F1 grid: Starting positions for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton penalty

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Lando Norris’ title hopes were dealt a huge blow after he suffered a shock elimination from the first part of qualifying as Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row.

The British driver arrived in the Land of Fire bidding to turn up the heat on championship leader Max Verstappen, having taken 16 points out of the three-time world champion’s title lead across the last two races.

But the 24-year-old said he was caught out by yellow flags down the long final straight, backing off and unable to improve his time, meaning he will start Sunday’s race from 17th on the grid.

Verstappen, who leads the drivers’ championship by 62 points with eight races remaining, was not imperious, managing only sixth on the grid as Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri claimed second ahead of Carlos Sainz and the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.

See below for all the key information ahead of this weekend’s race:

What is the starting grid?

1. Charles Leclerc

2. Oscar Piastri

3. Carlos Sainz

4. Sergio Perez

5. George Russell

6. Max Verstappen

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Franco Colapinto

9. Alex Albon

10. Ollie Bearman

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Lance Stroll

14. Daniel Ricciardo

15. Lando Norris

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Zhou Guanyu*

18. Pierre Gasly**

Pit lane – Lewis Hamilton***

Pit lane – Esteban Ocon***

*Zhou drops to the back of the grid after power unit changes between practice sessions

**Gasly was disqualified from qualifying after his car breached the fuel flow limit

***Hamilton and Ocon start from the pit lane after taking new power unit elements, breaching their allowances for the season

When is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

All times BST

Sunday 15 September

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom – and ESPN in the United States. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 10:30am (BST).

You can watch highlights on free-to-air Channel 4 at 7:30pm (BST) on Saturday evening for qualifying and 4:30pm on Sunday evening for the race.

Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Baku on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch the Azerbaijan Grand Prix then you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our vpn roundup is here to help: get great deals on the best VPNs in the market.

What is the 2024 F1 calendar?

ROUND 17 – AZERBAIJAN

Baku City Circuit – 13-15 September

ROUND 18 – SINGAPORE

Marina Bay Street Circuit – 20-22 September

ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint race)

Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 18-20 October

ROUND 20 – MEXICO

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 25-27 October

ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint race)

Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 1-3 November

ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas Street Circuit – 21-23 November

ROUND 23 – QATAR (sprint race)

Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 29 November – 1 December

ROUND 24 – ABU DHABI

Yas Marina Circuit – 6-8 December

Driver Standings

1. Max Verstappen – 303 points

2. Lando Norris – 241 points

3. Charles Leclerc – 217 points

4. Oscar Piastri – 197 points

5. Carlos Sainz – 184 points

6. Lewis Hamilton – 164 points

7. Sergio Perez – 143 points

8. George Russell – 128 points

9. Fernando Alonso – 50 points

10. Lance Stroll – 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg – 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points

14. Pierre Gasly – 8 points

15. Oliver Bearman – 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen – 6 points

17. Alex Albon – 6 points

18. Esteban Ocon – 5 points

19. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant – 0 points

21. Franco Colapinto – 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points

Constructors’ Championship

1. Red Bull – 446 points

2. McLaren – 438 points

3. Ferrari – 407 points

4. Mercedes – 292 points

5. Aston Martin – 74 points

6. RB – 34 points

7. Haas – 28 points

8. Alpine – 13 points

9. Williams – 6 points

10. Sauber – 0 points