Sergio Perez has won the first Sprint event of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Azerbaijan.
The Mexican got past Charles Leclerc on the eighth lap of 17 to come home first in a race around Baku for the second time in his career.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Azerbaijan GP – Sprint Report
However, the Ferrari driver managed to hold on to second from reigning World Champion Max Verstappen to deny Red Bull a 1-2 finish.
George Russell maintained position as the lead Mercedes home in fourth, ahead of Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso and team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Alex Albon was beaten to the final point by the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll, who overcame a DRS problem to overhaul a slippery Williams package in a straight line.
Position | Driver | Team | Gap | |||
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1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | ||||
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ||||
3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | ||||
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | ||||
5 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | ||||
6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | ||||
7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||||
8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||||
9 | Alex Albon | Williams | ||||
10 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | ||||
11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | ||||
12 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | ||||
13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | ||||
14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | ||||
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | ||||
16 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | ||||
17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | ||||
18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | ||||
19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | DNF |
Keyword: F1 2023 Azerbaijan GP – Sprint Results