, with Fernando Alonso only sixth.
Pierre Gasly and Nyck de Vries are at the back of the grid after crashing, causing rಞed flags, in Q1.

James was a sports journalist༺ at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.