Azerbaijan 2024
Overview
Event in Progress
Race
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Qualifying
P10
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A. Albon
P9
finished
F. Colapinto
Yesterday
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23 minutes ago
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39 minutes ago
Did you know? 🤔🇦🇷
Franco Colapinto has become the first driver from Argentina to qualify inside the top ten since Carlos Reutemann did so for Williams at the 1982 Brazilian GP.
About 1 hour ago
Qualifying 🏁
Onwards to race day...
About 1 hour ago
FRANCO to PIT
Thank you guys. I think we did good steps in the weekend and after losing confidence in FP1 we did a good recovery, so thank you. You helped me a lot, everyone. JAMES to FRANCO Franco, well done. You've really epitomised what we're all about here, which is pulling together when things get tough. You did a great job of recovering after that incident and it's really, really proud to see how you stepped forward across all of this session and these last few sessions. Well done. You can be proud of that.
About 1 hour ago
JAMES to ALEX
Alex, you drove spectacularly through qualifying. Well done for that. I'm sorry for that incident. We're going to make sure that doesn't happen again. We need to understand in that rush why we could even do that. But from your perspective, you can be proud of what you achieved. Well done. ALEX to PIT We're going to fight tomorrow, everyone, today. Don't stress. We can get points tomorrow.
About 1 hour ago
P9 for Franco 🔒
Franco improves with a 1:42.530, Alex just missed the flag so will start P10.
About 1 hour ago
Alex leaves the garage with a fan still on his airbox, he frees it himself - Franco pushes on...
About 1 hour ago
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About 1 hour ago
On the board ⏱
P8 and P9 after our first run. It's 1:42.859 for Alex, 1:42.890 for Franco...
About 1 hour ago
Time for a banker lap 👉
Alex and Franco head out on used tyres for their first Q3 attempts...
About 1 hour ago
Best Quali of the year 🔒
An extraordinary effort so far, but how high can our duo put their machines? Stay tuned for Q3...
About 2 hours ago
FRANCO to PIT
VAMOS! Good job!
About 2 hours ago
GET IN! 👏
It's a 1:42.840 for Alex, 1:42.473 for Franco! DOUBLE Q3!!!
About 2 hours ago
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
About 2 hours ago
Here we go 👉
Alex and Franco head back out, they've both got fresh softs fitted for their final Q2 pushes... let's send it!
About 2 hours ago
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About 2 hours ago
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the garage for our duo...
About 2 hours ago
On the board ⏱
Good laps for used tyres - Alex sets a 1:43.233, with Franco banking a 1:43.572...
About 2 hours ago
PIT to FRANCO
You've been doing great in Q1. Just repeat the laps. The track evolution will probably largely compensate the tyres. Just another good lap, clean lap.
About 2 hours ago
Rolling back out 👉
Alex and Franco head out for Q2, used soft tyres fitted to them both...
About 2 hours ago
Climbing and through! 📈
Two good laps that will send us through to Q2!
Alex - 1:42.899 Franco - 1:43.138
About 2 hours ago
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
About 2 hours ago
Heading back out 👉
Fresh boots fitted, Alex leads Franco out of the garage for their final Q1 attempts...
About 2 hours ago
Finding time 📈
Franco jumps to P3 with a 1:43.545, Alex is P8 after a 1:43.956 - back to the pits and we'll prepare for one more Q1 push...
About 2 hours ago
First times banked 🔒
There's almost nothing between our duo! Franco sets a 1:44.204, Alex puts in a 1:44.207...
About 2 hours ago
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
About 2 hours ago
No time to waste 👋
Alex and Franco have left the garage and joined the queue with two minutes to go until the light goes green...
About 2 hours ago
Ready to go 🇦🇿
Alex and Franco are being strapped into their machines, full focus on the task ahead...
About 2 hours ago
Time for Quali 💪
About 2 hours ago
Update from Austria 🇦🇹
It's P3 for Alessandro Giusti in the first race of the weekend in Spielberg, nice work!
About 2 hours ago
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About 3 hours ago
Quali prep underway 📸
About 3 hours ago
F2 Sprint 🏁
That's P11 for Luke Browning at the flag.
About 3 hours ago
Speeding towards Quali ⏰
We'll start racing the stopwatch at 16:00 local time
About 4 hours ago
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About 4 hours ago
FP3 🏁
A promising final hour, all eyes on Quali...
About 5 hours ago
That's P7 and P8 for now 👏
Two more good laps from our duo sees them both improve...
About 5 hours ago
ALEX to PIT
We've got a good car... a really good car.
About 5 hours ago
Slight improvement 🤏
Franco finds a yellow flag on his push lap in the opening sector, so only finds a gain in the middle sector. Alex is pushing now...
About 5 hours ago
PIT to FRANCO
Go push.
About 5 hours ago
Fresh softs 👉
Franco leaves the garage with some shiny soft tyres fitted to his FW46...
About 5 hours ago
Another good lap 📈
A 1:43.623 for Albono on his latest tour, Franco had a strong S3 but couldn't improve his overall time and is boxing...
