Max Verstappen has ended the opening practice session from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on top of the timesheets.
The session was a chaotic one, with mistakes aplenty throughout the grid.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Azerbaijan GP – Session Report
Charles Leclerc was second on the timesheet, posting a strong lap time despite taking to the escape road on multiple occasions.
Sergio Perez was third, while Nyck de Vries had a strong session in his AlphaTauri by setting the sixth-fastest lap time ahead of qualifying.
See the full results of the session below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:42.315 | 22 | |||
| 2 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:42.352 | 0.037 | 21 | ||
| 3 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:42.454 | 0.139 | 22 | ||
| 4 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:42.899 | 0.585 | 23 | ||
| 5 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:43.125 | 0.810 | 22 | ||
| 6 |
|
Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:43.414 | 1.099 | 24 | ||
| 7 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:43.455 | 1.140 | 23 | ||
| 8 |
|
Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:43.560 | 1.245 | 20 | ||
| 9 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:43.628 | 1.313 | 25 | ||
| 10 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.748 | 1.433 | 23 | ||
| 11 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.798 | 1.483 | 21 | ||
| 12 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:43.980 | 1.665 | 23 | ||
| 13 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.010 | 1.695 | 23 | ||
| 14 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:44.137 | 1.822 | 18 | ||
| 15 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:44.323 | 2.008 | 21 | ||
| 16 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:44.900 | 2.585 | 16 | ||
| 17 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:45.082 | 2.767 | 20 | ||
| 18 |
|
Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:45.955 | 3.640 | 8 | ||
| 19 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:46.321 | 4.006 | 7 | ||
| 20 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:47.498 | 5.183 | 8 |
