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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the fourth motorsport event this season. The race weekend starts on Friday April 28th with the main race day set for Sunday April 30th. We have all the details for you to enjoy watching this race online.
Sergio Perez took first place at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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Azerbaijan GP is going down at Baku (the capital of Azerbaijan) on Baku City Circuit. It is the fourth round of races during the 2023 Formula One season. The first race to ever be held on the circuit in 2016 was European Grand Prix. The next year 2017, Azerbaijan was held in the same circuit and has been held at the same venue since.
In 2020 the race was postponed and then cancelled later due to the pandemic. So the race has been held every year except in 2020. Mercedes team won the race in 2018 and 2019 while Red Bull Racing won in 2017, 2021 and 2022. Last year Max Verstappen won followed by Sergio Perez and George Russell coming in second and third respectively.
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Schedule
The race weekend will take place from Friday, April 28th to Sunday, April 30th. All the races from practice to qualifying to the main race will be aired on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
Main Events
We have outlined for you all the main events happening this weekend.
Friday, April 28th
- : Practice 1(ESPN2)
- : Friday Qualifying (ESPNU)
Saturday, April 29th
- : Practice 2 (ESPN2)
- : Sprint Race (ESPN)
Sunday, April 30th
- : Grand Prix Sunday (pre-race) (ESPN)
- : Azerbaijan Grand Prix (ESPN)
Other Events
Other events taking place during the Azerbaijan GP are:
- Fri Apr 28 : FIA Formula 2 Practice Session
- Fri Apr 28 : Formula 1 F1 Car Presentation
- Fri Apr 28 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
- Fri Apr 28 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Track Tour
- Fri Apr 28 : FIA Formula 2 Qualifying Session
- Fri Apr 28 : Formula 1 Teams’ Press Conference
- Fri Apr 28 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Track Tour
- Fri Apr 28 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
- Fri Apr 28 : FIA Formula 2 Press Conference
- Sat Apr 29 : Formula 1 Team Pit Stop Practice
- Sat Apr 29 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Track Tour
- Sat Apr 29 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
- Sat Apr 29 : FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race (21 Laps or 45 Mins +1 Lap)
- Sat Apr 29 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Track Tour
- Sat Apr 29 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
- Sat Apr 29 : FIA Formula 2 Press Conference
- Sat Apr 29 : Formula 1 Sprint Victory Ceremony
- Sat Apr 29 : Formula 1 Press Conference
- Sun Apr 30 : FIA Formula 2 Feature Race (29 Laps or 60 Mins +1 Lap)
- Sun Apr 30 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Track Tour
- Sun Apr 30 : Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
- Sun Apr 30 : Formula 1 Drivers’ Parade
- Sun Apr 30 : Promoter Activity Opening Ceremony
- Sun Apr 30 : FIA Formula 2 Press Conference
- Sun Apr 30 : Formula 1 National Anthem
How to Watch the Azerbaijan GP Without Cable
Watch the 2023 Australian GP on ESPN channels with these streaming services:
- Fubo (formerly FuboTV): It offers 130+ channels with a third of the channels being sports channels. You also get 1000+ hours of cloud DVR and streaming on 10 devices at the same time. Get all three ESPN channels with the base plan ($74.99/mo) and FuboTV Extra add-on ($7.99/mo) (Fubo review)
- Sling TV: The cheapest way to catch up with the Formula 1 races. For $40.00/mo and $11/mo (Sports Extra), you get all the ESPN channels that you need to watch the race. Sling offers 50 hours of cloud DVR and streaming on one device at a time. (Sling TV review)
- DIRECTV STREAM: The Choice plan is $108.99/mo. You get access to four ESPN channels with unlimited cloud DVR and watching on unlimited devices simultaneously. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
- Hulu + Live TV: Subscribe to Hulu for $76.99/mo and get access to 85+ channels including five ESPN channels. The plan also has Didney+ and ESPN+ with unlimited cloud DVR and streaming on two devices. (Hulu Live review)
- Vidgo: Offers a good sports channel lineup. You get 100+ channels, no cloud DVR, and watching on 3 devices at the same time. (Vidgo review)
- YouTube TV: Watch Formula One races online with YouTube TV for $72.99/mo.
All streaming services support the following streaming devices:
- Amazon FireTV
- Apple TV
- Android mobile devices
- Android TV
- Chromecast
- iOS mobile devices
- Roku devices
- Web browsers
Fubo, Hulu, and Sling also support Samsung TV, LG TV, Vizio, and Xbox.
