F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 Starting Grid

Kimi Antonelli put everything together for a much-welcomed fourth on the grid ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, who is still fighting a respiratory infection.

Another driver that delivered sought after respite from external pressure was Yuki Tsunoda, who will line up sixth.

Lando Norris escaped from a brush with the wall without damage but set a time only good enough for seventh, with Isack Hadjar making it a double top-10 for Racing Bulls in eighth.

Championship leader Piastri failed to set a time before triggering a record sixth red flag of the session and will have to fight through from ninth to score big, while Leclerc also left his mechanics a rebuild and will launch his Ferrari from 10th.

Elsewhere on the grid, Lewis Hamilton will need a strong drive to fightback from 12th on the grid after a disappointing Q2, while the bottom six on the grid contain four drivers that found the barriers and one that was disqualified.

Oliver Bearman bent the suspension on his Haas at Turn 3 and is 15th and Franco Colapinto made of a mess of his Alpine after setting the 16th best time.

Nico Hulkenberg is 17th for Sauber after finding the barriers at Turn 4 - though he continued in the session - while Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon, another who crashed, move up one position each from where they qualified to 18th and 19th.

That's because Esteban Ocon was disqualified from the session after his Haas failed a rear wing deflection test.

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 starting grid with penalties applied

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