2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Race 17 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Baku Formula One circuit map.svg
Layout of the Baku City Circuit
Race details [1]
Date 15 September 2024 (2024-09-15)
Official name Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024
Location Baku City Circuit
Baku, Azerbaijan
Course Street circuit
Course length 6.003 km (3.730 miles)
Distance 51 laps, 306.049 km (190.170 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:41.365
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:45.255 on lap 42
Podium
First
 McLaren-Mercedes
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 September 2024 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the seventeenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

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Charles Leclerc of Ferrari took pole position for the event for the fourth year in a row, but lost out to Oscar Piastri of McLaren for the win and finished second, as Piastri took his second win in Formula One. George Russell inherited the final podium slot after Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. and Red Bull Racing's Sergio Pérez both crashed out on the penultimate lap while fighting for third and took themselves out of the race. Lando Norris recovered from a fifteenth-place start to finish fourth and take the fastest lap, one position over championship rival Max Verstappen.

This resulted in McLaren taking the lead in the Constructors' Championship ahead of Red Bull Racing, the first time they had led the Constructors' Championship since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. Franco Colapinto of Williams became the first Argentine driver to score a point since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African Grand Prix.

Background

The event was held at the Baku City Circuit in Baku for the eighth time in the circuit's history, having previously held one edition of the European Grand Prix in 2016, across the weekend of 13–15 September. [2] Including the aforementioned European Grand Prix, which was held in June, this was the first Azerbaijan Grand Prix to be run in September, taking the place of the Japanese Grand Prix which moved to April from its traditional schedule between September and November; previous editions of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ran during the first half of the season, between April and June. The move was part of Formula One's regionalisation efforts, scheduling the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the first round after the European races. [3] [4] The Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the seventh running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. [5]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 303 points, 62 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 86 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 446 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who are second and third with 438 and 407 points, respectively. [6]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with two exceptions: [7] Franco Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the preceding Italian Grand Prix onwards, [8] while Kevin Magnussen of Haas was given a one-race ban at the previous round, having caused a collision that put him over the limit of twelve penalty points within twelve months. [9] Magnussen was replaced by reserve driver Oliver Bearman, who had last competed at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier in the season when he was substituted in for Ferrari. [10]

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the three softest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at this event. [11]

Track changes

The DRS zone leading in to turn 1 was extended by 100 metres (330 ft). [12]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 13 September 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+4), [1] and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez. The session saw three red flags be flown, the first for debris, the second for an accident involving Charles Leclerc of Ferrari at turn 15, and the third for a crash involving Franco Colapinto of Williams at turn 4. [13] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, [1] and was topped by Leclerc ahead of Pérez and Hamilton. [14]

The third practice session was held on 14 September 2024, at 12:30 local time, [1] and was topped by George Russell of Mercedes ahead of Leclerc and Lando Norris of McLaren. The session was red-flagged twice; firstly for Esteban Ocon of Alpine stopping on track due to an engine issue, secondly for Oliver Bearman of Haas crashing at turn 1. [15]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 14 September 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+4). [1]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
116 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:42.7751:42.0561:41.3651
281 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:43.0331:42.5981:41.6862
355 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:43.3571:42.5031:41.8053
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:43.2131:42.2631:41.8134
563 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 1:43.1391:42.3291:41.8745
61 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:43.0971:42.0421:42.0236
744 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:43.0891:42.7651:42.289PL 1
814 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:43.4721:42.4261:42.3697
943 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Colapinto Williams-Mercedes 1:43.1381:42.4731:42.5308
1023 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:42.8991:42.8401:42.8599
1150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 1:43.4711:42.968N/A10
1222 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:43.3371:43.035N/A11
1327 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:43.1011:43.191N/A12
1418 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:43.3701:43.404N/A13
153 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:43.547N/AN/A14
164 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:43.609N/AN/A15
1777 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:43.618N/AN/A16
1824 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:44.246N/AN/A17 2
1931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:44.504N/AN/APL 3
DSQ10 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:43.0881:43.179N/A18 4
107% time: 1:49.969
Source: [16] [17]

Notes

Race

The race was held on 15 September 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+4), and was run for 51 laps. [1]

Race report

The race was won by McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who took his second career win. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and George Russell, driving for Mercedes, rounded out the podium. McLaren's other driver, Lando Norris, obtained the fastest lap point and recovered from his fifteenth place start to finish fourth. With Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finishing fifth, and his teammate Sergio Pérez retiring, Red Bull lost the lead of the Constructors' championship to McLaren, marking the first time since the 2022 Miami Grand Prix that Red Bull did not lead the Constructors' Championship, and the first time that McLaren led the Constructors' Championship since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. Both Williams drivers scored a season-best finish of seventh and eighth, respectively, marking their best finish since the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, and Franco Colapinto's four points made him the first Argentine driver to score a point since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African Grand Prix. The race was neutralised on lap 50 after a collision, later deemed a shared-fault 'racing incident' by the stewards, [21] between Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Pérez, causing both to retire and the race to end under the virtual safety car. [22]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
181 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 511:32:58.007225
216 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 51+10.910118
363 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 51+31.328515
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 51+36.1431513 1
51 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 51+1:17.098610
614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 51+1:25.46878
723 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 51+1:27.39696
843 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Colapinto Williams-Mercedes 51+1:29.54184
944 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 51+1:32.396PL2
1050 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 51+1:33.127101
1127 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 51+1:33.46512
1210 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 51+1:57.18918
133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 51+2:26.90714
1424 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 51+2:28.84117
1531 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 50+1 lapPL
1677 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 50+1 lap16
17 2 11 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 49Collision4
18 2 55 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 49Collision3
19 2 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 45Brakes13
Ret22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 14Collision damage11
Fastest lap: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:45.255 (lap 42)
Source: [17] [23] [24] [25]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

See also

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