- Mercedes driver George Russell secured his 12th Formula 1 pole position at the Baku City Circuit for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with an impressive lap time of 1:42.526.
- Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a major setback after crashing into the wall at turn one during Q1, forcing him to park his Mercedes and leaving him 16th on the grid.
- Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified in second place, finishing more than eight-tenths of a second behind Russell, while Oscar Piastri placed third for McLaren.
- Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar produced a strong performance to qualify in fourth place, outqualifying his team-mate Max Verstappen, who finished down in eighth.
- Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth and sixth respectively, while Carlos Sainz secured Williams' first Q3 appearance of the season to take ninth place.
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