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The qualifying session for the 2025 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix spanned across the Baku street circuit and its challenging areas. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc snatched pole position while Max x Verstappen for Red Bull wasn’t too far behind. McLaren showed its competitive prowess again while Mercedes saw both cars within the lead pack.
Full Starting Orders
- Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
- Max Verstappen – Red Bull
- Lando Norris – McLaren
- Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
- Oscar Piastri – McLaren
- George Russell – Mercedes
- Carlos Sainz – Ferrari
- Sergio Pérez – Red Bull
- Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin
- Esteban Ocon – Alpine
- Pierre Gasly – Alpine
- Alex Albon – Williams
- Nico Hülkenberg – Haas
- Yuki Tsunoda – RB
- Lance Stroll – Aston Martin
- Valtteri Bottas – Sauber
- Zhou Guanyu – Sauber
- Daniel Ricciardo – RB
- Kevin Magnussen – Haas
- Logan Sargeant – Williams
The Most Important Points
Front Row Battle: Leclerc’s pole continues to show Ferrari’s progress on these tighter, more dangerous circuits which Verstappen will be sure to close on and keep the pressure on from behind.
McLaren Steadiness: Norris and Piastri have reassuring starts to the day, substantiating McLaren’s gradual edging to the fore in qualifying strength.
Mercedes In The Mix: Hamilton and Russell have something to work with as the line up 4th and 6th and have both Ferrari and Red Bull in their sights.
Street Circit (Baku) Drivers: In the extremely unexplored realms of ‘Alplanes,’ the (success-obsessed) ‘Baku’ Xavier ‘Aloncolamia’ has a fair chance of integrating from the start. Monster: Always in shadow with opportunistic skills Grand Prix.
Midfield Prospects: Alpine maintains the upper hand in the midfield, and Williams, Haas, and Sauber have a tough road ahead as they try to score.
Perspective
“The 2025 edition has the potential to be one more in the long line of Baku clashes that the evenly matched teams at the front can usually bring, and the mix of tight cornering with high-speed straights adds to the maybe 2-3 safeties and a pile driver start. Changes in the latter half of the race combined with 2 well-placed.”
