Azerbaijan 2025
Overview
Event in Progress
Event Ended
P13
finished
A. Albon
P3
finished
C. Sainz
About 6 hours ago
Watch Our Podium ๐Ÿ“บ
Take a look at the celebrations as Carlos becomes the first Atlassian Williams Racing driver in four years to step on a podium. Get the badge here.
About 5 hours ago
About 5 hours ago
Champagne moment ๐Ÿ“ธ
What a moment for Carlos and the team.
About 5 hours ago
New badge ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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About 6 hours ago
Our first trophy since 2021 ๐Ÿ“ธ
That's a second piece of silverware from Baku for us! Vamos, Carlos!
About 6 hours ago
James Speaks ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
A post-race interview for James Vowles, who was asked about Alex celebrating Carlos' podium:
"This is what I love about this team. It is a team.
"Before I knew it, Alex had jumped out the car and ended up just behind me.
"He wants this team to be successful, and he was there to celebrate by our side."
About 6 hours ago
JV ๐Ÿคณ AA
That's a photo that'll never get deleted!
About 6 hours ago
Podium ๐Ÿ“ธ
That's our first podium since 2021!
About 6 hours ago
Alex Appears! ๐Ÿ‘
The Williams group under the podium grows by one as Albono turns up to show his support.
That's how a team operates. We are Williams.
About 6 hours ago
Showing off Sparkles ๐Ÿฆ„
Carlos shows off his new addition to his helmet to Max Verstappen and George Russell โ€“ย Sparkles the Unicorn!
What a debut for Sparkles!
About 6 hours ago
POV: You're with Williams in the pit lane ๐Ÿ“ธ
That's a view we can get used to!
About 6 hours ago
ALEX and PIT and JAMES
PIT: That's P13. Tough day, looked quite difficult to follow. Well done nonetheless. JAMES: Well done, Alex. I know it was a tough day for you, you had pace. JAMES: But come back here, let's celebrate as a team. As a team moving forward. ALEX: Carlos was third? PIT: Affirm. ALEX: Really well done, everyone. That's an amazing effort.
About 6 hours ago
Celebrations ๐Ÿ“ธ
This is what it means.
About 6 hours ago
CARLOS to PIT
I just want to say... This is my first Smoooooooth Operation in Williams!
About 6 hours ago
JAMES and CARLOS
JAMES: Carlos, I've had the pleasure of having many podiums. JAMES: I assure you, this was a star one for me. Well done. JAMES: Vamos! Absolutely incredible. JAMES: Come on! let's go! Come on! JAMES: VAMOS! CARLOS: This is the beginning of something nice, guys. It's great. CARLOS: Thank you so much. Ah! I knew this was coming. CARLOS: I told you a few races ago. I knew it! I knew it! CARLOS: You just need to believe. Thank you!
About 6 hours ago
CARLOS to PIT
VAMOS! VAMOS! Best podium in my career guys! You cannot imagine how this tastes. Thank you so much.
About 6 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
Amazing job, all the way through the weekend! Kept your head down. Brilliant qualifying yesterday. Brilliant race today. That's P3 mate. Amazing job.
About 6 hours ago
HE'S DONE IT!
VAMOS
About 6 hours ago
FINAL LAP
Six kilometres to go.
Keep it smooth, Carlos!
About 6 hours ago
LAP 50/51
A personal best lap for Alex there shows how much pace he had behind the midfielders.
He's already 3s in front of BOR and looks like he'll only drop two places after that penalty.
About 6 hours ago
Carlos Closing In ๐Ÿ“ธ
Only a few laps left for Carlos to navigate!
About 6 hours ago
LAP 48/51
That's it! A mistake for BOR at the T1 exit is the opening Alex needed.
He's up to P11!
About 6 hours ago
LAP 47/51
Alex is right in DRS range of BOR now... could he get one more overtake today?
It's a 1.7s gap to ANT for Carlos, who is keeping things calm in P3.
About 6 hours ago
Garage view ๐Ÿ“ธ
Carlos' race engineer, Gaetan Jego, has kept Carlos informed all race long
About 6 hours ago
LAP 42/51
Ten laps to go...
Carlos is P3 and 1.5s in front of ANT, who has older tyres.
It's P12 Alex, who still has a 10s penalty. He's chasing BOR, and is 5.6s in front of BEA.
That time penalty would demote Albono down to P15 as it stands.
