Formula 1 heads to Baku this weekend for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – but what kind of weather conditions can the drivers expect to encounter?
In 2024, a dry and warm race at the high-speed street track ended with Oscar Piastri taking victory for McLaren via an exciting battle against Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc.
As things stand, a largely dry weekend is in store for the drivers and teams. There are some showers predicted, but Friday afternoon is likely to be the only time wet weather might occur when the track is open for business.
Scroll down for a more detailed look at the forecast for the weekend.
2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend weather forecast
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 – FP1 AND FP2Conditions: Partly cloudy with large sunny spells at first becoming cloudier in the late afternoon. Slight chance of one shower in the afternoon becoming moderate from the late afternoon and the following night. Light southeasterly wind veering northerly and becoming moderate in the evening. FP1: 24°C // FP2: 23°CMaximum temperature expected: 25 CelsiusMinimum temperature expected: 19 CelsiusChance of rain: 40%
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 – FP3 AND QUALIFYINGConditions: Mostly cloudy in the morning with a slight to moderate chance of showers from midnight until noon. Likely dry afternoon under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Moderate to strong northwesterly wind with gusts up to 60 kph in the morning, decreasing a bit after that. FP3: 20°C // Q: 21°CMaximum temperature expected: 21 CelsiusMinimum temperature expected: 18 CelsiusChance of rain: 40%
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – RACEConditions: Mostly cloudy to overcast all day long. Improvement expected for the race. Slight chance of one light shower in the morning. At this range, likely dry race but chance of one shower is not excluded. Moderate northwesterly wind with gusts up to 50 kph in the morning and up to 40 kph during the race. Race start: 21°CMaximum temperature expected: 21 CelsiusMinimum temperature expected: 17 CelsiusChance of rain: 20%
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