Provisional starting grid GP Baku | Verstappen with Leclerc on first row of the grid

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18:33, 28 Apr 2023

For the first time this season, there is no RB19 on pole position. Charles Leclerc and Ferrari surprised in Azerbaijan on Friday afternoon and thus start the race from the best starting position. For Nyck de Vries, the reverse is true. The AlphaTauri driver crashed in the first qualifying session and will start last on Sunday.

Max Verstappen may have a shot at victory from second place. Competition comes not only from Charles Leclerc, but also from behind. Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz will be hoping for a good start to pass the Dutchman directly from the second row of the grid.

George Russell will start from 11th after being eliminated in Q2. The Mercedes driver is expected to have better race pace than some men ahead of him, such as Oscar Piastri and Yuki Tsunoda.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Provisional starting grid GP Baku | Verstappen with Leclerc on first row of the grid

Provisional starting grid Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023

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