About 7 hours ago
CARLOS and PIT
PIT: OK, Carlos. Verstappen is pitting now. PIT: Currently you're P3. Russell on fresh rubber. PIT: We have nine laps advantage on Antonelli - currently 1.6 behind. PIT: I think that's your race, hopefully. Eleven laps to go. CARLOS: Copy. Leave it to me, please.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 40/51
This is it. RUS stops. He comes out of the pit lane just 1.3s ahead.
Carlos is down to P3 and will need to stay fast to keep this podium position.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 38/51
It's P12 for Alex after STR pits.
That 10s penalty will hurt him, but he's showing real pace by making his way through the order.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 37/51
HAM pits to give Carlos 10s of clear air.
We'll likely see all the leaders stopping soon as they worry about undercutting each other... and promptly NOR stops too to promote Carlos to P4.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 36/51
It's P13 for Albono now! He's repeated that move on BEA and applied it to HUL.
The sister Sauber of BOR is the next car up the road.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 35/51
Alex shoots up the inside of BEA at Turn 1 to get P14 after setting a purple third sector.
At the front, Carlos is 2.2s away from HAM, who is still to stop, and is 2.6s away from ANT, who is P7 behind.
It's still a net P2 for Carlos, but RUS is going long and will be a threat.
About 7 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
No concern on the rears, so you can push on them.
About 7 hours ago
CARLOS to PIT
Any advice from Alex on this tyre?
About 7 hours ago
LAP 30/51
Albono passes GAS for the second time today. A simple DRS pass down the pit straight puts Alex into P15.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 29/51
Alex is right on the back of a battle between GAS and BOR, and jumps to P16 after BEA pits.
Carlos has HAD as a buffer between his FW47 and ANT and LAW, who were fighting for P3 earlier.
About 7 hours ago
Box, box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
After some radio messages with mild concern about RUS undercutting him, Carlos is brought in at the end of Lap 27 for a set of Hards.
He's returned to track ahead of HAD, who is yet to stop, and 6.6s away from HAM.
About 7 hours ago
Sainz speeding through the streets ๐Ÿ“ธ
Eyes ahead for Carlos, who is maintaining his P2 placement
About 7 hours ago
LAP 25/51
Carlos is eking out all the life of his Mediums; they're 29 laps old after some prior running.
He's now 8.3s away from VER in P1, and RUS has closed the gap down to 3s.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 23/51
Alex is on the tail of the just-pitted ALO.
The Spaniard served his five-second penalty in his pit stop.
He's closing in with DRS... and he's through! Up to P17!
About 7 hours ago
LAP 21/51
There are pit stops in the upper positions that could affect Carlos...
LAW and ANT pitted and have let RUS get clear air. The Mercedes driver is closing in on our No.55.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 20/51
It's a 10-second penalty for Alex...
Ahead, Carlos is 5s away from VER, and 5s ahead of LAW.
About 7 hours ago
Investigation โš ๏ธ
The Turn 5 incident involving ALB and COL is under investigation.
About 7 hours ago
PIT and CARLOS
PIT: Thirty-three laps to go. Say how many laps, you think... CARLOS: I think the target lap that you gave me. It's Plan A.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 17/51
That undercut has worked - COL pits one lap later and Alex is on his tail.
The two come together, with COL spinning around.
Alex continues ahead in P18, but there will be an investigation incoming.
He has minor front wing damage.
About 7 hours ago
Box, box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Albono follows those orders and stops at the end of Lap 15 for Hards.
He'll look to reach the chequered flag with these Pirellis.
About 7 hours ago
PIT to ALEX
Box opposite to any of the cars ahead. Three cars ahead. Box opposite to them
About 7 hours ago
LAP 15/51
Alex now has GAS ahead after BEA passed the Alpine.
It's up to P17 for Albono, who uses DRS to get by the French driver into Turn 1, too.
About 7 hours ago
Alex in action ๐Ÿ“ธ
Albono is keeping Ocon behind in these early laps
About 7 hours ago
LAP 11/51
It's all pretty static for the moment.
Carlos is 2.9s away from VER, and 2.2 ahead of LAW.
At the other end, Alex is P18, continuing to be part of the DRS train from P13.
It's COL at the head of it, followed by STR, HUL, GAS, BEA, Albono, and then OCO in last place.
About 7 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
Max is slowly pulling away, but you are pulling away half a second off Lawson. You're doing good.
