Baku City Circuit

Baku City Circuit is a street circuit of 6.003 km with 20 turns, run anti-clockwise. A full Grand Prix here is 51 laps, or 306 km of racing. At 3.3 turns per kilometre it has a corner density close to the 2026 average, where the calendar average is 3.2. It is on the 2026 calendar.

Our race model rates it as among the hardest circuits on the calendar to pass on, which shapes how much qualifying position is worth here.

Across 10 Grands Prix here, 8 different drivers have won. Sergio Perez leads with 2 wins, and Red Bull is the most successful team with 5. 4 of 10 races were won from pole position, and winners lined up P3.0 on the grid on average. The lowest starting slot to win was P10, by Daniel Ricciardo in 2017. Since 2016, 19% of starters here have failed to finish (10 races).

Race weekends here have historically fallen in September, with an average of 25°C, 60% humidity and a 15% chance of rain. Wind averages 25 km/h.