On Saturday, September 20, the qualifying session for the 17th round of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix took place in Baku. The pole position was claimed by four-time series champion **[Max Verstappen](https://example.com/tags/22208-maks-ferstappen)** from Red Bull. Second place went to **Carlos Sainz** of Williams, while **Liam Lawson** from Racing Bulls secured third.

At the start of the final segment, three drivers—Carlos Sainz, Issac Hadjar, and Liam Lawson (both from Racing Bulls)—set their times before a series of red flags and rain interrupted the session.

**Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Qualifying Results:**

1. **[Max Verstappen](https://example.com/tags/22208-maks-ferstappen)** (Red Bull) – 1:41.117
2. Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.478
3. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.590
4. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.600
5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.953
6. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +1.026
7. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.122
8. Issac Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +1.255
9. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – no time in Q3
10. **[Charles Leclerc](https://example.com/tags/26567-sharl-lekler)** (Ferrari) – no time in Q3, outpaced by Piastri based on Q2 results.

**Drivers eliminated after Q2:**

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1:41.857
12. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 1:42.183
13. Gabriel Bortoleto (Kik-Sauber) – 1:42.277
14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1:43.061
15. Oliver Berman (Haas) – no time.

**Drivers eliminated after Q3:**

16. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 1:42.779
17. Nico Hülkenberg (Kik-Sauber) – 1:42.916
18. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 1:43.004
19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 1:43.139
20. Alex Albon (Williams) – 1:43.778.