Round 4 · 28 April 2019
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: results
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) won the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 28 April 2019 at Baku City Circuit (Azerbaijan), starting from position 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Charles Leclerc (1:43.009).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 1:31:52.942 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +1.524 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +11.739 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +17.493 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 8 | +69.107 s | 11 | Finished |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 5 | +76.416 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 9 | +83.826 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +100.268 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 13 | +103.816 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | — | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Robert Kubica | Williams | — | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | — | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 14 | — | — | Brakes |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 6 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019
Valtteri Bottas won with 1 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-12), medium (laps 13-51). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 167 ± 14, medium 39 ± 4.
- 1. Valtteri Bottas: soft (laps 1-12), medium (laps 13-51)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-13), medium (laps 14-51)
- 3. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-11), medium (laps 12-51)
- 4. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-14), medium (laps 15-51)
- 5. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-34), soft (laps 35-51)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.