Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
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Next Abu Dhabi Grand Prix : 2010-11-14 |
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates. The first race will take place November 1 2009, to be held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit.
On June 25, 2008 the FIA announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 17th and final race of the season on November 15. On November 5, 2008, however, it was announced that the race will be held as the season finale on November 1, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race.
After the first ever F1 night race in Singapore in 2008, the BBC reported rumours that the organisers of the Abu Dhabi race, would consider running future races at night.