Who won the F1 race today? Full results, standings from 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku

Joshua Mayne

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The 2024 Formula 1 season went to Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix — the 17th race of the year.

Sergio Perez has enjoyed recent success at the street circuit and was searching for a third victory from fourth place on the grid.

Meanwhile, his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen started from sixth as he looks to maintain his healthy, but shrinking, championship lead.

Lando Norris has been chipping away at Verstappen's advantage at the past few Grands Prix but suffered a shock Q1 elimination in Saturday's qualifying session.

Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sandwiched Oscar Piastri in the top three grid spots, although the unpredictability and speed of the Baku track meant an outcome was far from determined.

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Who won the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

Oscar Piastri took out a high-octane race in Baku on Sunday. Ironically, the win comes after McLaren stated they would prioritise championship-hopeful Norris for the remainder of the season.

The Australian started the race from P2 and stuck closely behind pole-sitter Leclerc in the initial stages. Some favourable pit-stops and track positioning then saw him overtake the Monegasque driver on lap 20, snatching the overall lead.

From there on, Piastri executed a masterful and calm drive, holding off a determined Leclerc, who had some DRS assistance.

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Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll — who were involved in an early skirmish — looked set to be the only retirements of the afternoon before Perez and Sainz crashed out in a dramatic incident. With two laps remaining, the pair were fighting for the last spot on the podium and slammed into the barriers together after colliding down a straight.

That saw George Russell move up to P3 as the race finished under a virtual safety car.

Norris (P4) charged up the grid to crucially move ahead of championship rival Verstappen (P5) in the final few laps, while also picking up an extra point by recording the fastest lap. Alonso finished behind them in sixth.

The Williams duo of Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto crossed the line in an unlikely seventh and eighth position, respectively, with the latter bagging his first points in F1.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Haas' Kevin Magnussen replacement driver Oliver Bearman rounded out the top 10.

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Driver of the day

After an impressive drive, Piastri was voted by the fans as the 'driver of the day'.

Notably, his performance, along with teammate Norris, has seen McLaren overtake Red Bull at the top of the constructors' standings.

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race results, standings

 Driver
1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)11.Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
2.Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)12.Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
3.George Russell (Mercedes)13.Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
4.Lando Norris (McLaren)14.Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber)
5.Max Verstappen (Red Bull)15.Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
6.Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)16.Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber)
7.Alexander Albon (Williams)DNFCarlos Sainz (Ferrari)
8.Franco Colapinto (Williams)DNFSergio Perez (Red Bull)
9.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)DNFLance Stroll (Aston Martin)
10.Oliver Bearman (Haas)DNFYuki Tsunoda (RB)

F1 Drivers' World Championship 2024 updated standings, points

PositionDriverTeamPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull313
2Lando NorrisMcLaren254
3Charles LeclercFerrari235
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren222
5Carlos SainzFerrari184
6Lewis HamiltonMercedes166
7George RussellMercedes143
8Sergio PerezRed Bull143
9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin58
10Lance StrollAston Martin24
11Nico HulkenbergHaas22
12Yuki TsunodaRB22
13Alexander AlbonWilliams12
14Daniel RicciardoRB12
15Pierre GaslyAlpine8
16Oliver BearmanFerrari7
17Kevin MagnussenHaas6
18Esteban OconAlpine5
19Franco ColapintoWilliams4
20Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber0
21Logan SargeantWilliams0
22Valtteri BottasKick Sauber0

F1 Constructors' Championship 2024 updated standings, points

PositionTeamPoints
1McLaren476
2Red Bull456
3Ferrari425
4Mercedes309
5Aston Martin82
6RB34
7Haas29
8Williams19
9Alpine13
10Kick Sauber0

F1 live stream, TV channel: How to watch races in 2024

CountryTV channelLive stream
USAFUBO, F1TV
CanadaTSN (English); RDS (French)TSN Direct
UKSky Sports F1SkyGo, NOW TV
AustraliaFox SportsFoxtel Go, Kayo Sports
IndiaF1 TV Pro

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.