YAS Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi is hosting the inaugural F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix motor race on November 1.
It will be on the Yas Marina Circuit, which has been under construction since 2007. The Abu Dhabi Yas Island circuit will be about 5.55 km long and among the track’s unusual features are a straight that runs through a hotel, a pit-exit tunnel and an impressive waterfront section.
The new Formula One circuit will host three other races on the same weekend as the inaugural Grand Prix, confirmed by UAE daily newspaper The National. Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management, who will manage the Yas Marina Circuit, said that a round of the GP2 Asia championship will also take place on the weekend of October 30 to November 1.
Also scheduled is a round of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup championship and the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Challenge.
The races will take place in between practise and qualifying rounds for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as well as before the main race.