Baku City Circuit
Bakı Şəhər Halqası (English: Baku City Circuit, formerly Baku Street Circuit) is a racetrack in Azerbaijan. It is located in Baku. The track hosts the Formula One Grand Prix (in 2016 it was the European Grand Prix, and since 2017 it has been the Azerbaijan Grand Prix). It was designed by Hermann Tilke.[3]
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
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| Time zone | GMT+4 | |
| Capacity | 18,500[1][2] | |
| Opened | June 2016 | |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke | |
| Major Events | Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2017–2019, 2021–) European Grand Prix (2016) FIA Formula 2 (2017–2019, 2021–) GP2 Series (2016) | |
| Grand Prix circuit | ||
| Circuit Length | 6.003 km (3.730 mi) | |
| Turns | 20 | |
| Lap Record | 1:43.009 ( Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 2019, Formula One)
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Baku City Circuit Media
The layout of the 6 km (3.7 mi) circuit in the city of Baku
The Maiden Tower, near turn 18
F1-themed stamp of Azerbaijan, 2016
The Baku City Circuit in 2018
References
- ↑ Rencken, Dieter; Barretto, Lawrence. "Baku F1 organisers close to submitting track layout to FIA". autosport.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "On F1 ticket sale Azerbaijan earned only 2% of racing costs in Baku center". abc.az. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Organizatorzy GP Europy w Azerbejdżanie zaprezentowali pętlę toru - Wyprzedź Mnie!". f1wm.pl (in polski). 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
