F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more

The Ferrari driver beat both Red Bulls to the top spot in qualifying, despite trailing at least one of Sergio Perez or Max Verstappen during the Q1 and Q2 sessions, with his final Q3 effort of 1m41.359s giving him pole by 0.282s from Perez. 

The Mexican driver missed out on getting a tow for his final Q3 run due to a suspected refuelling issue which delayed him from leaving the Red Bull garage with team-mate Verstappen. 

With Verstappen having to settle for third, it saw provisional polesitter Carlos Sainz relegated to fourth place for Ferrari. George Russell once again led the best of the rest charge for Mercedes in fifth place ahead of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly.

Lewis Hamilton continued to struggle with the bouncing Mercedes to take seventh place in qualifying, just ahead of Yuki Tsunoda in the other AlphaTauri, as Sebastian Vettel grabbed ninth for Aston Martin ahead of Alpine’s Fernando Alonso.

Lance Stroll crashed during Q1 of qualifying to cause a red flag, with the Aston Martin driver down in 19th place on the grid for the race.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18, George Russell, Mercedes W13, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W13

Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images

The eighth round of the 2022 F1 season, the Azerbaijan GP at Baku City Circuit, gets underway at 3:00pm local time (12:00pm BST) on Sunday 12th June.

In the United Kingdom Formula 1 is only broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.

Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels which costs £20 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day