12 to 14 November 2010
Yas Marina Circuit, venue of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, was designed as an Arabian version of Monaco, the twenty-one corners twists through the man made island off the Abu Dhabi coast, passing by the marina and through the Yas Hotel with several long straights and tight corners.
The circuit has four grandstand areas (Main Grandstand, West Grandstand, North Grandstand and South Grandstand) and part of its pit lane exit runs underneath the track. It also houses a team building behind the pit building, Media Center, Dragster Track, VIP Tower, Ferrari Building. Additionally, one of the gravel traps runs underneath the West grandstand.
Track Map: Click to enlarge
The circuit has a few potential overtaking spots. From turns 2, 3, 4 down to 5 will be a good place as a car which has good speed out of Turn 4 could get beside a fellow driver and outbrake them. After turn 7 the longest straight on the Formula One calendar is ended with a heavy braking chicane at turn 8.
The pit exit of circuit runs under the actual track through a tunnel. Also, part of the track runs through one of the on site hotels.
The organisers faced a race against time, which they comfortably won, to host the inaugural Grand Prix in 2009 which turned out to be one of the most spectacular sporting occasions of the year. So impressive was the Yas Marina circuit that it was voted as the YallaF1.com 2009 Formula 1 Track of the Year by readers of this website.
In 2010 the massive Ferrari World theme park will be open to the public adding to the attraction of the venue. It is the final race of the 2010 calendar which could also be the deciding race of the F1 World Championship.
2009 Abu Dhabi GP Images
Previous Results:
| Year | Circuit | Date | Driver | Team | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Yas Marina Circuit | 1 November | 1  Sebastian Vettel2  Mark Webber3  Jenson Button |  Red Bull Red Bull Brawn | 55 55 55 |
