The Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will begin today.
Oku.AzAccording to reports, two free marches will be held on the first day.
In addition, there will be a qualifying round and a test in Formula 2.
The Baku circuit, which consists of 20 turns and 51 laps, covers a total distance of 306.049 km. The first race in the capital took place in 2016 as the European Grand Prix. The following seven tournaments were called the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
In 2016, German Nico Rosberg completed the race faster than anyone else. In the following years, Daniel Ricciardo (Australia), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain), Valtteri Bottas (Finland), Sergio Perez (Mexico) and Max Verstappen (Netherlands) finished the track in first place, respectively. In 2023, Peres won for the second time in Baku. In 2020, the competition was not organized in our capital due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen leads the field with 303 points ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris is second with 241 points, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third with 217 points. Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri is fourth with 197 points, and another Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz, is fifth with 184 points.
In the Constructors’ Cup, “Red Bull” is first with 446 points, “McLaren” is second with 438 points and “Ferrari” is third with 407 points.
The programme for the first day of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
11:00 am “Formula 2”: free mileage
13:30. “Formula 1”: the first free race
15:00. “Formula 2”: qualifying round
17:00. “Formula 1”: second free practice race
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will end on September 15.
