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Round 16 · F1 2027 Baku, AzerbaijanUpdated Sept 2026

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2027 Tickets & Guide

24–26 September 2027 · Baku City Circuit — grandstands, prices, circuit map, transport and where to stay

Round16 of 24

Race daySunday, 26 September 2027

CircuitBaku City Circuit

Where should I sit?

Gallery

Baku City Circuit in photos

4 outside · 7 inside the venue

At a glance

Where to watch the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

For the full Grand Prix experience at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the pick is Absheron Grandstand — The grid, pit stops and podium on the seafront straight; premium tiers include pit-lane walk and concert access. For on-track action, head to Azneft Grandstand. The budget option is City Grandstand (Around $650 (recent list)). The Azerbaijan Grand Prix runs 24–26 September 2027 at Baku City Circuit, Baku — Round 16 of the 2027 Formula 1 season.

Best overall

Absheron Grandstand

The grid, pit stops and podium on the seafront straight; premium tiers include pit-lane walk and concert access.

Full detail Best for action

Azneft Grandstand

The end of the 2.2 km flat-out run — the slipstreaming showdown into the first corner.

Full detail Best value

City Grandstand

Around $650 (recent list). Reserved seating in the tight infield portion of the lap at mid-range prices.

Full detail Race weekend

24–26 September 2027

Practice Friday, qualifying Saturday, the Grand Prix on race day.

Full detail

Overview

About the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The fastest street circuit in the world, wrapped around a medieval old town on the Caspian Sea. Baku has never produced a boring race — the 2.2 km full-throttle main straight and the castle-section squeeze guarantee drama — and it remains one of the best-value city races to attend.

The 6.003 km Baku City Circuit is a track of two halves: the tight, technical old-town section where cars squeeze past the 12th-century city walls at Turn 8 — the narrowest corner in F1 — and the absurdly long main straight along the Caspian promenade, where cars run flat-out for over two kilometres and slipstreaming battles rage into Turn 1. Safety cars are a Baku tradition; expect the unexpected.

Circuit map

Baku City Circuit map & grandstands

General circuit reference for Baku City Circuit. Check your selected session for its exact grandstand configuration and availability.

Grandstands

Grandstands & viewing areas at Baku City Circuit

Absheron GrandstandThe full Grand Prix theatre$1,490–1,580 (recent list)

Main straight, opposite the pits

The grid, pit stops and podium on the seafront straight; premium tiers include pit-lane walk and concert access.

Price guide: $1,490–1,580 (recent list)

Azneft GrandstandTop speed and overtakesAround $960 (recent list)

Main straight / Turn 1 approach

The end of the 2.2 km flat-out run — the slipstreaming showdown into the first corner.

Price guide: Around $960 (recent list)

City GrandstandValue grandstandAround $650 (recent list)

City section

Reserved seating in the tight infield portion of the lap at mid-range prices.

Price guide: Around $650 (recent list)

General AdmissionBudgetAround $180 (recent list)

Boulevard viewing areas

Roving viewing along the Caspian promenade — the cheapest ticket in the city, though without concert access.

Price guide: Around $180 (recent list)

Tickets

Azerbaijan Grand Prix tickets: prices & how to buy

2027 ticket availability

Tickets on Event Escapes are coming soon. Availability and release dates for our listings are TBC.

Price guide

Recent official pricing as the guide: General Admission around $180 (no concert access), the City grandstand around $650, Azneft around $960, and the premium Absheron grandstand on the main straight $1,490–1,580 including pit-lane walk and after-race concert access. Baku is among the cheapest races on the calendar.

Event Escapes tickets

Tickets coming soon · listings TBC

Baku City Circuit viewing areas compared

Baku is a very long city circuit. Select the main-straight speed, a heavy-braking zone or the Old City setting, then choose a hotel and metro exit that reach that particular gate.

Absheron

The main straight, grid and pit buildings by the Caspian waterfront.

Consider: A premium seat that sees a short section of a six-kilometre lap.

Azneft

The turn by the Old City and the approach from the boulevard.

