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FORMULA 1/VENUES/BAKU CITY CIRCUIT
FORMULA 1 · AZERBAIJAN GP

Baku

Baku City Circuit

BAKU · AZ · EST. 2016

"A medieval city turned street circuit with a two-kilometre straight that reaches 360 km/h — and a castle section so narrow two cars can barely pass. Baku is never boring."

Baku City Circuit

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LENGTH

6.003km

CORNERS

20

LAP RECORD

1:43.009

LECLERC · '19

ELEVATION

7m

F1 SINCE

2016

TRACK FINGERPRINT

SENSITIVITY PROFILE

What the car and driver need to excel here. Calibrated against F1 venue averages.

WHAT MATTERS HERE

Traction and braking between the walls — 90-degree corners onto straights, including the longest flat-out run of the year.

Engine PowerMODERATE

60.8% FLAT · 339 KM/H

Aero EfficiencyMODERATE

DOWNFORCE 2/5 · LOW DRAG

Mechanical GripEXTREME

TRACTION 5/5 · 90° CORNERS

Braking StabilityHIGH

BREMBO 4/5 · 6 HEAVY STOPS

Tyre DegradationMODERATE

STRESS 3/5 · C4/C5/C6

High-speed commitmentLOW

LATERAL 1/5 · CASTLE WALLS

WEATHER · BAKU CITY CIRCUIT

2016–PRESENT

Historical race-day conditions across 9 World Championship races at this circuit. Classified dry / mixed / wet from race reports.

CONDITIONS BREAKDOWN

DRY 100%

OF 9 F1 RACES SINCE 2016

MOST CHAOTIC RACES

No rain-affected races in the classified sample.

CIRCUIT OVERVIEW

Baku City Circuit — 9 dry / 0 mixed / 0 wet of 9 races.

DRIVER-TRACK FIT

HISTORICAL

Drivers with the strongest results here relative to their starts — wins, podiums, and poles at this circuit, with shrinkage so small samples do not dominate.

Sergio Pérez

982W 5PD 0P

Max Verstappen

922W 3PD 1P

Oscar Piastri

861W 1PD 0P

Charles Leclerc

850W 2PD 4P

Valtteri Bottas

801W 2PD 1P

FIT = (25×WINS + 8×PODIUMS + 10×POLES) / STARTS · BAYESIAN SHRINKAGE · MIN SAMPLE

ICONIC MOMENTS

THE ARCHIVE

Races and laps that define Baku City Circuit. Moments that shaped the circuit's legend.

2021
BLOWOUT

Verstappen tyre failure on straight

RED BULL · BLOWOUT

2021
ERROR

Hamilton magic button restart error

MERCEDES · SELF INFLICTED

2022
DNF

Leclerc retirement from race lead

FERRARI · ENGINE FAILURE

2021
WIN

Pérez wins chaotic Baku GP

RED BULL · STRATEGY

KEY MOMENTS SELECTED FROM THE RACE ARCHIVE · CONDITIONS VERIFIED