Azerbaijan

Baku's wall-lined streets produced carnage. Vips took pole, but the Sprint was a war of attrition with three safety cars. The first came when reverse-grid leader Hauger braked too late at Turn 3 and hit the wall, the second when Vips was pushed wide at the restart and Fittipaldi struck the barriers, and a third set up one final racing lap. Vesti pounced for a maiden win when leader Daruvala ran wide at Turn 1, beating him by less than four tenths, with Lawson third. The final lap brought fresh chaos as an aggressive move sent Williams into the barriers, collecting Sato and Bölükbaşı. The Feature was scheduled for 29 laps but ended early on the time limit after repeated cautions. Pole-sitter Vips led and set fastest lap, only to crash out at the Castle section, handing the lead to Hauger, who took a maiden Feature win as the race finished under caution. Sargeant came home second and Drugovich third, with Daruvala fourth and Verschoor fifth. Doohan was demoted by a penalty for contact with Lawson. Drugovich's third place kept him firmly in command of the championship.