Baku has been home to some of the most thrilling races in the last few years and the rejigged format means there is a good chance that this trend will continue in 2023.
As part of a change in regulations, the sprint race on Saturday will have its own separate qualifying and the results of the race will have no impact on the grand prix itself.
By turning Saturday into a standalone event, drivers are encouraged to push harder and take more risks, something they were relecutant to do under the previous format.
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
09:30 |
10:30 |
11:30 |
05:30 |
02:30 |
19:30 |
18:30 |
15:00 |
|
Qualifying |
13:00 | 14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
Sprint Q |
08:30 |
09:30 |
10:30 |
04:30 |
01:30 |
18:30 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
| Sprint |
13:30 |
14:30 |
15:30 |
09:30 |
06:30 |
23:30 |
22:30 |
19:00 |
|
Race |
11:00 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
07:00 |
04:00 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP session timings in local time zone
Friday 28th April 2023
- Free Practice 1: 13:30 – 14:30 local time
- Qualifying: 17:00 – 18:00 local time
Saturday 29th April 2023
- Sprint Shootout: 12:30 – 13:14 local time
- Sprint: 17:30 – 18:00 local time
Sunday 30th April 2023
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 28th April 2023
- Free Practice 1: 10:30 – 11:30 BST
- Qualifying: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
Saturday 29th April 2023
- Sprint Shootout: 09:30 – 10:14 BST
- Sprint: 14:30 – 15:00 BST
Sunday 30th April 2023
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP session timings in Europe
Friday 28th April 2023
- Free Practice 1: 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
- Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00 CEST
Saturday 29th April 2023
- Sprint Shootout: 10:30 – 11:14 CEST
- Sprint: 15:30 – 16:00 CEST
Sunday 30th April 2023
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP session timings in the US
Friday 28th April 2023
- Free Practice 1: 05:30 – 06:30 ET / 02:30 – 03:30 PT
- Qualifying: 09:00 – 10:00 ET / 06:00 – 07:00 PT
Saturday 29th April 2023
- Sprint Shootout: 04:30 – 05:14 ET / 01:30 – 02:14 PT
- Sprint: 09:30 – 10:00 ET / 06:30 – 07:00 PT
Sunday 30th April 2023
- Race: 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT
2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP session timings in Australia
Friday 28th April 2023
- Free Practice 1: 19:30 – 20:30 AEST
- Qualifying: 23:00 – 00:00 AEST
Saturday 29th April 2023
- Sprint Shootout: 18:30 – 19:14 AEST
- Sprint: 23:30 – 00:00 AEST
Sunday 30th April 2023
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