The Australian claimed his second career win, Checo Pérez and Carlos Sainz had an impressive clash at the end and Colapinto finished eighth in the best race of the season.
Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a race that had everything. The Australian started behind Charles Leclerc and overtook him on lap 20; from there he held off him perfectly and maintained first place until the end. Towards the end, Sergio Checo Pérez and Carlos Sainz had a shocking crash when they were fighting for third place. Franco Colapinto took advantage of this, finishing eighth and adding four points to the general table. Relive the best of the day.
The complex Baku street circuit hosted the best race of the season so far. Throughout the day there was an intense fight for first place. The Monegasque driver started first, but was overtaken by Piastri midway through the race. From then on, the McLaren driver defended his position very well and gave the Ferrari man no chance. Checo and Sainz stalked towards the end, having a shocking accident when fighting for third place. George Russell took advantage of this and climbed onto the podium.
It was the second win of the Australian’s career, having already won in Hungary. His teammate Lando Norris also had a great day after his poor qualifying. He started fifteenth and finished fourth, beating Max Verstappen on the track. With these results, McLaren took first place in the constructors’ table.
Another driver who had a great day was Argentine Franco Colapinto, who scored four points in his second race in Formula 1. He made no mistakes on a very demanding circuit, holding off Lewis Hamilton towards the end and overtaking Nico Hulkenberg on the penultimate lap. He also took advantage of the incident to move up to eighth place, the same position he started in.
09:36
Piastri won the Azerbaijan GP
In a thrilling and eventful finale, the Australian claimed the second victory of his career. Colapinto finished eighth and earned four points in the drivers’ championship.
09:33
50/51 – INCREDIBLE CRASH BETWEEN SAINZ AND CHECO PÉREZ
In a fierce battle for the podium, the Spaniard trapped the Mexican and both crashed into the wall and lost their position.
Sainz’s tremendous crash with Checo Pérez at the end of the Azerbaijan race
09:32
49/51 – Norris passed Verstappen and finished sixth
The British driver from McLaren overtook the championship leader after starting fifteenth.
09:29
48/51 – Piastri maintains the lead with authority
The Australian is doing a great job and, helped by some mistakes from Leclerc, is moving away from the lead. Checo Pérez and Carlos Sainz are looking to gain positions in the final.
09:24
45/51 – Colapinto holds off Hamilton
The Argentine is holding off the seven-time world champion, who is in 12th position just over a second behind.
09:19
42/51 – Top 10 in Azerbaijan
Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Checo Pérez and Carlos Sainz are fighting for the top spots in a finale that promises to be exciting.
09:16
40/51 – Lap record for Lando Norris
After stopping in the pits and putting on medium tyres, the Briton made the fastest lap and took seconds off Verstappen, who is in sixth place.
09:09
36/51 – Hülkenberg and Albon passed to Colapinto
The German was on a fast pace and took advantage of the long main straight to overtake the Argentinean using DRS. His teammate, who was on newer medium tyres, then overtook him.
Nico Hulkenberg beat Franco Colapinto
09:05
34/51 – Russell overtook Verstappen
The championship leader was uncomfortable with his car and could not hold off the onslaught of the Briton, who finished in sixth place.
09:03
33/51 – Great pace by Colapinto
The Argentine is less than a second behind Alonso, who is currently eighth.
08:57
30/51 – Intense fight for first place
Leclerc tried twice to overtake Piastri, who maintained his position very well on both occasions.
08:54
28/51 – This is how the positions are at the moment
Piastri is in first place, more than half a second behind Leclerc. Checo Pérez rounds out the podium a second and a half behind the Monegasque driver. The top five is completed by Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, who still has to make his pit stop.
08:47
24/51 – Colapinto remains tenth
Pending the stops of Norris and Albon, the Argentine could finish eighth. He is also one and a half seconds behind Alonso, who is currently ninth.
08:39
20/51 – Piastri passed to Leclerc
With a great move, the McLaren driver took the lead of the race. In turn, Colapinto passed Gasly and finished tenth.
Piastri overtakes Leclerc and leads the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
08:36
19/51 – Great pace from Checo Pérez
The Mexican set the fastest lap and is in third place just over two seconds behind Oscar Piastri. Leclerc leads the race by one second.
08:33
16/51 – Yuki Tsunoda retired from the race
After a collision with Lance Stroll at the start of the race, the Japanese driver had to retire on lap 16 as he was losing a lot of performance.
08:29
14/51 – Several drivers stopped in the pits
More than half of the grid made a pit stop and put on hard tyres, a compound they will use until the end of the race if there are no problems.
08:23
11/51 – Colapinto a boxes
A quick stop for the Argentinean who put on hard tyres and could use them until the end of the race. With the stop he dropped to 15th place.
Colapinto’s first stop in boxing in Baku
08:17
9/51 – Leclerc pulls away at the front
The Monegasque is more than 2 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri. Checo Pérez completes the podium.
08:13
6/51 – Colapinto remains in eighth place
The Argentine moved up one place on the grid after Hamilton’s penalty and is currently maintaining his position. He is more than a second ahead of his teammate, Alex Albon, who is behind him.
Franco Colapinto drives towards the grid before the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
08:09
4/51 – Great start for Norris
After a very poor qualifying session, the Briton got off to an excellent start and moved up four places in the first few laps. He is now very close to the points.
08:06
1/51 – This is how the positions were after the start
Checo Pérez overtook Sainz and took third place after the start. Lando Norris, who started 15th, is already in twelfth place, looking to get into the points. Lance Stroll suffered a puncture and had to stop in the pits.
08:04
THEY LET GO!
He started his career in Azerbaijan.
The start of the F1 Azerbaijan GP, with Colapinto eighth
07:59
The warm-up lap has begun
The cars are already on the track, in a few minutes the lights go out and the race begins in Azerbaijan.
07:46
Here are the positions before the Azerbaijan GP
*He was replaced by Colapinto.
07:27
What the starting grid looks like for the Azerbaijan race
07:14
What is the Azerbaijan circuit like?
The Azerbaijan GP venue in Baku is 6.003 kilometres long and is run clockwise, with just under 306.049 kilometres completed in the race. It also has 20 corners (12 left-hand and 8 right-hand).
06:59
What time is the Azerbaijan GP race?
- Argentina: 08 hours
- Uruguay: 08 hours
- Brazil: 08 hours
- Chile: 07 hours
- Paraguay: 07 hours
- Bolivia: 07 hours
- Venezuela: 07 hours
- Mexico: 06 hours
- Ecuador: 06 hours
- Colombia: 06 hours
- Peru: 06 hours
- Spain: 13 hours
06:44
Where to watch Azerbaijan race live on TV
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix can be seen live in Argentina on television through Fox Sports:
- Channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- DirecTV Channels 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD)
- Telecentro Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD)
The option to follow it online is through Disney+. There are two easy ways to subscribe to the service offered by ESPN. First, for 880 pesos per month and, the other option, is to acquire it annually for $8,800.
06:30
Welcome to Azerbaijan GP coverage
This Sunday marks the seventeenth day of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Follow it minute by minute.
