2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Socar Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019) was the fourth race of the 2019 Formula One season, the third Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and the fourth time a race was held at the Baku City Circuit following the 2016 European Grand Prix. It was held between 26 April and 28 April 2019. The race is the earliest in the season that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been hosted.
In qualifying, following two accidents involving Robert Kubica and Charles Leclerc at Turn 8, Valtteri Bottas took his second consecutive pole position. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel qualified second and third, respectively.
In the race, Bottas kept his position on the first lap after Hamilton battled at the first few corners. Very little action occurred during the race, with notable moments being when Daniel Ricciardo went too deep into Turn 3 and reversed into Daniil Kvyat on lap 32, and Pierre Gasly's engine problem on lap 39 resulted in a virtual safety car that ended on lap 41. With Hamilton making a mistake at Turn 16 on the penultimate lap, Bottas went on to score his fifth victory and retake the lead in the Drivers' Championship. Hamilton and Vettel finished second and third, respectively.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	1 	4 	8 	Bottas 	1 	4 	8
Vettel 	1 	5 	7 	Leclerc 	1 	5 	7
Verstappen	1 	3 	9 	Gasly 	1 	3 	9
Ricciardo 	2 	1 	10 	Hülkenberg	1 	2 	10
Magnussen 	1 	3 	9 	Grosjean 	1 	3 	9
Sainz 	1 	2 	10 	Norris 	1 	2 	10
Pérez 	1 	2 	10 	Stroll 	1 	2 	10
Räikkönen 	2 	2 	9 	Giovinazzi	1 	3 	9
Kvyat 	2 	2 	9 	Albon 	1 	3 	9
Russell 	2 	2 	9 	Kubica 	1 	3 	9
Source 	Source	Source	Source	Source 	Source	Source	Source
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda] 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda] 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	No Time 	13 	1:45.483	15 	1:43.561	11 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	No Time 	4 	1:44.295	10 	1:43.924	13 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:49.598	2 	1:43.196	2 	1:41.802	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	No Time 	16 	1:45.482	14 	1:43.537	10 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	No Time 	3 	1:45.618	16 	1:44.374	17 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	No Time 	15 	1:44.240	9 	1:47.836	20 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	No Time 	17 	1:45.436	13 	1:43.430	9 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:47.497	1 	1:42.872	1 	1:41.604	1 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	No Time 	18 	1:47.875	18 	1:44.039	15 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	No Time 	6 	1:44.901	11 	1:43.294	7 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	No Time 	12 	1:44.216	8 	1:43.300	8 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	No Time 	9 	1:44.177	6 	1:43.223	6 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	No Time 	14 	1:46.717	17 	1:44.043	16 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	No Time 	5 	1:43.793	4 	1:42.852	3 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	No Time 	– 	1:43.541	3 	1:43.176	5 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	No Time 	7 	1:44.183	7 	1:43.978	14 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	No Time 	11 	No Time 	– 	1:46.290	19 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	No Time 	– 	1:44.003	5 	1:43.064	4 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	No Time 	10 	1:48.111	19 	1:46.000	18 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	No Time 	8 	1:45.366	12 	1:43.637	12 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	6 	1:42.026 	 	2 	1:41.500 	 	1 	1:40.495 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	3 	1:41.614 	 	3 	1:41.580 	 	2 	1:40.554 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	7 	1:42.042 	 	5 	1:41.889 	 	3 	1:40.797 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:41.727 	 	1 	1:41.388 	 	4 	1:41.069 	4
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	11 	1:42.249 	 	4 	1:41.870 	 	5 	1:41.593 	5
6 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	12 	1:42.324 	 	9 	1:42.221 	 	6 	1:41.681 	6
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	13 	1:42.371 	 	8 	1:42.084 	 	7 	1:41.886 	7
8 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	9 	1:42.140 	 	10 	1:42.381 	 	8 	1:42.424 	17*
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	2 	1:41.426 	 	6 	1:41.995 	 	10 	no time 	8
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	5 	1:41.936 	 	11 	1:42.398 	 	 	 	9
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	15 	1:42.486 	 	12 	1:42.477 	 	 	 	10
12 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	10 	1:42.154 	 	13 	1:42.494 	 	 	 	11
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:42.382 	 	14 	1:42.699 	 	 	 	12
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	16 	1:42.630 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	17 	1:43.407 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
16 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	18 	1:43.427 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	19 	1:45.062 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	20 	1:45.455 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL†
107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428	107% time: 1:48.428
EX 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	8 	1:42.059 	 	7 	1:42.082 	 	9 	1:43.068 	PL‡
EX 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	1 	1:41.335 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	PL§
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** Giovinazzi was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his third Control Electronics.
*† Kubica was forced to start from the pit lane after having suspension changes on his car.
*‡ Räikkönen was disqualified from qualifying for failing to have a front wing that would pass a front wing deflection test. Thus, he was forced to start from the pit lane after having his front wing changed.
*§ Gasly was forced to start from the pit lane after not stopping for the weighbridge when instructed to during FP2. He was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, and was later disqualified from qualifying for exceeding fuel flow limits, before he was given another instruction to start from the pit lane after changing his SECU parameters.
===Grid===
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** Giovinazzi was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his third Control Electronics.
*† Kubica was forced to start from the pit lane after having suspension changes on his car.
*‡ Räikkönen was disqualified from qualifying for failing to have a front wing that would pass a front wing deflection test. Thus, he was forced to start from the pit lane after having his front wing changed.
*§ Gasly was forced to start from the pit lane after not stopping for the weighbridge when instructed to during FP2. He was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, and was later disqualified from qualifying for exceeding fuel flow limits, before he was given another instruction to start from the pit lane after changing his SECU parameters.
==Race==
===Report===
Stuart Green Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Post-race===
After the race, Ricciardo was given two penalty points and a three-place grid penalty for reversing into Kvyat's car.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	51 	1h 31m 52.942s 	1 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	51 	+1.524s 	2 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	51 	+11.739s 	3 	15
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	51 	+17.493s 	4 	12
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	51 	+69.107s 	8 	11*
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	51 	+76.416s 	5 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	51 	+83.826s 	9 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	51 	+100.268s 	7 	4
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	51 	+103.816s 	13 	2
10 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	PL 	1
11 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	11 	
12 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	50 	+1 Lap 	17 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	12 	
14 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	12 	
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	16 	
16 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	PL 	
Ret 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	38 	Transmission 	PL 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	38 	Brakes 	14 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	33 	Collision damage	6 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	31 	Collision damage	10 	
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** 10 points for fifth place and 1 point for the fastest lap.
==Milestones==
*Pierre Gasly's 30th entry and start.
*Charles Leclerc's 25th entry and start.
*Scuderia Ferrari's 250th fastest lap.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Valtteri Bottas 	87 	1
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	86 	1
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	52 	1
4 	Max Verstappen 	51 	1
5 	Charles Leclerc 	47 	
6 	Sergio Pérez 	13 	6
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	13 	
8 	Pierre Gasly 	13 	2
9 	Lando Norris 	12 	1
10 	Kevin Magnussen 	8 	1
11 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	6 	
12 	Daniel Ricciardo 	6 	2
13 	Nico Hülkenberg 	6 	2
14 	Lance Stroll 	4 	
15 	Alexander Albon 	3 	2
16 	Daniil Kvyat 	1 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	173 	
2 	 	99 	
3 	 	64 	
4 	 	18 	2
5 	 	17 	3
6 	 	13 	1
7 	 	12 	3
8 	 	8 	1
9 	 	4 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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