Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes front row lockout on F1's last visit to Baku in 2019, and even managed to convert that pole position into a fine victory ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton.

However, it was Red Bull which set the pace in Friday practice as the championship returned to Azerbaijan after two years, with Sergio Perez leading a 1-2 for the energy drinks giant ahead of teammate Max Verstappen.

Hamilton ended up more than seven tenths off the pace in seventh, with Bottas another tenth adrift in 10th.

Coming into Baku, Charles Leclerc had played down Ferrari's chances, saying he expects the Prancing Horse to go "back to reality" after its starring performance in Monaco. But contrary to his expectations, both Leclerc and Carlos Sainz looked strong on Friday, becoming the main challengers to the Red Bull duo.

What time does qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix start?

Qualifying will begin at Baku at 16:00 local time (+4 GMT). The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

• Date: Saturday, June 5, 2021 
• Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAT / 15:00 EAT / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2021 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe: 

• Austria - Servus TV / ORF
• Belgium - RTBF
• Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
• Finland - MTV
• France - Canal+
• Germany - Sky
• Hungary - M4
• Italy - Sky
• Netherlands - Ziggo
• Poland - Eleven Sports
• Portugal - Eleven Sports
• Spain - Movistar / DAZN
• Sweden - Viasat
• Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

• USA - ESPN
• Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
• Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
• India - Star Sports
• Japan - Fuji Television
• Russia - Match TV
• Turkey - S Sport
• Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

Oceania: 

• Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
• New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa: 

• Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream qualifying?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK), Movistar (Spain), Disney+ Hotstar (India) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Baku throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

FP1 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'43.184
2	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'43.227	0.043
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	1'43.521	0.337
4	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'43.630	0.446
5	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1'43.732	0.548
6	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	1'43.757	0.573
7	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'43.893	0.709
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'43.996	0.812
9	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1'44.777	1.593
10	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	1'44.891	1.707
11	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	1'44.943	1.759
12	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	1'45.092	1.908
13	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'45.234	2.050
14	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'45.384	2.200
15	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1'45.415	2.231
16	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'45.446	2.262
17	George Russell		Williams	1'45.452	2.268
18	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	1'45.774	2.590
19	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1'46.899	3.715
20	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	1'46.945	3.761
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FP2 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'42.115
2	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'42.216	0.101
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	1'42.243	0.128
4	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'42.436	0.321
5	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	1'42.534	0.419
6	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1'42.693	0.578
7	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	1'42.941	0.826
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'43.018	0.903
9	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'43.020	0.905
10	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'43.130	1.015
11	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'43.156	1.041
12	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	1'43.220	1.105
13	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1'43.298	1.183
14	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'43.812	1.697
15	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1'43.881	1.766
16	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	1'44.184	2.069
17	George Russell		Williams	1'44.557	2.442
18	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	1'45.563	3.448
19	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1'46.095	3.980
20	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	1'46.983	4.868
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FP3 results:

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	1'42.251
2	11	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'42.595	0.344
3	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'42.697	0.446
4	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'42.778	0.527
5	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	1'43.006	0.755
6	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'43.011	0.760
7	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1'43.080	0.829
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'43.244	0.993
9	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'43.294	1.043
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1'43.557	1.306
11	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1'43.585	1.334
12	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'43.682	1.431
13	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	1'43.745	1.494
14	7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	1'43.826	1.575
15	33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'43.984	1.733
16	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	1'44.054	1.803
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	1'44.113	1.862
18	63	George Russell		Williams	1'44.434	2.183
19	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1'45.282	3.031
20	9	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	1'45.711	3.460
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