Baku City Circuit
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 Baku , Azerbaijan
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| Route type: | temporary street circuit | ||
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| Architect: | Hermann Tilke | ||
| Opening: | 17th June 2016 | ||
Formula 1 venue : |
2016 | ||
| Time zone: | UTC + 4 ( AZT ) | ||
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| Route length: | 6.003 km (3.73 mi ) | ||
| Curves: | 8 right, 12 left turns | ||
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| Track record: (Formula 1) |
1: 43.009 min. ( Charles Leclerc , Ferrari , 2019 ) |
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| https://www.bakucitycircuit.com/ | |||
Coordinates: 40 ° 22 '22.2 " N , 49 ° 51' 13.1" E
The Baku City Circuit ( Azerbaijani Bakı Şəhər Halqası ) is a city circuit in downtown Baku in Azerbaijan . Although Azerbaijan is geographically mostly part of the Middle East (see Eurasia ), a Formula 1 race with the title Grand Prix of Europe took place here for the first time in 2016 . As of 2017 , the race was renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix .
Route description
The street circuit is located in the middle of the city center, leads around the historic old town of Baku along many sights such as the Maiden's Tower and along the waterfront to the square in front of the seat of government.
The track was designed by the German track designer Hermann Tilke . The route was presented in October 2014, the route is 6.003 km long and consists of eight right and twelve left turns.
Most of the elements of the street circuit will be set up temporarily, such as the paddock, the pit buildings and other buildings for the teams, the press center and the Formula 1 medical center .
statistics
Winner of the Formula 1 races in Baku
| No. | year | driver | constructor | engine | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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| 1 | 2016 |
 Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 32: 52.366 h | 6.003 km | 51 | 197.721 km / h | June 19th |
 Europe
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| 2 | 2017 |
 Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull | Renault ( TAG Heuer ) | P | 2: 03: 55.573 h | 6.003 km | 51 | 148.176 km / h | 25th June |
Azerbaijan
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| 3 | 2018 |
 Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 43: 44.291 h | 6.003 km | 51 | 177.012 km / h | 29 Apr | |
| 4th | 2019 |
 Valtteri Bottas
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 31: 52.942 h | 6.003 km | 51 | 199.853 km / h | Apr 28 | |
| - | 2020 | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Street circuit in Baku will be the new European GP. stern.de, July 25, 2014, accessed May 5, 2016 .
- ^ A b Roman Wittemeier: Formula 1 track in Baku: full throttle on the promenade. Motorsport-Total.com, October 7, 2014, accessed May 5, 2016 .
- ↑ 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe. Formula One World Championship, accessed June 17, 2016 .
- ^ European Grand Prix Europe. Tilke GmbH & Co. GmbH, accessed on May 2, 2018 .
- ↑ https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/formel-1-2020-baku-singapur-und-suzuka-offiziell-abgesagt-20061203
