Baku City Circuit
Motor racing circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the racing circuit used by Formula One. For the circuit used by the FIA GT and Blancpain Sprint Series, see Baku World Challenge.
The Baku City Circuit[3] (Azerbaijani: Bakı Şəhər Halqası) is a motor racing street circuit located in Baku, Azerbaijan constructed near Baku Boulevard. A lap of the circuit is 6.003 km (3.730 mi), making it the fourth-longest circuit on the Formula One calendar[4] (after Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Jeddah Street Circuit and Las Vegas Strip Circuit).[5] The inaugural Formula One race at the circuit was the 2016 European Grand Prix and its support events.[6] A year later, in 2017, the circuit held the inaugural Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The event is organised by Baku City Circuit Operation Company (Azerbaijani: Bakı Şəhər Halqası Əməliyyat Şirkəti).
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Location | Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
Coordinates | 40°22′21″N 49°51′12″E |
Capacity | 18,500[1][2] |
FIA Grade | 1 |
Opened | 17 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-17) |
Architect | Hermann Tilke |
Major events | Current: Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2017–2019, 2021–present) European Grand Prix (2016) |
Website | https://www.bakucitycircuit.com |
Grand Prix Circuit (2016–present) | |
Length | 6.003 km (3.730 miles) |
Turns | 20 |
Race lap record | 1:43.009 ( Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90, 2019, F1) |
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