Baku City Circuit

Baku City Circuit
LocationAzadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan
Time zoneUTC+04:00
Coordinates40°22′21″N 49°51′12″E / 40.37250°N 49.85333°E / 40.37250; 49.85333
Capacity18,500[1][2]
FIA Grade1
Opened17 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-17)
ArchitectHermann Tilke
Major eventsCurrent:
Formula One
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2017–2019, 2021–present)
European Grand Prix (2016)
Websitehttps://www.bakucitycircuit.com
Grand Prix Circuit (2016–present)
Length6.003 km (3.730 miles)
Turns20
Race lap record1:43.009 (Monaco Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90, 2019, F1)

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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  5. ^ "Fastest ever F1 street circuit revealed for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah". Formula1.com. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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