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Baku City Circuit
through the heart of Baku.

A source-backed orientation to the 6.003 km street circuit and its 20 corners.

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The race

Two circuits in one: old-city precision and waterfront speed.

Use the interactive lap, SVG plan and GPS-aligned corner register for orientation. Gates, ticket context and movement guidance will follow through dated research.

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Baku City Circuit circuit layout

Circuit atlas

Every corner,
placed on the lap.

The SVG gives a clean circuit overview. The corner register adds a map-aligned GPS reference and the part each turn plays in the lap.

Coordinates are geometry-aligned map annotation for editorial orientation. They are not surveyed apexes, spectator access points or pedestrian navigation instructions.

Official circuit guide Open track geometry (MIT)
  1. T1left

    Turn 1

    The primary overtaking corner: a 90-degree stop after the shoreline straight, visible from the Absheron grandstand.

    Latitude
    40.373490
    Longitude
    49.855189
  2. T2left

    Turn 2

    A second 90-degree left; the first DRS activation begins shortly after its exit.

    Latitude
    40.372891
    Longitude
    49.844280
  3. T3left

    Turn 3

    Another heavy-braking left where the street walls make a missed braking point expensive.

    Latitude
    40.371189
    Longitude
    49.845085
  4. T4right

    Turn 4

    The right-hander completes the opening sequence of broad avenues and low-speed ninety-degree corners.

    Latitude
    40.369667
    Longitude
    49.841658
  5. T5left

    Turn 5

    A compact left-right change of direction beginning the tighter middle sector.

    Latitude
    40.369191
    Longitude
    49.841853
  6. T6right

    Turn 6

    The exit matters because the circuit immediately compresses toward the Old City approach.

    Latitude
    40.367060
    Longitude
    49.838367
  7. T7left

    Turn 7

    A slow preparation corner before the circuit reaches the medieval walls and its narrowest sequence.

    Latitude
    40.368616
    Longitude
    49.837414
  8. T8right

    Castle entry

    The slowest corner and blind entry to the Castle section, where the track narrows to roughly 7.6 metres.

    Latitude
    40.368818
    Longitude
    49.836402
  9. T9right

    Castle climb

    Cars climb between the Old City wall and surrounding buildings with almost no margin for correction.

    Latitude
    40.368955
    Longitude
    49.836171
  10. T10left

    Castle exit

    The final part of the famous Turns 8–10 sequence, still constrained by the UNESCO-listed Old City setting.

    Latitude
    40.369294
    Longitude
    49.836035
  11. T11left

    Old City bend

    A short continuation around the wall where positioning determines the run toward the western edge of the lap.

    Latitude
    40.369403
    Longitude
    49.835875
  12. T12left

    Old City exit

    The circuit leaves the historic core and begins opening into a much faster sequence.

    Latitude
    40.365957
    Longitude
    49.830927
  13. T13left

    Turn 13

    The first high-speed change of direction in the rapid Turn 13–15 complex.

    Latitude
    40.364076
    Longitude
    49.831099
  14. T14right

    Turn 14

    A fast commitment corner linking the Old City sector with the descent back toward the waterfront.

    Latitude
    40.362639
    Longitude
    49.834620
  15. T15left

    Turn 15

    A deceptively fast left with close walls and a difficult braking phase; errors here are heavily punished.

    Latitude
    40.362832
    Longitude
    49.835094
  16. T16right

    Four Seasons corner

    A medium-speed 90-degree right and the final braking corner before the approximately 2.2 km flat-out run.

    Latitude
    40.365792
    Longitude
    49.838207
  17. T17left

    Turn 17

    The first flat-out shoreline kink after Turn 16 as speed builds rapidly between the walls.

    Latitude
    40.367098
    Longitude
    49.838752
  18. T18right

    Turn 18

    A high-speed direction change on the waterfront run, taken at more than 300 km/h in Formula One conditions.

    Latitude
    40.368889
    Longitude
    49.841836
  19. T19left

    Turn 19

    Another flat-out kink on the long run back toward the start and Turn 1 braking zone.

    Latitude
    40.369978
    Longitude
    49.844949
  20. T20right

    Turn 20

    The final gentle bend; the second DRS detection is tied to this corner before the main straight.

    Latitude
    40.372113
    Longitude
    49.851442

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Race edition202624–26 September 2026Formula 1 lists practice on Thursday 24 September, qualifying on Friday 25 September and the race on Saturday 26 September; access details remain time-sensitive