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.

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. 

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.