Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

Round 15 of 22 · Baku City Circuit · September 24–26, 2026

Race Start

Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 AM EDT
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Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Thu, Sep 24, 7:30 AM EDT Thu, Sep 24, 6:30 AM CDT Thu, Sep 24, 5:30 AM MDT Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 AM PDT
Practice 2 Thu, Sep 24, 11:00 AM EDT Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM CDT Thu, Sep 24, 9:00 AM MDT Thu, Sep 24, 8:00 AM PDT
Practice 3 Fri, Sep 25, 6:30 AM EDT Fri, Sep 25, 5:30 AM CDT Fri, Sep 25, 4:30 AM MDT Fri, Sep 25, 3:30 AM PDT
Qualifying Fri, Sep 25, 10:00 AM EDT Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 AM CDT Fri, Sep 25, 8:00 AM MDT Fri, Sep 25, 7:00 AM PDT
Race Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 AM EDT Sat, Sep 26, 6:00 AM CDT Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 AM MDT Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 AM PDT

Circuit Guide

Baku is F1's beautiful contradiction: a flat-out 2.2 km blast along the Caspian seafront bolted onto a medieval old-town section so narrow the cars barely fit past the castle walls. The result is the calendar's most reliable chaos — late safety cars, restarts, and last-lap lead changes are practically tradition here. Note the unusual schedule: in 2026 Baku runs Thursday-to-Saturday, with the race on Saturday.

Circuit
Baku City Circuit
Length
6.003 km
Laps
51
Corners
20
First GP
2016
Local Start
3:00 PM (Baku)

Watching from the US

Read the schedule twice: the race is on SATURDAY, not Sunday, starting in the early morning hours for US viewers. Baku races are rarely decided until the final laps — multiple editions have flipped on a restart with five laps to go — so if you record it, avoid social media until you've watched the end.