About 5 hours ago
Back to it 👉
Franco heads back out on used softs, Alex joins him a minute later...
About 5 hours ago
Session stopped 🚩
Bearman goes deep at Turn 1 and hits the wall, back to the garage for our duo...
About 5 hours ago
It's a Williams 1-2 📈
Alex goes top with a 1:44.371, Franco slots in behind him with a 1:45.186...
About 5 hours ago
Heading out on softs 👉
With 34 minutes left in the session, Alex and Franco roll out of the garage...
About 5 hours ago
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About 5 hours ago
Session stopped 🚩
Ocon has come to a halt on the main straight, it's back to the pits for those that were on track.
About 5 hours ago
Quiet track 🤫
Just three cars out there at the moment and only eight have been out in total, with no lap times set.
Alex and Franco are now in their machines...
About 6 hours ago
Engineer chat 🗣
Alex and Franco aren't in their cars just yet, they're just talking at the Engineer Island in the centre of the garage. It won't be long before we're on track...
About 6 hours ago
Warmed up and ready 💪
About 6 hours ago
FP3 IN 15 ⏳
One last hour of Practice is moments away, we're all set here in the garage...
About 6 hours ago
Baku Brain Teasers 🧠
About 6 hours ago
Buenos días Franco 👋
About 6 hours ago
Quali Day check in 📍
About 6 hours ago
"The heroes of the day" 🗣
We caught up with Franco Colapinto immediately after FP2 to get his reflections on Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Yesterday
Friday Sunset 📸
We've got plenty of data to pour over as we head into the rest of the weekend...
Yesterday
FRANCO to PIT
Thank you guys for all the hard work.
Yesterday
PIT to FRANCO
So I will talk when you're back, but a good session overall. A lot to discuss, a lot to do better tomorrow, but that's a good session, mate.
Yesterday
FP2 🏁
That's our Friday complete...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Alex switches onto used softs for the final stages of this session...
Yesterday
In a rhythm 🔁
Alex and Franco putting in consecutive race laps, a 1:49.736 for Franco on his last lap with Alex banking a 1:49.677
Yesterday
"Go race" 📻
Franco also heads out on used mediums as we enter the final 18 minutes of FP2...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Long run time 📊
Alex heads out on seven-lap old medium tyres to gather some data for Sunday's race...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the garage for Franco and Alex their latest stints...
Yesterday
FRANCO to PIT
I touched the wall, rear right. PIT to FRANCO Okay, that's go in and box. Slow in, slow in, please. I think you were up until that.
Yesterday
PIT to FRANCO
That's a good first [soft] lap. So, let's build up on that.
Yesterday
Franco climbs 📈
He tucks in just behind Alex on the timesheets with a 1:44.749...
Yesterday
First soft time ⏱
1:44.737 for Alex, Franco stops and fits the soft tyre...
Yesterday
Second push 📈
It's a 1:46.012 for Franco, meanwhile Alex rolls back out on soft tyres...
Yesterday
First push 🔒
He'll look to build his way back into this session, and Franco starts with a 1:47.571...
Yesterday
PIT to FRANCO
Good first lap.
Yesterday
1:45.124 ⏱
Up to P5 for Albono, with a sprinkling of purple mini-sectors...
Yesterday
Franco heads out 👉
Medium tyres for our Argentine racer to start FP2...
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
We just need to get the front to work better. The front is a bit cold but the rear is so much better.
Yesterday
On the board ⏱
A solid first lap of the session, a 1:46.421 puts Albono P6 for now...
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Go switch to go out. It's clear to open the lap.
Yesterday
Heading out into the evening sunshine 🌇
Alex heads out onto the circuit with medium tyres fitted...
Yesterday
Suited and booted 📸
Yesterday
Limbering up for FP2 💪
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Pre-FP2 viewing 🔥
Join Williams Racing as we preview Round 17 of the 2024 Formula 1 season: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Yesterday
One hour 'til FP2 ⏰
We'll be back on track soon...
Yesterday
F2 Qualifying 🏁
It's P11 for Luke Browning on debut - good effort, Luke!
Yesterday
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Yesterday
FP1 🏁
A tricky first session, but we'll go again in 2.5 hours...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Alex is pushing 👉
Back to green and Albono is pushing, but runs deep at Turn 4. A quick turn and he's back on track...
Yesterday
FRANCO to PIT
Sorry for that guys.
Yesterday
Franco clips the wall 🚩
A loss of the rear sees Franco in the wall at Turn 4.
Yesterday
First soft times ⏱
1:47.901 for Franco, 1:47.955 for Alex - they're winding up for another lap now...
Yesterday
Back to it 👉
Soft tyres fitted for both Alex and Franco...
Yesterday
Getting to know Baku 📸
Yesterday
Finding time 📈
It's a 1:48.602 for Franco, 1:48.931 for Alex. Red Flag, Leclerc is in the wall at Turn 15, we are heading back to the garage.
