LONDON: The 2021 F1 calendar will feature a brand-new race in Saudi Arabia, with the news that the city of Jeddah will host the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in November 2021.
The 2021 race, the first in a long-term partnership between Formula 1 and the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), will take place on Jeddah’s corniche. The race will be run on a street track, however there are plans for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to move to a purpose-built circuit at some point in the future.
The final track design has not been decided, but organisers say it will feature a good flow of long straights and tight corners, with no equivalent track on the calendar. Organisers hope that the race will take place at night under lights.
More recently, Saudi Arabia has played host to both Formula E and the Dakar Rally, while Saudi Aramco – the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals company – are a global F1 Partner, with both sides saying the partnership has the potential to further develop and accelerate plans towards a power unit fuelled by advanced sustainable fuels.
