Baku City Circuit
motor racing circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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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References
change- ↑ 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 Polish). 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
