Baku City Circuit

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Baku City Circuit is a modern street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, known for hosting Formula One races that combine tight city sections with a long, high-speed straight along the Caspian Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One circuit
motor racing circuit
street circuit
city Baku NERFINISHED
cityCenterProximity city centre of Baku
continent Asia
country Azerbaijan
designer Hermann Tilke NERFINISHED
direction anti-clockwise
DRSZones multiple
featuresSection long main straight along Neftchilar Avenue
narrow old city section around Icherisheher
firstAzerbaijanGrandPrixSeason 2017 GENERATED
firstFormulaOnePoleSitter Nico Rosberg GENERATED
firstFormulaOneRaceName European Grand Prix GENERATED
firstFormulaOneRaceWinner Nico Rosberg GENERATED
firstHostedFormulaOneSeason 2016 GENERATED
governingBody FIA NERFINISHED
hasFeature sections around Baku Boulevard
sections around Government House of Baku
hostedEvent FIA Formula 2 Championship races NERFINISHED
support races for Formula One
knownFor combination of slow corners and long flat-out sections
tight and narrow castle section
very high top speeds
lapRecordCategory Formula One race lap
lengthKm 6.003
lengthMi 3.730
locatedIn Baku NERFINISHED
locatedOn streets of Baku
near Caspian Sea NERFINISHED
numberOfTurns 20
openedForRacing 2016
overtakingOpportunities main straight into Turn 1
pitLaneLocation along main straight
primaryDiscipline single-seater racing
region Absheron Peninsula NERFINISHED
safetyCarLikelihood high
surface public roads
timeZone UTC+4
turn1Type left-hand corner
typicalRaceDistanceLaps 51
usedFor Azerbaijan Grand Prix NERFINISHED
Formula One Grand Prix NERFINISHED

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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix circuit Baku City Circuit
subject surface form: Azerbaijan Grand Prix