Here are the Formula One statistics for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, marking the 17th race of the 24-race championship: Lap length: 6.003 km. Total race distance: 306.049 km (51 laps) Pole position in 2023: Charles Leclerc (Monaco) Ferrari at one minute 40.203 seconds 2023 race winner: Sergio Perez (Mexico) Red Bull Race lap record: Leclerc, 1:43.009. Ferrari, set in 2019 Race start time: 1100 GMT (1500 local) Azerbaijan The street circuit, featuring rapid straights and a twisty section through the historic old town, was introduced in 2016 as the European Grand Prix.
The race’s name was changed in 2017 when it took place in June. There was no event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is the only driver to have won multiple times in Baku, with victories spanning seven races. Mercedes and Red Bull are the only teams to have claimed victories there, with Red Bull being the most triumphant.
Perez secured wins in 2021 and 2023, finished second in 2022, and achieved third place for Force India in both 2016 and 2018. Among current drivers, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, and Perez have all tasted victory on this circuit.
Only two races have been won from pole position—Nico Rosberg in 2016 and Bottas in 2019—and three from the front row. Ricciardo clinched a win for Red Bull from 10th position on the grid in 2017, while Perez won from sixth in 2021.
In the championship standings, Verstappen leads McLaren’s Lando Norris by 62 points after 16 races. Red Bull holds an eight-point advantage over McLaren in the constructors’ championship.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton has an unparalleled 105 career victories from 348 starts, while Verstappen has amassed 61 wins from 201 starts.
This season has seen victories from four teams: Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes – the most since 2021 when Red Bull, Mercedes, Alpine, and McLaren claimed wins. A total of seven different drivers have secured victories, marking the highest number in a single season since 2012 when eight different drivers won. Red Bull has experienced a six-race winless streak, Verstappen’s longest since 2020. Mercedes, McLaren, and Ferrari each have three wins this season, while Verstappen from Red Bull has seven victories to his name.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphed in Melbourne, Norris in Miami and the Netherlands, Leclerc in Monaco and Italy. Mercedes’ George Russell won in Spain, Hamilton in Britain and Belgium, and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Hungary. Red Bull has amassed 120 race wins, placing them fourth on the all-time list. Ferrari leads with 246 wins, followed by McLaren with 186 and Mercedes with 128.
In terms of pole positions, Leclerc has achieved three poles in Baku (2021, 2022, 2023), the most by any driver. Verstappen has secured eight poles this year, including the first seven of the season, equaling Alain Prost’s 1993 record. He also matched Ayrton Senna’s 1988-89 record with eight consecutive poles ending with the last race of 2023. The Dutch driver last claimed pole position in Austria in June.
Leclerc secured pole positions in Monaco and Belgium, while Russell achieved the fastest times in Canada and Britain. Norris clinched the top spot in Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Italy. Remarkably, Norris has been on pole in three of the last four races. Hamilton holds a record of 104 career poles, with his most recent one in Hungary in July 2023.
PODIUMS: Verstappen has accumulated 108 career podium finishes, whereas Hamilton boasts a record 201. This season, Verstappen and Norris have both stood on the podium 10 times, Leclerc eight times, and Sainz and Piastri five times each.
MILESTONE: McLaren has the opportunity to lead the constructors’ championship this weekend. Oliver Bearman steps in for the second time this season, this time with Haas, replacing the suspended Kevin Magnussen. Magnussen is notably the first driver to face a ban since Romain Grosjean in 2012.
