Full 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku starting grid

Max Verstappen will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole
position following a stunning final lap in qualifying at the Baku
City Circuit.  The four-time world champion mastered tricky
conditions to capitalise on his rivals faltering, with both
McLarens and Ferraris having encountered difficulties.  Williams'
Carlos Sainz and Racing Bull's Liam Lawson start in a shock second
and third, while Kimi Antonelli completes the second row.  Lando
Norris is the top McLaren in seventh, with Oscar Piastri in ninth
after crashing out in Q3. As for the Ferrari duo, Charles Leclerc
starts 10th after he also crashed in Q3, ahead of Lewis Hamilton in
12th. Franco Colapinto has taken on a spare chassis and a new
gearbox after his qualifying crash, however, Alpine operated inside
the regulations to carry out the changes, meaning the Argentine
retains his position on the grid. Esteban Ocon starts at the back
of the grid after being disqualified from qualifying. NOTE: Grid
remains provisional until officially confirmed by the FIA.  Full
2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku starting grid