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Sebastian Vettel driving a red Ferrari Formula 1 car during the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend in Baku

Azerbaijan · Independent circuit guide

Baku City Circuit

Compare all 18 officially described grandstands, separate live inventory from catalogue-only products, and plan a city-centre race weekend without invented row-level claims.

Inventory boundary: on 24 August, 11 of 18 named grandstands had a price and purchase button. Seven catalogue products remain described without a live price. Prices include 18% VAT and can change; the final ticket, seat, gate and event notice control.

Circuit length
6.003 km
Race laps
51
Race distance
306.049 km
First Grand Prix
2016

Original circuit diagram

Seafront speed. Old City precision.

This independent schematic explains track orientation only. The organiser's final event map controls gates, stands and accessible routes.

Simplified Baku City Circuit diagramIndependent orientation diagram of Baku City Circuit showing the long seafront straight, Turn 1, the Old City castle section and Turn 16.T1T8T10T15T162.2 KM SEAFRONT RUNMain straight · start / finishOLD CITYCastle section · T8–T12AZNEFTPITS
Original schematic for orientation only. It is not a gate, seating or accessibility map.Geography: OpenStreetMap contributors ↗

18 grandstand guides

Choose your Baku moment.

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Main Grandstand$1,490 adult

Absheron A

Podium end of the main straight

Close to podium ceremonies and the post-race track-invasion sector.

Best for

Podium atmosphere

Main Grandstand$1,490 adult

Absheron B

Start and finish line

A main-straight view centred on race starts, finishes and chequered-flag moments.

Best for

Start and finish theatre

Main Grandstand$1,580 adult

Absheron C Upper

Central main straight

The organiser combines starts, finishes, overtaking, braking and pit-stop context in one covered product.

Best for

The broadest main-straight overview

Main Grandstand$1,580 adult

Absheron C Lower

Central main straight

A lower covered tier marketed around starts, finishes, braking and pit-stop activity.

Best for

Closer main-straight scale

Main Grandstand$1,490 adult

Absheron D

Pit and early-lap sector

The official description highlights pit stops and early overtaking battles.

Best for

Pits and opening-lap tension

Main Grandstand$1,490 adult

Absheron E

Turn 1

A direct view of the circuit's first major braking and overtaking point.

Best for

Turn 1 braking and overtakes

Grandstand$1,150 adult

Champions

Pit approach

A chance to see drivers and cars on the route toward the pit area.

Best for

Pit-lane proximity

Grandstand$960 adult

PASHA Real Estate (Azneft)

Turn 16

The official storefront identifies an unobstructed event focus at the decisive Turn 16 braking zone.

Best for

Heavy braking at Turn 16

Grandstand$870 adult

Mugham

Dual-direction city sector

Cars pass the viewing area through different directions of the folded street layout.

Best for

Noise and repeated visual movement

Grandstand$910 adult

Icheri Sheher

Beyond Turn 8 and the Old City

The castle section frames the cars against Baku's historic core after Turn 8.

Best for

The signature Old City setting

GrandstandNot listed live

Bulvar

Dual-carriageway section

The official catalogue highlights cars passing one another on opposite sides of the street circuit.

Best for

Two-direction viewing

GrandstandNot listed live

Sahil

Caspian seafront high-speed sector

The organiser describes speeds above 300 km/h against the Caspian Sea horizon.

Best for

Maximum-speed spectacle

GrandstandNot listed live

Khazar

Approach to the start and finish

Cars accelerate toward the line at very high speed.

Best for

Top speed before the line

GrandstandNot listed live

Giz Galasi

Maiden Tower sector

A heritage-focused view beside Baku's historic Maiden Tower.

Best for

UNESCO-city scenery

GrandstandNot listed live

Filarmoniya

Heavy-braking city sector

The official description focuses on braking and overtaking rather than pure straight-line speed.

Best for

Braking and passing attempts

GrandstandNot listed live

Zafar

Final run toward victory

A race-ending perspective marketed around the defining moments before the finish.

Best for

Late-lap and victory tension

Grandstand$650 adult

City

Downtown Baku

A downtown grandstand sold as direct access to the city-centre race atmosphere.

Best for

The lowest priced current reserved seat

GrandstandNot listed live

Marine

Acceleration toward the main straight

Cars build speed on the final run toward the start and finish area.

Best for

Acceleration and finish approach

Primary sources and open geography

The organiser controls products and entry rules, Formula 1 controls event facts, and OpenStreetMap supplies geographic orientation.