Baku City Circuit
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| Location | Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Time zone | GMT+4 |
| Coordinates | 40°22′21″N 49°51′12″E / 40.37250°N 49.85333°ECoordinates: 40°22′21″N 49°51′12″E / 40.37250°N 49.85333°E |
| Capacity | 18,500 |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One European Grand Prix (2016) Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2017–) GP2 Series (2016–) |
| Grand Prix circuit | |
| Length | 6.003 km (3.73 mi) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Lap record | 1:46.485 (Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 2016, Formula One) |
The Baku City Circuit (Azerbaijani: Bakı Şəhər Halqası) is a motor racing circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan constructed near Baku Boulevard. A lap of the circuit is 6.003 kilometres (3.730 mi), making it the second-longest circuit on the Formula One calendar. It hosted the 2016 European Grand Prix and its support events.
In December 2013, Formula One President and CEO Bernie Ecclestone suggested that the race would be run in 2016 but later said that because the Korean Grand Prix organisers were in breach of contract, it would be moved to 2015. However, in July 2014 it was announced that the race's debut would be delayed until 2016.
The six kilometre, anti-clockwise layout of the circuit was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke. The circuit was planned to start adjacent to Azadliq Square, then loop around Government House before heading west along a 1 km straight to the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower. Here, the track was planned to have a narrow 7.6 m (25 ft) uphill traversal and then circle the Old City before opening up onto a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) stretch along Neftchilar Avenue back to the start line. The circuit was projected to be the fastest street circuit in the world, with a top speed close to 360 km/h and the second longest circuit on the current F1 calendar behind the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium which currently is the longest circuit on calendar.
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