F1 TV
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- Watch every track session for every Grand Prix
- There are driver cameras and radios
- Live stream other Formula races
- Watch replays of all races
- Historic race archives are also available.
Watching F1 Australian Grand Prix Outside the USA
For fans outside the US, there are several ways you can watch the races, depending on where you are. Here are the details:
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Canada: TSN, RDS, Noovo
- Ireland: Sky Sports F1
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- UK: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Drivers and Teams
After qualifying, we can know each driver’s pole position and the starting grid. For now, let’s have a look at the top driver teams that we expect to see during the race:
| Team | Drive #1 | Drive #2 |
| Alfa Romeo | Zhou Guanyu | Valtteri Bottas |
| AlphaTauri | Nyck de Vries | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly | Esteban Ocon |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jr |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hülkenberg |
| McLaren | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez |
| Williams | Logan Sargeant | Alex Albon |
Max Verstappen won his first Australian GP to extend his lead in the driver standings by 15 points. It was an action packed race with two safety car appearances and three red flag incidents. Verstappen had to fight off competition from Lewis Hamilton, who came in second, having to use DRS to take back the lead. Fernando Alonso finished third to complete the podium places.
Meanwhile, Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez had to settle for a fifth place finish after starting from 20th place getting him driver of the day award.
2023 Azerbaijan GP Race
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix witnessed an eventful race with several position changes and retirements. Charles Leclerc led from pole position initially, but Max Verstappen used DRS on lap four to pass him heading into the first corner. Sergio Pérez executed the same move to claim second place on lap six.
Meanwhile, Pierre Gasly switched to the hard compound on lap six as Verstappen went into the pit lane ten laps later. A yellow flag and safety car was raised on lap 13 after Nyck de Vries’ retirement. During the safety car period, Pérez captured the lead of the race after switching onto a fresh set of hard compound tires.
The rest of the race saw Pérez, Verstappen, and Leclerc claim the top three positions. George Russell claimed the fastest lap and secured one point. In the closing moments of the race, a safety concern was raised due to photographers crossing the fast lane of the pits for celebratory shots, which led to an investigation and recommended improvements by the race stewards.
- Sergio Perez — Red Bull
- Max Verstappen — Red Bull
- Monaco Charles Leclerc — Ferrari
- Fernando Alonso — Aston Martin
- Carlos Sainz — Ferrari
- Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- Lance Stroll — Aston Martin
- George Russell — Mercedes
- Lando Norris — McLaren
- Yuki Tsunoda — AlphaTauri
- Oscar Piastri — McLaren
- Alex Albon — Williams
- Kevin Magnussen — Haas
- Pierre Gasly — Alpine
- Esteban Ocon — Alpine
- Logan Sargeant — Williams
- Nico Hulkenberg — Haas
- Valtteri Bottas — Alfa Romeo
dnf — Zhou Guanyu — Alfa Romeo
dnf — Nyck de Vrie — AlphaTauri
Wrapping Up
With so many options to watch the races at Baku City Circuit during the weekend, you are sure not to miss the race. Fubo is our top choice when it comes to watching the races and other Formula One Grand Prix events this year.
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Guides for All Formula 1 Races
Here are all the other Formula one World Championship races and guides on how you can watch them online.
- Mar 5: Bahrain Grand Prix
- Mar 19: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- Apr 2: Australian Grand Prix
- Apr 30: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- May 7: Miami Grand Prix
- May 21: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
- May 28: Monaco Grand Prix
- Jun 4: Spanish Grand Prix
- Jun 18: Canadian Grand Prix
- Jul 2: Austrian Grand Prix
- Jul 9: British Grand Prix
- Jul 23: Hungarian Grand Prix
- Jul 30: Belgian Grand Prix
- Aug 27: Dutch Grand Prix
- Sep 3: Italian Grand Prix
- Sep 17: Singapore Grand Prix
- Sep 24: Japanese Grand Prix
- Oct 8: Qatar Grand Prix
- Oct 22: United States Grand Prix
- Oct 29: Mexican Grand Prix
- Nov 5: Brazillian Grand Prix
- Nov 18: Las Vegas Grand Prix
- Nov 26: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
All-time winners
- 2022 — Max Verstappen — Red Bull Racing RBPT
- 2021 — Sergio Perez — Red Bull Racing Honda
- 2019 — Valtteri Bottas — Mercedes
- 2018 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2017 — Daniel Ricciardo — Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer
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