Sergio Perez made full use of the DRS advantage the Red Bull has to pass the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and take victory in the 2023 Azerbaijan GP Sprint Race.
Leclerc was on pole position for the F1 Sprint after topping the timesheet in the Sprint Shootout, but didn’t have an answer for Perez’s superior speed.
Yuki Tsunoda caused an early safety car after hitting the wall which detached his right-rear tyre from the AlphaTauri car.
Mercedes driver George Russell jumped Max Verstappen off the line, but was passed by the Red Bull on the restart after the safety car and eventually finished in fourth.
F1 2023 Azerbaijan GP – Sprint Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 33:17.667 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +4.463 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +5.065 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +8.532 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +10.388 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +11.613 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +16.503 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +18.417 |
| 9 | Alex Albon | Williams | +21.757 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +22.851 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +27.990 |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +34.602 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +36.918 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | +41.626 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +48.587 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +49.917 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +51.104 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +60.621 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | DNF |
| — | Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNS |
