2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Qualifying Report

With the weekend format change to adopted for those Grands Prix which include the additional sprint race. The format consisted of a single practice session on Friday, followed by the qualifying session which determined the grid for the Sunday's Grand Prix. On Saturday, a new qualifying session called "sprint shootout", in place of the former second practice session, was run, determining the grid for the sprint. The traditional Grand Prix took place on Sunday. This is gonna be a quick qualifying report to set the table for Sunday's race.

For the first time this season a Red Bull driver will not start on pole for Sunday's race, as Charles Leclerc will start on pole in his Ferrari.

Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen will start on the front row in his Red Bull, Verstappen was two tenths of a second behind Leclerc at the end.

Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez will start third on the grid in his Red Bull, Pérez was three tenths of a second behind Leclerc at the end.

Onto Saturday's sprint race.