AC GPK Baku (2024 update)

AC GPK Baku
(2024 update version 3.0)

2024 Update version 3.0
All GPK tracks for the FSGP 2024 season will get an update (and will go to version 3.0). This year we introduce pit stops in every FSGP race. So we took a close look at every pit exit and in case it was not safe enough we changed it into a safer pit exit.
All trees and lights have an update for better looking and better FPS.
Special thanks to @Ofitus21 and @zuno toto for doing all the hard work for these 2024 updates.

2024 Update version 3.1

Old style 3d spectators replaced with Kunos camera facing spectators for better fps.
Some kerbs changed to prevent corner cutting.
Some grand stands added to get it more in line with the real track.

FSGP 2024
During every Formula 1 weekend in 2024 we organize a FSGP race in the MAD Formula MFT02 on the GPK version of the Formula 1 circuit. The start of this championship is on Saturday 2 March. Information can be found at simracing.gp Formula Student community.
In 2024 we introduce pit stops in every race!

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The Track
Street circuits have their own peculiarities in Formula One. Monaco is one of the most popular Grand Prix on the calendar. Other major cities seem to be benefiting as well. In this way Baku tries to be the Monaco of Eastern Europe. With many long straights, a very long straight but also a slow section around a castle, Baku also has its own special character.
This is the Grand Prix Karting version of Baku. Like GPK Monaco, the dimensions have been specially adapted for Formula Student.

Grand Prix Karting
Grand Prix Karting tracks are F1 tracks with the layout of the original F1 track but the size, look and feel of real world karttracks. No big runoff areas, but modern wide kerbs, pit not on the infield but on the outside of the track, not many grand stands but a pitbuilding which is also a grandstand. These tracks are not a resized conversion of existing tracks but scratch build. Not laser scanned (because they are fiction) but handmade, which was a bit of a challenge with some tracks with a lot of elevation in the track and the terrain surrounding the track.

The Grand Prix Karting Baku track is different from all other Grand Prix Karting tracks. The others are somewhat in the middle between the original F1 circuit and a regular outdoor karting track. The Baku track is, just like Monaco, the original F1 track made smaller, with imagery buildings. The original buildings would not fit beside the smaller track.

Online racing
Would you like to race online on these GPK tracks with the MFT02 Formula Student car against people from all over the world? Then join the simracing.gp Formula Student community,, and race us in in all kinds of events and championship. The community offers short, fast-paced, and clean races for everyone to join

Formula Student
Formula Student is a competition involving universities from all over the world. Students from these universities develop, build and race these purpose-built, single-seater racecars against other universities in competitions that take place all over the world during the summer months. Formula Student is probably the most prestigious engineering competition at a student level.

MAD Formula Team
MAD Formula Team is one of these teams, representing University Carlos III of Madrid across Europe. The team is a relatively small and young team composed of over 50 students from various degrees. The team developed the MAD Formula Team MFTC3, MFT01 and MFT02 mods for Assetto Corsa, and you can test it out for free here:

Credits:
Track converted to Assetto Corsa by @rmi_wood & @Ofitus21
Track lighting and 3d trees added by @zuno toto
3d tree models by @zuno toto
Original track created for rFactor by @Nitro McClean