Circuits
Round 23 · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
Yas Marina CircuitYas Marina, UAE
5.281 km
Lap length
16
Corners
9 left, 7 right
Anticlockwise
Direction
17
F1 races held
since 2009
What makes it different
- The only circuit with a pit exit that runs through a tunnel underneath the track.
- Starts in daylight and finishes under floodlights, so the track cools through the race and grip climbs as it goes - the opposite of most rounds.
- The 2021 reprofiling removed the slow hairpin section and opened out the marina corners, adding roughly 15 km/h of average speed.
- Yas Marina cost around $1.3 billion to build, the most expensive circuit in Formula 1 history, and a five-star hotel spans the track on a bridge overhead.
The records
1:25.637
Fastest race lap (2004–now)
Kevin Magnussen, 2024
7
Different winners
from 17 races
71% (12 of 17)
Pole converted to win
since 2009
22
Youngest winner
Sebastian Vettel, 2009
10% — roughly 1 car in 10
Cars that don't finish
last 9 races here, since 2017
2.5 places
How much the order changes
up or down from the grid slot, on average — less than most circuits
"Cars that don't finish" and "How much the order changes" both cover the 9 Grands Prix run here since 2017. Movement is the distance between a car’s grid slot and its finish, in either direction — not a count of overtakes, since a car retiring ahead of a driver moves that driver up too.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 5 wins · 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2011 | 10 podiums · 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010 | 5 poles · 2019, 2018, 2016, 2012, 2009 |
| Max Verstappen | 5 wins · 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 | 7 podiums · 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 | 5 poles · 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 win · 2017 | 3 podiums · 2020, 2017, 2014 | 1 pole · 2017 |
| Lando Norris | 1 win · 2024 | 2 podiums · 2025, 2024 | 1 pole · 2024 |
| Charles Leclerc | — | 4 podiums · 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019 | — |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 2 podiums · 2024, 2021 | — |
| Fernando Alonso | — | 2 podiums · 2012, 2011 | — |
| Oscar Piastri | — | 1 podium · 2025 | — |
| George Russell | — | 1 podium · 2023 | — |
| Sergio Pérez | — | 1 podium · 2022 | — |
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2025Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2024Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2022Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2021Max Verstappen · Red Bull
Last pole times
- 2025Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:22.207
- 2024Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:22.595
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:23.445
- 2022Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:23.824
- 2021Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:22.109
Historic moments
2021 · The most argued-over title decider in F1
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton arrived level on points for a winner-takes-all 2021 finale. Verstappen passed Hamilton on the last lap to win his first title, after a late safety-car restart that the FIA's own review later found involved 'human error' in how it was handled.
2010 · Alonso loses the title stuck behind Petrov
Fernando Alonso arrived at the season finale as championship favourite but got trapped for nearly 40 laps behind Vitaly Petrov's backmarker Renault after an early, miscalculated pit stop. He finished seventh as Sebastian Vettel won the race and the title by four points, becoming F1's youngest-ever champion at the time.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix coverage
Mohammed Ben Sulayem Exclusive: On V8 engines, Alonso, Hamilton, Norris, China, Abu Dhabi etc
1 source · 3 days ago
Hamilton & Verstappen bemused after glitch turns F1 into 'Lego race'
3 sources · 7 days ago
Malaysia on standby for Formula 1 return as chances of Qatar and Abu Dhabi unlikely to happen
3 sources · 64 days ago
'Red Bull rejects $3 billion Abu Dhabi-backed bid for Racing Bulls'
1 source · 64 days ago
Domenicali ‘confirms’ Qatar and Abu Dhabi F1 rounds will go ahead
1 source · 8 days ago
F1 president states final two races will go ahead in Qatar and Abu Dhabi despite ongoing war
1 source · 8 days ago
Qatar and Abu Dhabi uncertainty continues as FIA considers alternatives
1 source · 25 days ago
Toto Wolff admits ‘peace’ with Abu Dhabi 2021 with Max Verstappen admission
1 source · 42 days ago
Imola F1 Return In Play As Qatar And Abu Dhabi Wobble
1 source · 45 days ago
Imola could make F1 calendar return in place of Qatar or Abu Dhabi GP
1 source · 46 days ago
‘I hope there’s peace’: Hamilton wants F1’s planned Qatar and Abu Dhabi races to go ahead
1 source · 10 days ago
F1 News: FIA boss claims 'business as usual' but Abu Dhabi cancellation fears continue to grow
1 source · 33 days ago
'Nothing will happen before September' as F1 chief addresses Qatar and Abu Dhabi fears
1 source · 64 days ago
F1 plans four Middle East races in 2027 while 2026 Qatar and Abu Dhabi decisions remain unresolved
1 source · 24 days ago
Lewis Hamilton F1 News: Abu Dhabi 2021 controversy revisited as Honda chief reveals favourite moment
1 source · 54 days ago
Decision on Qatar and Abu Dhabi could linger until October as Imola put on standby
1 source · 30 days ago
Ben Sulayem vows F1 won't put drivers 'at risk' as Qatar and Abu Dhabi deadline looms
1 source · 33 days ago
F1 News: Max Verstappen’s Abu Dhabi 2021 team radio reveals sad truth about Red Bull exit
1 source · 64 days ago
Mohammed Ben Sulayem: We can’t jump the gun and just cancel Qatar and Abu Dhabi races
1 source · 32 days ago
Cancellation of Qatar and Abu Dhabi draws nearer; an alternative is ready
1 source · 41 days ago
The 2026 Formula 1 season will end in Abu Dhabi?
1 source · 48 days ago
Imola may host the Qatar or Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
1 source · 64 days ago
Historic circuit among candidates to replace Qatar and Abu Dhabi as F1 season finale if needed
1 source · 64 days ago