Baku City Circuit

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.
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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