The streets of Baku are a real challenge and if your car is bouncing, it’s even more difficult. Ferrari managed to keep their bouncing to a minimum allowing Charles Leclerc to snatch pole ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen.
Ferrari looked like they had a single-lap pace to take pole all weekend but the key will be Red Bull’s race pace which seems to keep them in the win category so far this year.
Qualifying Results:
| Pos | Name | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m42.865s | 1m42.046s | 1m41.359s |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1m42.733s | 1m41.955s | 1m41.641s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m42.722s | 1m42.227s | 1m41.706s |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1m42.957s | 1m42.088s | 1m41.814s |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1m43.754s | 1m43.281s | 1m42.712s |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m43.268s | 1m43.129s | 1m42.845s |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m43.939s | 1m43.182s | 1m42.924s |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m43.595s | 1m43.376s | 1m43.056s |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m43.279s | 1m43.268s | 1m43.091s |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1m44.083s | 1m43.36s | 1m43.173s |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m44.237s | 1m43.398s | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m44.437s | 1m43.574s | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1m43.903s | 1m43.585s | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m43.777s | 1m43.79s | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m44.478s | 1m44.444s | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1m44.643s | ||
| 17 | Alex Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1m44.719s | ||
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1m45.367s | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m45.371s | ||
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1m45.775s |
