Round 4 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2023-04-30
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took pole for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1:40.203 lap.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.188s shy of pole, with Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) third on the grid. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while George Russell (Mercedes) missed the cut by 0.043s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.408s — pole to P10 — with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.269 | 1:41.037 | 1:40.203 | 1:40.203 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.398 | 1:40.822 | 1:40.391 | +0.188 |
| 3 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:41.756 | 1:41.131 | 1:40.495 | +0.292 |
| 4 |
| 55Carlos Sainz |
| Ferrari |
| 1:42.197 |
| 1:41.369 |
| 1:41.016 |
| +0.813 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.113 | 1:41.650 | 1:41.177 | +0.974 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:41.720 | 1:41.370 | 1:41.253 | +1.050 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:42.154 | 1:41.485 | 1:41.281 | +1.078 |
| 8 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:42.234 | 1:41.569 | 1:41.581 | +1.378 |
| 9 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:42.524 | 1:41.576 | 1:41.611 | +1.408 |
| 10 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:42.455 | 1:41.636 | 1:41.611 | +1.408 |
| 11 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:42.073 | 1:41.654 | — | +1.451 |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:42.622 | 1:41.798 | — | +1.595 |
| 13 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:42.171 | 1:41.818 | — | +1.615 |
| 14 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.582 | 1:42.259 | — | +2.056 |
| 15 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:42.242 | 1:42.395 | — | +2.192 |
| 16 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.642 | — | — | +2.439 |
| 17 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:42.755 | — | — | +2.552 |
| 18 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.417 | — | — | +3.214 |
| 19 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:44.853 | — | — | +4.650 |
| 20 | 21Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:55.282 | — | — | +15.079 |