Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Qran Prisi) is a Formula One motor race that was held for the first time in 2017.[1][2] It is held on the Baku City Circuit, a street circuit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
(2017–present)
Race information
Number of times held3
First held2017
Most wins (drivers)No repeat winners
Most wins (constructors) Mercedes (2)
Circuit length6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Race length306.049 km (190.170 mi)
Laps51
Last race (2019)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

History

The first Formula One Grand Prix was held in Azerbaijan as the European Grand Prix on 2016 at the Baku City Circuit. A year later, in 2017, Baku City Circuit hosted the first Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The race was held on 25 June 2017. It is one of the five Street Circuit races in 2017 along with the Singapore, Monaco, Australian and Canadian Grands Prix. The first winner of Azerbaijan Grand Prix was Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull.[3]

The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Baku City Walls behind

The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix took place on 29 April 2018. The race was the 4th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and Lewis Hamilton became the winner of the race.[4]

In 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was held on 28 April and it also was the 4th round of the World Championship. On 23 March 2020, organisers of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix announced that the race has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later the race was cancelled and announced its coming back in 2021. It will be the 7th race of the calendar.

Official names
  • 2017–2018, 2021: Azerbaijan Grand Prix (no official sponsor)[5][6][7]
  • 2019: SOCAR Azerbaijan Grand Prix[8]

Winners

Repeat winners (constructors)

Teams in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.

Wins Constructor Years won
2 Mercedes 2018, 2019

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

Manufacturers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.

Wins Manufacturer Years won
2 Mercedes 2018, 2019

By year
Year Driver Constructor Location Report
2017 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer Baku City Circuit Report
2018 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Report
2019 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Report

References
  1. "FIA Announces World Motorsports Council decisions". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. "No German Grand Prix on F1 2017 calendar but Azerbaijan race is official". The Guardian. Reuters. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull grabbed his first win of the 2017 Formula 1 campaign during Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix
  4. Lewis Hamilton wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Red Bulls suffer calamity
  5. "Programme covers". www.progcovers.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. "Programme covers". www.progcovers.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Azerbaijan". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. "Programme covers". www.progcovers.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.


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