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2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

28 April 2023 — Baku, Azerbaijan — Won by Sergio PEREZ (Red Bull Racing)

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The story in three sentences

Sergio PEREZ (Red Bull Racing) won the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Max VERSTAPPEN by +2.137s. Fastest median race pace went to VER (Red Bull Racing) at 1:45.497 per lap on clean laps — track position and strategy decided the result.

Final classification (top 10)

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Sergio PEREZ	Red Bull Racing	0
2	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	2.137
3	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	21.217
4	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	22.024
5	Carlos SAINZ	Ferrari	45.491
6	Lewis HAMILTON	Mercedes	46.145
7	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	51.617
8	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	74.24
9	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	80.376
10	Yuki TSUNODA	AlphaTauri	83.862

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#	Driver	Team	Median	Gap
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	1:45.497	—
2	PER	Red Bull Racing	1:45.518	+0.021s
3	ALO	Aston Martin	1:46.162	+0.665s
4	LEC	Ferrari	1:46.345	+0.848s
5	HAM	Mercedes	1:46.683	+1.186s

"Median pace" filters out outlaps, in-laps, and slow laps (over 7% above the field median). It's the single best indicator of true race pace.

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