About 7 hours ago
LAP 8/51
That's the Fastest Lap for Carlos on Lap 7 as he opens a 1.8s gap to LAW.
Alex is in a DRS queue that extends from COL in P13.
About 8 hours ago
LAP 7/51
That's a purple first sector for Carlos, who isn't letting VER run away.
Elsewhere, ALO, sitting P11, has a five-second penalty for a false start.
About 8 hours ago
Race start ๐Ÿ“ธ
Here's the view from Turn 1 on Lap 1
About 8 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
DRS enabled. Lawson 8-tenths behind.
About 8 hours ago
LAP 5/51
We are back underway.
VER has a strong restart, but Carlos keeps his calm and stays ahead of LAW in P2.
Alex is now on the tail of BEA, who slipped back.
About 8 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
Safety car in this lap, safety car in this lap.
About 8 hours ago
LAP 3/51
Replays show OCO and HUL colliding on the opening lap.
The Haas driver has taken a gamble after that by pitting from Hards to Mediums and then back to Hards.
OCO will try to go to the end with that strategy - he's currently behind Alex in P20.
About 8 hours ago
Box, box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Alex stops for a new set of Mediums.
It'll be an effort to get them to the end, but he won't need to stop again...
About 8 hours ago
LAP 1/51
PIA almost stalled on the grid and fell to the back, behind Alex, has now ended his race in the wall for an early Safety Car.
Carlos remains P2, with Alex in P19 after OCO had a lightning start.
About 8 hours ago
FORMATION LAP
VER on pole is using Hards.
That could give Carlos an early edge...
Alex is also surrounded by Hard tyre runners - HUL and GAS ahead are on the white-walled rubber, as is OCO behind.
About 8 hours ago
Starting tyres ๐Ÿ›ž
It's used Mediums for Carlos, and fresh Mediums for Alex to start this race.
About 8 hours ago
James Talks Weather ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ
Speaking to F1TV, James Vowles explains that "there's a little bit of rain" on the way.
"I don't know if it'll hit us or not," says our Team Principal. "If it does, it'll be in an hour."
About 8 hours ago
National anthem ๐ŸŽถ
A very rock-music rendition of the Azerbaijani national anthem rings through the streets of Baku.
About 8 hours ago
Getting ready ๐Ÿ‘Š
Carlos and Alex are on the grid, which is as busy as ever.
The view isn't bad from the front row...
About 8 hours ago
En-route to the grid ๐Ÿ“ธ
Alex is getting some installation laps in ahead of the race
About 8 hours ago
THIRTY MINUTES ๐Ÿšจ
The formation lap will begin in half an hour!
Have you got everything ready for the race? There isn't long to go...
About 8 hours ago
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About 9 hours ago
Baku Badge ๐Ÿ”“
The Azerbaijan GP badge is waiting for you if you haven't already unlocked it!
Head to the top of the page to grab yours and add it to your collection.
About 9 hours ago
Carbono ๐Ÿ“ธ
The Williams boys are ready for the race
About 9 hours ago
Race Day ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Welcome to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix's race day!
Williams are sandwiching the grid, with Carlos Sainz qualifying on the front row and Alex Albon suffering an early exit for a P20 qualification.
Esteban Ocon, however, was disqualified yesterday, bumping Alex up one position before lights out.
We'll bring you everything from the two FW47s on what is sure to be a day to remember...
About 9 hours ago
A Quali hour (and 58mins) for the ages ๐Ÿงฎ
Yesterday
Read all about it ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ
Yesterday
LOCKED IN ๐Ÿ”’
Our best Quali result since Belgium 2021...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Really good, really good. P2 โ€“ amazing job! CARLOS to PIT: Thank you, guys. JV to CARLOS: Vamos Carlos! Well done, it's a brilliant Qualifying session. Wow, that was tough โ€“ well done! CARLOS to PIT: Amazing, thank you!
Yesterday
IT'S P2 ๐Ÿ
It's a superb lap from VER, the only person who could deny Carlos today.
Still... VAMOS CARLOS!!! That's P2 for the race tomorrow, our best Quali result in four years.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push, weave to Turn 1.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Russell overtook me in the pit lane, I don't know if that was allowed. PIT to CARLOS: OK, we'll report.
Yesterday
Heading out ๐Ÿ‘‰
Carlos, provisional pole sitter, leaves the garage on Medium tyres...
Yesterday
Final resumption time ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ
Green light set for 17:54
Yesterday
Deep breaths, team ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ
How are we holding up out there, folks?
