Circuit · 2016–2026 · 10 Races

Baku City Circuit

Baku, Azerbaijan · 40.3725000, 49.8533000 · Wikipedia ↗

Baku City Circuit is in Baku, Azerbaijan and has hosted 10 Formula 1 races (2016–2026). Track length: 6.003 km; the 2026 race ran 51 laps. Race lap record: 1:43.009 by Charles Leclerc in 2019 (fastest race lap since 1996). Elevation change: about 27 m between the lowest and highest point of a lap, measured from race telemetry. Most wins: Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez (2 wins each).

Races
10
Races held
Lap Record
1:43.009
race laps · 2019
Most Wins · Driver
2 wins
Most Wins · Team
5 wins
Track Layout · 3D
drag to rotate · elevation range 26.6m (elevation ×4)
One-lap race telemetry trace · 105.311s · Source OpenF1
Grand PrixPeriodEditions
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2017–2026 9
European Grand Prix 2016 1
Career record at this circuit. Highlighted rows are drivers on the current grid.
Driver Starts Wins Podiums Poles Best Avg finish Avg grid Last 5
Sergio Pérez current 9 2 5 1 6.9 6.8 14 · 17 · 1 · 2 · 1
Max Verstappen current 10 2 4 1 1 7.5 4.6 2 · 1 · 5 · 2 · 1
George Russell current 7 1 4 1 1 7 8.3 1 · 2 · 3 · 8 · 3
Valtteri Bottas current 9 1 2 1 1 10.7 9.7 16 · 16 · 18 · 11 · 12
Lewis Hamilton current 10 1 2 1 1 6.1 6.6 6 · 8 · 9 · 6 · 4
Oscar Piastri current 4 1 1 1 11.3 6 13 · R · 1 · 11
Daniel Ricciardo 7 1 1 1 10.7 9.3 13 · 8 · 9 · R · R
Nico Rosberg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sebastian Vettel 6 3 1 2 3.5 5.2 6 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4
Charles Leclerc current 8 2 4 2 6.5 4.6 4 · 9 · 2 · 3 · R
Lance Stroll current 9 1 3 13.3 14.1 R · 17 · 19 · 7 · 16
Pierre Gasly current 8 1 3 12.4 12.4 R · 18 · 12 · 14 · 5
Carlos Sainz current 10 1 3 10.5 8.3 10 · 3 · 18 · 5 · R
Kimi Räikkönen 5 1 2 8 6.8 10 · 10 · 2 · 14 · 4
Isack Hadjar current 2 1 3 6.5 6 3 · 10
Daniil Kvyat 3 19 20 7.7 R · R · R
Sergey Sirotkin 1 20 20 11 R
Nyck de Vries 1 20 20 18 R
Rio Haryanto 1 18 18 16 18
Jolyon Palmer 2 15 17.5 20.5 R · 15
Guanyu Zhou 3 14 17 15.3 14 · R · R
Esteban Gutiérrez 1 16 16 14 16
Robert Kubica 1 16 16 16
Logan Sargeant 1 16 16 14 16
Nicholas Latifi 2 15 15.5 17 15 · 16
Pascal Wehrlein 2 10 15 15.5 10 · R
Romain Grosjean 4 13 14.8 15.3 R · R · 13 · 13
Franco Colapinto current 3 8 14.7 11 R · 19 · 8
Nico Hülkenberg current 8 9 14.1 15.1 11 · 16 · 11 · 17 · 14
Nikita Mazepin 1 14 14 18 14
Mick Schumacher 2 13 13.5 18.5 14 · 13
Esteban Ocon current 8 6 13.4 13.9 8 · 14 · 15 · 15 · 10
Gabriel Bortoleto current 2 11 13 15 15 · 11
Felipe Massa 2 10 13 7 R · 10
Marcus Ericsson 3 11 13 18.3 11 · 11 · 17
Kevin Magnussen 6 7 12.8 15.5 13 · R · 13 · 13 · 7
Alexander Albon current 6 7 12.5 13.3 R · 13 · 7 · 12 · 12
Felipe Nasr 1 12 12 15 12
Antonio Giovinazzi 2 11 11.5 18.5 11 · 12
Yuki Tsunoda current 5 6 11.2 8 6 · R · 10 · 13 · 7
Jenson Button 1 11 11 19 11
Stoffel Vandoorne 2 9 10.5 17 9 · 12
Fernando Alonso current 9 4 10.4 11.9 R · 15 · 6 · 4 · 7
Oliver Bearman current 3 9 10.3 11.7 9 · 12 · 10
Brendon Hartley 1 10 10 19 10
Lando Norris current 7 4 8.7 8.7 R · 7 · 4 · 9 · 9
Liam Lawson current 2 5 8.5 7 12 · 5
Arvid Lindblad current 1 7 7 15 7
Andrea Kimi Antonelli current 2 4 4.5 10 5 · 4
Retirements · by year
0% 20% 40% 2016 · 18% · 4/22 2016 2017 · 30% · 6/20 2017 2018 · 35% · 7/20 2018 2019 · 20% · 4/20 2019 2021 · 20% · 4/20 2021 2022 · 20% · 4/20 2022 2023 · 10% · 2/20 2023 2024 · 5% · 1/20 2024 2025 · 5% · 1/20 2025 2026 · 27% · 6/22 2026
all-time average 19.1% share of starters that retired, by year
Lap Record · how the record fell
wider cars ground effect 2026 rules 1:46.763 1:44.747 1:42.730 2016 · 1:46.485 · Nico Rosberg · new lap record 2016 2017 · 1:43.441 · Sebastian Vettel · new lap record 2017 2018 · 1:45.149 · Valtteri Bottas 2018 2019 · 1:43.009 · Charles Leclerc · new lap record 2019 2021 · 1:44.481 · Max Verstappen 2021 2022 · 1:46.046 · Sergio Pérez 2022 2023 · 1:43.370 · George Russell 2023 2024 · 1:45.255 · Lando Norris 2024 2025 · 1:43.388 · Max Verstappen 2025 2026 · 1:44.916 · George Russell 2026
official lap record new lap record regulation change race distance changed — likely a new layout dots = fastest race lap that year, step line = the standing record — lap times move mostly with the cars, then with weather, layout changes and how the race ran
Lap Records · race laps Top 5 (1996+)
1:43.009 Charles Leclerc 2019 · L50
1:43.370 George Russell 2023 · L51
1:43.388 Max Verstappen 2025 · L50
1:43.419 Max Verstappen 2025 · L46
1:43.423 Max Verstappen 2025 · L45
Retirement Rate · avg DNF rate
19.1%
39 of 204 starters retired
Safety Car / Track Limits · 2023+ 4 races
Average SC·VSC deployments1.3
track-limit messages21
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races at this circuit (1950–) · Lap record = race laps only (no qualifying), lap data range 1996+ · layout changes not distinguished · Pole Position = Grid P1 · DNF율 = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished rate (incl. DSQ)
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-10-21 12:00