Baku GP in the live ticker & TV: Chaos programmed / Formula 1

For years, the rule has been the same at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the Circuit de Monaco: whoever gets a place in the first two rows of the grid in the final training session has, statistically speaking, an excellent chance of making it to the winner’s podium after the race. It’s completely different in Baku.

In Azerbaijan, it has become clear in recent years that a starting position in the front row is not necessary, as the Grand Prix on the Caspian Sea is often a mess. There are exceptions to every rule: in 2019, the top three were in the final training session, and one day later, the top three were in the race.

We have taken a quick look at the races so far, with the podium visitors and their respective starting positions in brackets.

European GP 2016
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (1.)
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (4th)
3. Sergio Perez, Force India (2nd)

Azerbaijan GP 2017
1. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing (10th)
2. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2nd)
3. Lance Stroll, Williams (8th)

Azerbaijan GP 2018
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2nd)
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (6th)
3. Sergio Pérez, Force India (8.)

Azerbaijan GP 2019
1. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (1.)
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2nd)
3. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (3rd)

Azerbaijan GP 2021
1. Sergio Pérez, Red Bull Racing (6th)
2. Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin (11th)
3. Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri (4th)

Azerbaijan GP 2022
1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing (3rd)
2. Sergio Pérez, Red Bull Racing (2nd)
3. George Russell, Mercedes (5th)

Azerbaijan GP 2023
1. Sergio Pérez, Red Bull Racing (3rd)
2. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing (2nd)
3. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (1.)

You can follow how things develop in 2024 in our popular live ticker, with which we will report from qualifying and the race. Of course, we have also summarized the most important dates on television for you.

Azerbaijan GP on TV

Friday, September 13
06.00: Sky Sport F1 – British Grand Prix 2024
08.30: Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential
10.15 am: Sky Sport F1 – Driver press conference
11.00 a.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Warm-Up, the motorsport special
11.15 am: Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of first training
11.15 a.m.: ServusTV – Start of reporting on first training session
11.30 a.m.: First training
2.30pm: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10 Onboards GP Italy
14:45: Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of second practice session
14:45: ServusTV – Start of reporting on second training session
15.00: Second training
16:30: Sky Sport F1 – First practice replay
18:00: Sky Sport F1 – Second practice replay
19:30: Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential
8:00 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – First practice replay
21:30: Sky Sport F1 – Second practice replay
11:00 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Italian Grand Prix 2024

Saturday, September 14
07.00: Sky Sport F1 – First practice replay
08.30: Sky Sport F1 – Second practice replay
10.15 a.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of third practice session
10.15 a.m.: ServusTV – Start of reporting on third training session
10.30 a.m.: Third training session
1.30pm: Sky Sport F1 – Start of qualifying coverage
13.30: ServusTV – Start of qualifying coverage
13.30: RTL – Start of coverage of qualification
2:00 p.m.: Qualification
3:00 p.m.: ServusTV – Qualifying Analysis
3.30pm: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Press Conference
16:00: Sky Sport F1 – Replay of qualifying
17:35: SRF two – qualification replay
18:30: Sky Sport F1 – Insider story: Lando finally wins
18:45: Sky Sport F1 – Replay of qualifying
21:15: Sky Sport F1 – Replay of qualifying

Sunday, September 15
07.45: Sky Sport F1 – Replay of qualifying
09.15: Sky Sport F1 – Rivalry: Vettel against Alonso
10.50 a.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Insider story: Hamilton wins at Silverstone
11.00 a.m.: ServusTV – Countdown to the race
11.15am: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10 Onboards: Italian GP
11.30 am: Sky Sport F1 – Race previews
12.00: RTL – Race previews
12.20 p.m.: SRF two – Preview of the race
12.55 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Start of race coverage
12.55 p.m.: ServusTV – Start of race coverage
12.55 p.m.: RTL – Start of race coverage
12.55 p.m.: SRF two – start of race coverage
13:00: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2.40 p.m.: ServusTV – analyses and interviews
3:00 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – analyses and interviews
15.45: Sky Sport F1 – Press conference race
19:00: ORF 1 – Race replay
16:15: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
4.45 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10 Onboards: Italian GP
19:00: Sky Sport F1 – Race replay