Yesterday
A sixth Red Flag ๐Ÿšฉ
PIA is in the wall, he's OK. VER was about to snatch pole, but the Red Flag comes out.
Carlos remains P1 with 3:41 left on the clock...
Yesterday
Box Box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Carlos is back in after an exploratory lap, times are improving on track. This will be a quick turnaround...
Yesterday
Softs for Sainz ๐Ÿ›ž
We're back underway with seven minutes left, how much grip will be out there. The sun is low in the sky, but shining on the track...
Carlos - P1
Yesterday
Session resumption time ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ
The last seven minutes will begin at 17:37 local time...
Yesterday
How are we feeling, team? ๐Ÿ‘€
It's slippy out there after that light rain, no sign of a restart just yet, but it's brightening up...
Yesterday
Eyes to the skies โ˜๏ธ
You better all be doing as Carlos asked, OK?
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
You can start dancing to see if it rains a bit harder.
Yesterday
Carlos on ๐Ÿ”
Track is getting slippy, Carlos goes P1 with a 1:41.595...
RED FLAG โ€“ LEC in the wall at T15.
We return to the garage sat in P1, rain is coming down heavier...
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push. Same wind direction, lower intensity. Small drops of rain in the pit lane.
Yesterday
Getting to work ๐Ÿ˜ค
Carlos rolls out on used Mediums for this first Q3 push...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Abort, abort โ€“ you're through. Good job, mate.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Leclerc with you, go push.
Yesterday
Box Box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Carlos returns to the garage sitting in P6 โ€“ it's a quick turnaround, he's back out there again on fresh Mediums...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Time on the board โฑ๏ธ
And knowing how Quali has gone so far, that could be crucial.
It's a 1:41.675 for Carlos, a mega lap on the Mediums...
Yesterday
Guess what? ๐ŸŸข
We're back underway โ€“ Carlos returns with 11 minutes to go in Q2, still running the Medium tyre.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT:
How long? PIT to CARLOS: Two minutes, 10. All the time in the world to talk to me about your life and everything, mate.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
The wind is CRAZY right now.
Yesterday
Lap aborted ๐Ÿšฉ
Carlos reports that the Medium tyre was very good. BEA has hit the wall and pulled over. Back to the garage.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
You're the first car to open, go push.
Yesterday
Medium tyres ๐Ÿ›ž
It's the yellow-walled Pirelli rubber for Carlos' first laps of Q2, he's the first one on track...
Yesterday
Q2 on the way ๐Ÿ”œ
Session will start at 16:48 local time...
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Red flag, red flag. CARLOS to PIT: NO! PIT to CARLOS: It's OK, you are through, you are through.
Yesterday
Through โ†—๏ธ
Carlos cannot complete his lap, but he's P14 and through to Q2.
GAS ran deep at T4, and COL tagged the barriers at the same corner seconds later.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
No improvement โฑ๏ธ
Carlos misses out on improving on his first time by 0.003s - he's still P8 for now and he'll have time for another lap as the track continues to improve...
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
Waiting for the lights again ๐Ÿšฆ
Carlos is front of the queue with fresh Softs fitted - Q1 will resume at 16:28 local time.
Yesterday
Another red ๐Ÿšฉ
HUL is in the wall at T4, red flag is flying. He recovers and returns to the pits with debris left on track.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
Back underway ๐ŸŸข
Alex's car has been recovered and Q1 resumes. Carlos leaves the garage for another push...
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
F***. I'm out, sorry.
Yesterday
Alex is out ๐Ÿšฉ
He's clipped the inside wall at T1, breaking the left front. That's his Quali over.
Yesterday
First lap ๐Ÿ”’
Carlos sets a 1:42.635, Alex puts in a 1:43.778...
Yesterday
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
Yesterday
Rolling out ๐Ÿ‘‰
Our duo have left the pit lane, both with fresh Soft tyres fitted for this first Q1 push...
Yesterday
We're waiting at the lights ๐Ÿšฆ
Alex and Carlos are in the queue waiting for the green light in Q1...
Yesterday
Here we go โณ
Drivers are in cars, final Quali preparations are complete โ€“ let's do this!
Yesterday
Next Up: Quali ๐Ÿ‘€
We'll be racing the stopwatch very shortly!
