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Baku City Circuit

Round 17 · Sep 24–26

🇦🇿 Baku · Azerbaijan

About
Circuit Information
Official Name Baku City Circuit First GP 2016 Lap Record 1:43.009 — C. Leclerc (2019)
Length 6.003 km
Laps 51
Corners 20
Altitude -25 m

All 19 grandstands at Baku, mapped

Every grandstand position below is hand-mapped from satellite imagery. Tap a stand on the map or in the list for details.

Pit lane, start/finish line, exclusive hospitality

Main straight and Turn 1 braking zone

Main straight and Turn 1 braking zone

Main straight and Turn 1 braking zone

Main straight and Turn 1 braking zone

Main straight and Turn 1 braking zone

Turns 5-6 esses section and seaside approach

Turns 5-6 esses section and boulevard

Turn 6 exit and approach to Old City

Turn 7 sharp left-hander into Old City

Turns 11-12 castle section, narrowest point on circuit

Turn 16 near Philharmonic Garden

Turn 16 approach and city views

Turn 20 exit onto main straight

Turn 17 right-hander onto seafront

Turn 18 along Caspian Sea waterfront

Standing area with circuit access

Standing area with circuit access

Standing area with circuit access

About Baku City Circuit

The Baku City Circuit is a street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. At 6.003 km long with 20 corners, the lap is run 51 times on race day. The circuit first appeared on the Formula 1 calendar in 2016.

Key Corners

Turn 1 — Turn 1: 90° right-hander, heavy braking from 340 km/h on main straight

Turn 3 — Turn 3: 90° right onto inner city streets

Turn 5 — Turn 5: Left-hander through the esses

Turn 7 — Turn 7: Sharp left towards the Old City

Turn 9 — Turn 9: Tight left into the narrow castle section

Turn 12 — Turn 12: Right exit of castle section, tightest point on the calendar

Turn 14 — Turn 14: Right-hander, cresting the hill

Turn 16 — Turn 16: Left-hander near Philharmonic Park

Turn 18 — Turn 18: Left kink along the Caspian Sea waterfront

Turn 20 — Turn 20: Final left-hander onto the 2.2 km DRS main straight

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