2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Race 17 of 24 in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
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Baku Formula One circuit map.svg
Layout of the Baku City Circuit
Race details [1]
Date 21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
Official name Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025
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)

The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025) will be a Formula One motor race set to be held on 21 September 2025 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will be the seventeenth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.

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Background

The event will be held at the Baku City Circuit in Baku for the ninth time in the circuit's history, having previously held one edition of the European Grand Prix in 2016, across the weekend of 19–21 September. [2] The Grand Prix will be the seventeenth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the eighth running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. [3]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Oscar Piastri leads the Drivers' Championship with 324 points, 31 points ahead of teammate Lando Norris in second and 94 ahead of Max Verstappen in third. McLaren, with 617 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and Mercedes, who are second and third with 280 and 260 points, respectively. [4]

Championship permutations

World Constructors' Championship leader McLaren has an opportunity to secure its tenth title at this event, and the second in a row. With eight rounds remaining in the season, a maximum of 389 points can still be scored. McLaren can secure the title by outscoring Ferrari by nine points, Mercedes by twelve and Red Bull Racing by thirty-three. The team will secure the title by achieving a 1–2 finish, or a win followed by a third place. [5]

Entrants

The drivers and teams are the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; [6] Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing is in the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before the latter was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward, [7] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward until at least the Austrian Grand Prix on a rotating seat basis. [8] Before the race at Spielberg, it was confirmed that Colapinto would retain his seat with the team, effectively on a race-by-race basis. [9]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C4, C5, and C6 tyre compounds—the softest three in their range (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively)—for teams to use at the event. [10]

Practice

Three free practice sessions are being held for the event. The first practice session was held on 19 September 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC+4), and was topped by Lando Norris (McLaren) ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). The session was disrupted by a lengthy red flag due to debris on track and issues with the kerbs. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) ahead of teammate Leclerc and George Russell (Mercedes). The third free practice session will be held on 20 September 2025, at 12:30 local time. [1]

Qualifying

Qualifying will be held on 20 September 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC+4), and will determine the starting grid order for the race. [1]

Race

The race will be held on 21 September 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+4), and will be run for 51 laps. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Baku". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Grands Prix Azerbaijan". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Italy 2025 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "How can McLaren win the 2025 Constructors' Championship in Azerbaijan?". Formula 1.com. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tsunoda to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP as New Zealander drops down to Racing Bulls". Formula1.com. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Alpine confirm Colapinto to replace Doohan for next five rounds as team opt to 'rotate' seat". Formula1.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Colapinto set to keep Alpine seat beyond initial evaluation". The-Race.com. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  10. ↑ "The C6 is back for Baku". Pirelli. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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