In qualifying on Saturday, the Monegasque set the fastest lap time of 1:41.359 minutes on the difficult street circuit in Baku and is thus in first place on the grid for the fourth time in a row. Monaco winner Sergio Perez (+0.282) completes the front row of the grid in the Red Bull, just ahead of his teammate and world champion Max Verstappen (+0.347).
Carlos Sainz (+0.455) finished fourth in the second Ferrari. For Leclerc it was the sixth pole this season. The race on Sunday starts at 1 p.m. (live ServusTV and Sky). In the World Championship standings, a three-way battle is looming ahead of the eighth of the 22 races of the season. Verstappen, who has never made it onto the podium in his career in Baku, leads with 125 points just ahead of Leclerc (116) and Perez (110).
Due to the challenging route, there have been frequent accidents and safety car deployments in recent years.
Source: Nachrichten
