Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
6.0 km Circuit length
20 Turns
10 Editions tracked
2016 First tracked season
Baku Azerbaijan
Recent winners
2025 VERMax Verstappen 1:33:26.408
2024 PIAOscar Piastri 1:32:58.007
2023 PERSergio Pérez 1:32:42.436
2022 VERMax Verstappen 1:34:05.941
2021 PERSergio Pérez 2:13:36.410
2019 BOTValtteri Bottas 1:31:52.942
2018 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:43:44.291
2017 RICDaniel Ricciardo 2:03:55.573
Most wins
#1 PERSergio Pérez 2
#2 VERMax Verstappen 2
#3 BOTValtteri Bottas 1
#4 HAMLewis Hamilton 1
#5 PIAOscar Piastri 1
Pole and fastest laps
33% Pole-to-win · 3/9
2025 VERMax Verstappen FL
2024 NORLando Norris FL
2023 RUSGeorge Russell FL
2022 PERSergio Pérez FL
2021 VERMax Verstappen FL
2019 LECCharles Leclerc FL
2018 BOTValtteri Bottas FL
2017 VETSebastian Vettel FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
10 Buzz · low
67 Weekend comfort · med
13 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
ticket scarcity eased since the last update.
proximity increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 87
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 10
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 38
Weather drama ×0.1 46
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
100
Metro
best use: race dayrisk: nearest metro 0.7km: Sahil
Bus / coach
best use: race dayrisk: nearest bus 0.7km: Aero Express shuttle to Airport (GYD)
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 0.9km: Bakı Dəmiryol Stansiyası
62–74°F rain · low
typical 5-yr typical race-week window drama 46
dry likely
Wide on sale
Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 43 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 26
Local transport pressure 67
Food drink pressure 18
Camping value score 30
Ticket pressure 50
Street circuit in Baku; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (198/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 11.