Consider: Verify the present grandstand position; older venue maps may show a different entry route.

City / fan zone

A different urban backdrop or a lower-cost way into the event site.

Consider: Check exact race visibility and concert rights; fan-zone access is not a reserved racing seat.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix hospitality options

The circuit advertises premium grandstands and hospitality, while F1 also lists Baku products. Compare the viewing balcony, included meals and event-day concert rights.

Pit-building hospitality

Premium main-straight base for grid and pit views.

Consider: Confirm whether any pit walk is scheduled and whether concert access is included.

Premium grandstand

A fixed race seat without assuming a catered lounge.

Consider: Package rights differ by stand and year; price the current 2027 product.

Getting to Baku City Circuit and back

The circuit closes central streets to normal traffic and changes pedestrian crossings. Use the metro and walk to your assigned gate from the accessible side of the track.

Metro plus walk

Travel to a central station serving the appropriate grandstand side.

Consider: Confirm 2027 station opening and temporary pedestrian bridges; a straight-line walk may be blocked.

Walk from a central hotel

A hotel around the Old City or waterfront can reduce vehicle transfers.

Consider: Gate access and closure lines may turn a short map distance into a longer walk.

Taxi to outside the closure

Useful for an airport arrival or more distant hotel.

Consider: Agree an accessible drop-off outside the circuit road restrictions.

Parking at Baku City Circuit for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

City-centre roads close for the event, and the circuit’s traffic notices prohibit stopping in key crossing windows. Do not plan to park next to a grandstand; confirm 2027 road restrictions and use a legal lot outside the perimeter if driving.

Hotels near Baku City Circuit: where to stay for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Central accommodation saves the most transport time, provided the hotel is on the right side of the closed streets for your seat.

Boulevard / central waterfront

Close to fan zones and main-straight sections.

Consider: A race-facing room is a separate premium and may still be far from your gate.

Old City / Icherisheher

Historic streets and restaurants near the uphill city section.

Consider: Check road closures and pedestrian route to the exact grandstand.

Further out on a metro line

Wider choice and potential value.

Consider: Add the full return journey and station-to-gate walk.

Compare hotels for your race-weekend dates →

What will a Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend cost?

Quote in the currency shown by the current ticket seller; previous-season dollar figures should not masquerade as 2027 offers.

Ticket: compare 2027 fan-zone, exact grandstand and hospitality inclusions.
Stay: search 23–27 September 2027 for four nights and check the hotel side of the circuit.
Transport: add airport transfer, metro returns or legal parking outside closures.
Food and evening: add circuit meals and check any concert entitlement in the purchased ticket.

Supplier prices and event transport can change. Any previous-season figure is labelled with its year; check the final cart before paying.

Food and drink at and after the race

At the circuit

The official fan zone has food and activity areas; check the current 2027 map for their position relative to your stand.

After the race

The Old City and Fountain Square are useful dinner areas if reachable on your side of the closure; the Boulevard is convenient to seafront stands. Confirm restaurant access and late hours.

Practical tips and accessibility

Carry the current Baku City Circuit gate map; a crossing that worked outside race week can close.
Concert, pit-walk and fan-zone rights depend on the ticket category.
Use a legal transport drop-off beyond the controlled roads.

Visitor details reviewed 2026-09-27. Check the organiser again when the 2027 event instructions are released.

Race-weekend tips

Insider tips for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Baku is the value pick of the flyaway races — grandstand prices here are a fraction of Singapore or Vegas.
GA does not include the after-race concerts; if you want the music, book a grandstand that bundles it.
The old-town section (Turn 8) is the most extraordinary viewing in F1 — find a way to see cars squeeze through the castle gap at least once.
Late September is warm and breezy on the Caspian; the seafront wind can be strong in the afternoons.

Hotels for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

All hotels & live prices

Stay inside or near the circuit perimeter: the Flame Towers area, the Boulevard and the Old City put you in the middle of everything. Baku hotels are excellent value by Grand Prix standards — even race weekend rates undercut most European rounds — but the inner-zone hotels with circuit views sell out first and command premiums.