Yesterday
On the board ⏱
Alex sets a 1:50.348. Both Franco and Alex then have to back off as they find a Ferrari backing up at Turn 7...
Yesterday
Let's try that again 👉
Alex heads back out to set up his first push of the weekend, Franco joins him shortly after...
Yesterday
Back to the pits 🚩
Session stopped and our duo are heading back in...
Yesterday
PIT to FRANCO
Good first laps.
Yesterday
First time of the weekend ⏱
It's a 1:51.651 for Franco on push one, he continues and sets a 1:49.786. Alex is back out on track...
Yesterday
Franco's turn 👉
Our No43 rolls out on mediums for his first taste of the Baku City Circuit...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Installation lap complete, it's back to the garage for Albono...
Yesterday
First out 👉
No time to waste, Alex is the first driver out on track as the light goes green...
Yesterday
Five minute warning 🚨
Our duo are hopping into their machines, we'll be taking to the track shortly...
Yesterday
FP1 data check 💻
20 minutes to go before we're on track...
Yesterday
Hear from James 🗣
Pull up a seat as James Vowles addresses the Williams Racing team ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend
Yesterday
Checking in 📍
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Salam Baku 👋🇦🇿
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend is here! Get your weekend off to the best start by claiming your Azerbaijan badge...
Yesterday
Azerbaijan 2024
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024
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Fri, 13 September, 09:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 13 September, 13:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 14 September, 08:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 14 September, 12:00
Qualifying
Sun, 15 September, 11:00
Race
Welcome to the Baku City Circuit, located in the heart of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, and home to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Known for its incredibly long straight and uniquely narrow run alongside a castle, this street circuit offers one of the most dramatic settings on the Formula 1 calendar.
Unpredictability is always part of any street circuit, but Baku somehow takes that reputation to another level, making adaptive strategies, driver skill, and a little bit of luck all pivotal in any race.
Circuit Overview:
The Baku City Circuit unfolds over 6.003 km (3.730 miles) with 20 turns, beginning with a quartet of 90-degree corners in Sector 1, with Turn 1 and Turn 3 seeing their fair share of overtakes over the years.
Sector 2 hosts the slowest corners of the track, and navigates around the tricky and narrow castle, before opening up with wider roads and faster corners leading to the circuit's signature feature: the long main straight.
The final sector is the longest flat-out section in Formula 1, encouraging high speeds and daring overtaking manoeuvres before the heavy braking into Turn 1 where the action begins once more.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Baku City Circuit
Location: Baku
First Grand Prix: 2016
Circuit Length: 6.003 km (3.730 miles)
Race Distance: 306.049 km (190.170 miles)
Laps: 51
Lap Record: 1:43.009 (Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 2019)
2024 Support Series: Formula 2
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P12
Fastest Lap: 1:45.925 (Lap 51)
Qualifying: P13 (1:41.818)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard
Williams Racing's Azerbaijan GP History
Best Finish: P3 (Lance Stroll, 2017)
Best Qualifying: P5 (Felipe Massa, 2016, as European GP)
Alex's Best Finish: P11 (2019)
Franco's Best Finish: TBC (2024)
Williams Racing Highlight: Our first trip to Baku in 2016 had Valtteri Bottas record the highest top speed in a race weekend during Qualifying, reaching 378 km/h down the main straight in the FW38.
Azerbaijan At A Glance
Capital: Baku
Population: 10 million
Size: 86,600 sq km
Language: Azerbaijani
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Race
STARTS IN
00
D
20
H
45
M
22
S
Qualifying
P10
finished
A. Albon
P9
finished
F. Colapinto
Yesterday
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23 minutes ago
Make your Pit Wall Predictions
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39 minutes ago
Did you know? 🤔🇦🇷
Franco Colapinto has become the first driver from Argentina to qualify inside the top ten since Carlos Reutemann did so for Williams at the 1982 Brazilian GP.
About 1 hour ago
Qualifying 🏁
Onwards to race day...
About 1 hour ago
FRANCO to PIT
Thank you guys. I think we did good steps in the weekend and after losing confidence in FP1 we did a good recovery, so thank you. You helped me a lot, everyone. JAMES to FRANCO Franco, well done. You've really epitomised what we're all about here, which is pulling together when things get tough. You did a great job of recovering after that incident and it's really, really proud to see how you stepped forward across all of this session and these last few sessions. Well done. You can be proud of that.
About 1 hour ago
JAMES to ALEX
Alex, you drove spectacularly through qualifying. Well done for that. I'm sorry for that incident. We're going to make sure that doesn't happen again. We need to understand in that rush why we could even do that. But from your perspective, you can be proud of what you achieved. Well done. ALEX to PIT We're going to fight tomorrow, everyone, today. Don't stress. We can get points tomorrow.
About 1 hour ago
P9 for Franco 🔒
Franco improves with a 1:42.530, Alex just missed the flag so will start P10.
About 1 hour ago
Alex leaves the garage with a fan still on his airbox, he frees it himself - Franco pushes on...
About 1 hour ago
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