After three weeks without Formula 1, the competition returns this weekend to Azerbaijan. This fourth race of the championship, which will bring new features such as updates to the single-seaters or the new sprint format, will be held in Baku, the country’s capital.
The qualifying days will allow us to see the 20 single-seaters face each other for pole position and define the starting order for Sunday’s race, with the 2023 Azerbaijan GP being their fourth chance to prove it.
Red Bull obtained good results at the Baku Street Circuit, where they obtained victory in the last two editions with Verstappen, in 2022 and ‘Checo’ Pérez, in 2021. For this reason, the favorite intends to continue this good streak by winning once once again.
Today, Friday April 28, the first qualifying session will take place, something key for Sunday’s race. The teams will have a single free practice session with one goal in mind: to prepare for the qualifying event that will take place at 3:00 p.m.
Tomorrow, Saturday the 29th, a second classification will be held. In this way, the qualy would be at 11:30 a.m. while the Sprint race will take place at 3:30 p.m. Finally, on Sunday, spectators will be able to enjoy the main race, with 51 laps on a track of more than six kilometres.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth race of Formula 1 2023, will take place this Sunday, April 30, at 1:00 p.m. It can be followed live on television from the DAZN channels and from the La Vanguardia website the last hour of the race will be followed in real time.
Free practice 1: 11:30-12:30 hours
Classification: 15:00-16:00 hours
Classification to the Sprint: 11:30-12:30 hours
Sprint Race: 3:30 p.m.
Baku Grand Prix: 1:00 p.m.