- British Mercedes driver George Russell secured victory at the Baku City Circuit, holding off a late charge from Max Verstappen by just 0.1 seconds after taking pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
- Championship leader Kimi Antonelli produced an impressive recovery drive to finish fifth after a shock Q1 qualifying crash had initially left him 16th on the grid.
- Max Verstappen finished second after race stewards dropped an investigation into an alleged failure to follow race director instructions during the closing laps.
- McLaren endured a nightmare moment when Oscar Piastri locked up at Turn 1 while under pressure from Isack Hadjar, dropping the Australian all the way down to 14th place.
- Isack Hadjar claimed third place to round out the podium positions, finishing ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in fourth and Antonelli in fifth.
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