Key Highlights: Formula 1 has officially announced the African Grand Prix in Rwanda, targeting an entry window in the early 2030s to allow crucial infrastructure developments to reach completion. The proposed Rwanda Motodrome in Bugesera will feature an extreme 197-meter elevation change per lap—nearly double that of Spa-Francorchamps—designed in collaboration with Tilke Engineering, Wurz Design, ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 has officially announced a 10-year contract to stage the African Grand Prix in Rwanda starting in the early 2030s. The event marks F1’s first return to the African continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. Track designers Carsten Tilke and Alex Wurz are developing an undulating 6km, 17-turn ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 has officially finalized a 10-year agreement with Rwanda to host an African Grand Prix beginning in the “early 2030s.” The landmark contract ends a continent-wide championship absence spanning nearly 40 years, fulfilling a long-standing objective championed by Liberty Media and driver Lewis Hamilton. The purpose-built venue will be located in Bugesera, ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 and the government of Rwanda have signed a 10-year agreement to host the ‘Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda’, scheduled to debut as early as 2030. The race will take place on a newly designed 6km, 17-corner natural road circuit in Bugesera, featuring 197 meters of elevation change ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 has signed a 10-year agreement to stage the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, starting in the early 2030s. The landmark deal marks the championship’s first race on the African continent since 1993, fulfilling a long-standing ambition for a global presence across every inhabited continent. The event will ...