George Russell set the fastest time in first practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, leading Mercedes around the Baku street circuit with a lap of 1m45.387s. Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull Racing in 1m45.787s, four tenths behind Russell, while Charles Leclerc completed the top three for Ferrari in 1m45.791s.

Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari in 1m45.824s, with Kimi Antonelli fifth for Mercedes. McLaren's Oscar Piastri took sixth, followed by Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson in seventh. Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon were twelfth and thirteenth for Williams, with Lando Norris fourteenth in the second McLaren.

first practice result
# driver team time / gap
P1 George Russell Mercedes 1m45.387s
P2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.400s
P3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.404s
P4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.437s
P5 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.878s
P6 Oscar Piastri McLaren +1.011s
P7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.053s
P8 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.214s
P9 Esteban Ocon Haas +1.237s
P10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +1.301s
P11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +1.484s
P12 Carlos Sainz Williams +1.506s
P13 Alexander Albon Williams +1.552s
P14 Lando Norris McLaren +1.594s
P15 Oliver Bearman Haas +1.607s
P16 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.656s
P17 Sergio Perez Cadillac +1.866s
P18 Franco Colapinto Alpine +2.136s
P19 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +2.448s
P20 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing +2.486s
P21 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +3.160s
P22 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +3.928s

data Formula1.com