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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Grandprix of Azerbaijan Grand Prix
city
Baku
Circuit length
6.003 km
rounds count
51
fastest lap
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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the streets of the capital Baku has become a modern classic. It is clear that it is a special circuit. The circuit has character. On one side there's the cunning castle section, where the track is narrower than any other circuit on the F1 calendar and on the other, there's the gigantic long straight where the start/finish line is.

F1 Standings

2024
    Pos.NameTeamRoundsTimePoints
    1Oscar PiastriMcLaren511:32:58.0070
    2Charles LeclercFerrari51+10.9100
    3George RussellMercedes AMG F1 team51+31.3280
    4Lando NorrisMcLaren51+36.1430
    5Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing51+1:17.0980
    6Fernando AlonsoAston Martin F1 team51+1:25.4680
    7Alexander AlbonWilliams51+1:27.3960
    8Franco Colapinto (ARG)Williams51+1:29.5410
    9Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG F1 team51+1:32.4010
    10Oliver BearmanHaas F151+1:33.1270
    11Nico HulkenbergHaas F151+1:33.4650
    12Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 team51+1:57.1890
    13Daniel RicciardoVisa Cash App RB51+2:26.9070
    14Guanyu ZhouStake F1 Team51+2:28.8410
    15Esteban OconAlpine F1 team501Lap0
    16Valtteri BottasStake F1 Team501Lap0
    17Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing49DNF0
    18Carlos SainzFerrari49DNF0
    19Lance StrollAston Martin F1 team45DNF0
    20Yuki TsunodaVisa Cash App RB14DNF0

    The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

    The Baku City Circuit has been on the calendar since 2016, albeit as a Grand Prix of Europe at the time. As of 2017, the race was renamed Azerbaijan GP and has already seen fireworks on the streets of Baku several times. In 2017 the impossible to forget fight between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel behind the safety car, in 2018 the drama for both Red Bulls.

    Since 2020, due to the arrival of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands and then the coronavirus pandemic, this race has been shifted more towards the spring and is held before a visit to Miami and the Monaco Grand Prix.

    With more than six kilometres of asphalt, the lap times of the GP of Baku are logically a lot higher than those of the small round through the principality. Charles Leclerc recorded a 1:41.218 pole time in 2021, which means that the drivers are on the road more than half a minute longer than in Monte Carlo. One of the highest top speeds of the year is also measured here. Something that is impossible in Monaco. What is also special is that there is not yet one driver who has won twice on the Baku City Circuit.

    What does the Azerbaijan Grand Prix race weekend look like?

    The race in Baku has moved on the F1 calendar in 2024. It leaves it's traditional spring slot, for a place after the summer break. On 13th September, the first free practice starts at 10:30 AM UK time. Practice two takes place later in the day at 14:00. FP3 and Qualifying take place on Saturday 14th September, with the qualifying session starting at 13:00 UK time. The race will then be on Sunday 15th September at 12:00 UK time. 

    What time does the Azerbaijan Grand Prix start?

    As in previous years, the GP of Azerbaijan can be followed live in the GPblog live blog from half an hour before the start of the race. The start time of the Baku Grand Prix is ​​12:00 UK time and the race can also be followed live on your chosen TV option.