The wind has picked up, and we even had a sprinkling of light rain during the F2 race โ€“ you're not going to want to miss this one...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
P2 for Luke ๐Ÿพ
That's ANOTHER podium for Luke Browning, gaining crucial points in his championship fight!
Yesterday
Catch up with Team Torque ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
Team Torque has arrived in Baku, and there's a new host in the hot seat this week...
Yesterday
FP3 โœ…
Practice complete, all eyes on Quali later...
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I did another mistake in 15.
Yesterday
Exploring more of Baku โ†–๏ธ
Alex goes deep at T4, no harm done. He finds reverse and rejoins safely.
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
I think the wind is picking up a lot.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Tyres feel better than yesterday.
Yesterday
Carlos improves, but... ๐Ÿ“ˆ
He also couldn't use DRS down the main straight because of a yellow at T1 โ€“ both our drivers suffer the same fate on their first Soft pushes of this stint.
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Alex to P2 ๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸข
He couldn't use DRS down the main straight because of a yellow flag at T1, good improvement to 1:41.983.
Carlos is on an out lap, also on fresh Soft tyres...
Yesterday
Back out ๐Ÿ‘‰
Alex departs the garage once again, fresh set of Soft tyres fitted...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
More time found ๐Ÿ“ˆ
Alex tucks in just behind Carlos after a 1:42.925...
Yesterday
Carlos climbs ๐Ÿ‘
Big jump for CS55, he's P3 after a 1:42.892...
Yesterday
Traffic paradise? ๐Ÿซฃ
Alex finds TSU going slowly at T15, forcing him to abandon his lap whilst four-tenths up.
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
What the f***?!
Yesterday
Finding time ๐Ÿ“ˆ
Alex momentarily jumps into P2, a 1:43.549 for our Thai racer now finds him in P3.
Carlos is P11 after his 1:44.823...
Yesterday
On the board โฑ๏ธ
Alex slots into P3 with a 1:44.561, Carlos is P7 following a 1:45.304...
Yesterday
Heading out ๐Ÿ‘‰
18 minutes into FP3, Carlos and Alex roll out of the garage on Soft tyres...
Yesterday
FP3 ๐Ÿ”œ
It's a windy day here in Baku, stay tuned for live updates of the final Practice session of the weekend...
Yesterday
Team Torque ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
Team Torque has arrived in Baku, and there's a new host in the hot seat this week...
Yesterday
FP2 โœ…
First day of running in Baku complete
19 Sep 2025
Final laps of the day ๐Ÿ“ธ
The sun starts setting over Baku...
19 Sep 2025
PIT to CARLOS
Five more laps.
19 Sep 2025
Race Sim ๐Ÿ“Š
Our duo start a long run as we enter the final 15 minutes of FP2...
19 Sep 2025
Box Box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Back in the garage after the opening runs on the Soft tyres in FP2... Alex - P8 Carlos - P10
19 Sep 2025
First Soft times โฑ๏ธ
Both Alex and Carlos have to navigate the limping McLaren of NOR in the middle sector. Alex is able to improve, Carlos just missed out on the latest run.
19 Sep 2025
Soft tyre time ๐Ÿ›ž
Our duo roll out in sync, time for some Quali simulation...
19 Sep 2025
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19 Sep 2025
Box Box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Back in after the opening FP2 stint. Carlos comes straight in after a push lap, Alex aborts his last push whilst he was three-tenths up.
19 Sep 2025
Finding more time โฑ๏ธ
Good lap from Carlos to go P4, a 1:42.255. Alex has a slide at T16, but still improves with a 1:42.618 to go P8.
19 Sep 2025
Further improvements ๐Ÿ“ˆ
1:42.734 for Carlos last time around, with Alex setting a 1:42.865...
19 Sep 2025
CARLOS to PIT
I'm happier with the balance.
19 Sep 2025
Strong start โฑ๏ธ
1:43.328 for Carlos, 1:43.467 for Alex after one push lap of FP2 โ€“ they're P3 and P4...
19 Sep 2025
Carlos on Mediums ๐Ÿ‘‰
He leaves the garage a couple of minutes after his teammate...
19 Sep 2025
Alex heads out ๐Ÿ‘‰
AA23 rolls out on the Hard compound...
19 Sep 2025
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19 Sep 2025
FP1 โœ…
A disrupted hour, but a solid start to our weekend...
19 Sep 2025
1:43.859 โฑ๏ธ
Good gain for Carlos as he climbs to P7 on his latest push lap...
