The 2024 Formula One season will feature a record 24 races, the 17th of which will take place in Azerbaijan.
As the season continues at a hundred miles per hour, the next battle will take place at the Baku City Circuit circuit on Sunday, 15 September.
The lights will go out at 15:00 (SA time).
As a reminder, the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen.
Charles Leclerc in his Ferrari took third place.
AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 13 September
Practice 1: 13:30 – 14:30
Practice 2: 17:00 – 18:00
Saturday, 14 September
Practice 3: 12:30 – 13:30
Qualifying: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday, 1 September
Main race: 15:00
Standings ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 303 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 241 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 217 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 197 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 184 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 164 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | 143 |
| 8 | George Russell | 128 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 50 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | 24 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | 22 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | 22 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | 8 |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | 6 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | 6 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | 6 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | 5 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | 0 |
| 21 | Franco Colapinto | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | 0 |
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull | 446 |
| 2 | McLaren | 438 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 407 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 292 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 74 |
| 6 | RB | 34 |
| 7 | Haas | 28 |
| 8 | Alpine | 13 |
| 9 | Williams | 6 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 |
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