🇦🇿 Baku · Azerbaijan
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.
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
This circuit has 17 mapped grandstand sections: Paddock Club, Absheron C, Absheron D, Absheron E, Absheron B, Absheron A, Khazar, Bulvar, Sahil, Mugham, Icheri Sheher, Filarmoniya, AzNeft, Zafar, Marine, Giz Galasi, General Admission.