19 Sep 2025
1:43.563 โฑ๏ธ
Alex's first lap on new Softs sees him jump to P4 for the time being, Carlos leaves the pit lane now with new boots fitted plus a flap adjustment...
19 Sep 2025
Box Box ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
Alex aborts his lap, pulling into the pits for fresh Soft tyres for the last 10 minutes of FP1. Carlos will do the same this time around...
19 Sep 2025
Back on track ๐Ÿ“ธ
19 Sep 2025
Finding time ๐Ÿ“ˆ
Alex improves with a 1:44.645. Carlos has to abort his lap at Turn 2, with a Haas going slow out of the pit lane exit...
19 Sep 2025
CARLOS to PIT
This guy didn't even see me!
19 Sep 2025
Back to it ๐Ÿ‘‰
With just over 20 minutes left in the session, our duo are back on track on the Softs...
19 Sep 2025
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19 Sep 2025
Waiting for the green light ๐Ÿšฆ
Inspections underway on the kerb that was damaged, causing the red flag...
19 Sep 2025
ALEX to PIT
The initial feeling is the rear's floating mid-corner. I think a lot of that's coming down to the rear locking on entry. I do have front locking but that's mostly in a straight lane.
19 Sep 2025
Back to the pits ๐Ÿšฉ
There's debris on the exit of T16 that needs clearing...
19 Sep 2025
1:45.087 โฑ๏ธ
Alex climbs the order to P2 after his first complete lap...
19 Sep 2025
Carlos' first lap โฑ๏ธ
It's a 1:47.355 for our Spanish racer...
19 Sep 2025
ALEX to PIT
My left mirror has gone, so I can't see behind me.
19 Sep 2025
Heading out ๐Ÿ‘‰
Soft tyres fitted, Carlos leads Alex out of the garage for our first laps of the weekend...
19 Sep 2025
Our Baku Track Guide ๐Ÿ“บ
Join Jorpa from Williams Sim Racing for a virtual lap around the Baku City Circuit ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix
19 Sep 2025
We're not seeing cars on track right now, but here's how what it looks like... ๐Ÿ“บ
Join Jorpa from Williams Sim Racing for a virtual lap around the Baku City Circuit ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix
19 Sep 2025
Hi Albono ๐Ÿ‘‹
19 Sep 2025
Exclusive 1980-Inspired Driver Card Upgrades
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19 Sep 2025
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19 Sep 2025
Azerbaijan 2025
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025
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Fri, 19 September, 08:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 19 September, 12:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 20 September, 08:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 20 September, 12:00
Qualifying
Sun, 21 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)
2025 Support Series: Formula 2
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P7
Fastest Lap: 1:46.947 (Lap 43)
Qualifying: P10 (1:42.859)
Tyre Strategy: Hard-Medium
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:46.866 (Lap 46)
Qualifying: P3 (1:41.805)
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: P7 (2024)
Carlos' Best Finish: P5 (2023, 2018)
Williams Racing Highlight: Last season's trip to Baku saw Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto finish in P7 and P8, securing double points and Williams' best result in three seasons.
Azerbaijan At A Glance
Capital: Baku
Population: 10 million
Size: 86,600 sq km
Language: Azerbaijani
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Event Ended
P13
finished
A. Albon
P3
finished
C. Sainz
About 6 hours ago
Watch Our Podium ๐Ÿ“บ
Take a look at the celebrations as Carlos becomes the first Atlassian Williams Racing driver in four years to step on a podium. Get the badge here.
About 5 hours ago
About 5 hours ago
Champagne moment ๐Ÿ“ธ
What a moment for Carlos and the team.
About 5 hours ago
New badge ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Remember this day. We have a brand-new Azerbaijan Podium badge for you to collect.
Head to the top of the page now to add it to your collection.
About 6 hours ago
Our first trophy since 2021 ๐Ÿ“ธ
That's a second piece of silverware from Baku for us! Vamos, Carlos!
About 6 hours ago
James Speaks ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
A post-race interview for James Vowles, who was asked about Alex celebrating Carlos' podium:
"This is what I love about this team. It is a team.
"Before I knew it, Alex had jumped out the car and ended up just behind me.
"He wants this team to be successful, and he was there to celebrate by our side."
About 6 hours ago
JV ๐Ÿคณ AA
That's a photo that'll never get deleted!
About 6 hours ago
Podium ๐Ÿ“ธ
That's our first podium since 2021!
About 6 hours ago
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