2025 Azerbaijan GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Baku, round 17.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Max Verstappen set the fastest lap for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:43.388 for Red Bull Racing at Baku. George Russell (Mercedes) was 0.366s behind, and at racing speed that is 32.4 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Isack Hadjar completed the top three for Racing Bulls, 0.496s off Max Verstappen. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 236.3 m, from Max Verstappen to Franco Colapinto.
The closest call of the session was between Alexander Albon and Lando Norris: 0.003s apart, about 0.27 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:43.388 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:43.754 | +0.366 | 32.4 m |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:43.884 | +0.496 | 44.0 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:43.972 | +0.584 | 51.7 m |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:43.977 | +0.589 | 52.2 m |
| 6 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:44.091 | +0.703 | 62.3 m |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:44.152 | +0.764 | 67.7 m |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:44.155 | +0.767 | 68.0 m |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44.274 | +0.886 | 78.5 m |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:44.288 | +0.900 | 79.8 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:44.370 | +0.982 | 87.0 m |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.434 | +1.046 | 92.7 m |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:44.531 | +1.143 | 101.3 m |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:44.930 | +1.542 | 136.6 m |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:45.002 | +1.614 | 143.0 m |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:45.083 | +1.695 | 150.2 m |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.388 | +2.000 | 177.2 m |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:45.492 | +2.104 | 186.4 m |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:46.055 | +2.667 | 236.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen set the race fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:43.388. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto the field covers 236.3 m.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:43.388 at Baku.
- What was the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:43.388, set by Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) at Baku.
- How close was race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen beat George Russell to fastest lap by 0.366s. At racing speed that margin is 32.4 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto in P19, the spread is 2.667s or 236.3 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:43.754, 0.366s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 32.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Isack Hadjar at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:43.884, 0.496s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 44.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:43.972, 0.584s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 51.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:43.977, 0.589s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 52.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:44.091, 0.703s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 62.3 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Baku?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.9 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.366s at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 puts 32.4 m between the cars on the finish line.