Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race time, TV channel, odds, predictions, track guide & latest F1 standings

The 2017 Formula One season heads to the streets of Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place on Sunday, June 25.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel saw his lead at the top of the standings cut to just 12 points in Canada last time out as Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the sixth time in his career.

It would have been worse for Vettel but for a stunning comeback from 18th up to fourth, having suffered early damage to his front wing - and now he'll be eager to get back to winning ways in Azerbaijan.

Here, we bring you the full weekend race schedule, key statistics, track guide, the latest odds and the current standings for the drivers' and constructors' championships.

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Weekend Schedule & TV Guide

Friday June 23

Practice 1: Max Verstappen sets the pace

Practice 2: Max Verstappen leads with Lewis Hamilton 10th

Saturday June 24

Practice 3: Hamilton third as Vettel is hit by problems

Qualifying: Hamilton on pole in Baku

Sunday June 25

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: 1700 (UK time: 1400)

TV Coverage

Sky Sports F1 will broadcast the race and all the other sessions live, with Channel 4 providing highlights on Sunday night.  

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Betting preview

After Lewis Hamilton closed the gap on Sebastian Vettel with victory in Montreal, our ‘Pit-Lane Insider’ provides his thoughts and best bets for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s intense rivalry is set to continue on Sunday in the race for the F1 Drivers’ title.

Hamilton heads into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as odds-on favourite after a dominant display in Canada.

The Briton claimed his third victory of the season and in doing so cut Vettel’s championship lead to just 12 points.

But whereas Montreal is a happy hunting ground for Hamilton, with three successive victories, his Mercedes struggled around the tight streets of Baku in the inaugural race last year.

Hamilton had led in practice but crashed into a wall in qualifying and eventually started 10th on the grid and had to settle for fifth in a race won by then team-mate Nico Rosberg. 

Vettel was second on that occasion and the German four-time world champion is my fancy to claim his fourth victory of the season for Ferrari.

Whilst it is entirely possible that Mercedes could have the edge in qualifying, the Scuderia, who were out of luck in Montreal, still have the fastest car. 

With that in mind, back the German to get the better of another close-fought scrap with Hamilton pre-race at 15/8.

I also expect Vettel’s team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, fourth last year, to again relish this street circuit.

The flying Finn has already set two fastest laps this season and I expect him to prove his pace in the latter stages of the race. He’s cracking value at 13/2 to add a third fastest lap to his season’s tally.

Finally, Romain Grosjean returned for this column in Canada and he’s once again the value bet in this market at around 7/4. 

With three points finishes in succession, Romain is certainly on a roll at the moment. 

Montreal was a crazy race for the Frenchman but he still battled back to finish in the Top 10. The Haas-Ferrari has the pace and he has the experience to carry on the points-scoring streak.

Sporting Life suggestions:

Race Winner:  Sebastian Vettel – 15/8

Fastest lap:  Kimi Raikkonen – 13/2

Points finish:  Romain Grosjean – 7/4

Posted 1245 BST on 22/06/17 

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sky Bet Odds

Lewis Hamilton is 10/11 favourite to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he looks to make it back-to-back victories in the title race.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel's lead is looking less comfortable and he is more than twice the price of his rival at 2/1 to triumph on the streets of Baku.

Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas is 9/2 ahead of Kimi Raikkonen (14/1) while the Red Bull duo of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are both 50/1.

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Track Guide

Venue: Baku City Circuit

Circuit length:  6.003 km

Laps: 51

Race distance: 306.049 km 

Number of corners: 20 (12 left/8 right)

In-race lap record: 1:46.485 (Nico Rosberg, 2016)

2016 winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

2016 pole position: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:42.758 

2016 fastest race lap: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:46.485 on lap 48 

Latest Formula One Driver Standings 2017

After Canadian Grand Prix

1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 141pts
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 129
3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 93
4 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 73
5 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 67
6 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 45
7 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 44
8 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 27
9 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 25
10 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 20
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 18
12 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 10
13 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 5
14 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 4
15 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 4
16 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 2
17 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 0
18 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 0
19 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 0
20 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Sauber-Ferrari 0
21 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 0
22 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 0 

Formula One Constructors Standings 2017

1 Mercedes GP 222pts
2 Ferrari 214
3 Red Bull 112
4 Force India 71
5 Scuderia Toro Rosso 29
6 Williams 22
7 Renault 18
8 Haas F1 15
9 Sauber-Ferrari 4
10 McLaren 0  

Formula One 2017: Grand Prix schedule & results

March 26: Australia (Melbourne)
1st Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2nd Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
3rd Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP
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April 9: China (Shanghai)
1st Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2nd Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3rd Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull
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April 16: Bahrain (Sakhir)
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP
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April 30: Russia (Sochi)
1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
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May 14: Spain (Barcelona)
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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May 28: Monaco (Monte Carlo)
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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June 11: Canada (Montreal)
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2. Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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June 25: Azerbaijan (Baku)

July 9: Austria (Spielberg)

July 16: Britain (Silverstone)

July 30: Hungary (Budapest)

August 27: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)

September 3: Italy (Monza)

September 17: Singapore (Marina Bay)

October 1: Malaysia (Sepang)

October 8: Japan (Suzuka)

October 22: USA (Austin)

October 29: Mexico (Mexico City)

November 12: Brazil (Sao Paulo)

November 26: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) 

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