The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix will be held in November 2021 to coincide nicely with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which will also be held at the end of the season. Nothing is known about the exact date. What we do know is that it must be ‘a spectacular night race’.
The organization also announces that it concerns a long-term cooperation between the country and Formula 1. It is generally assumed that after one or more years of racing on the street circuit, the circus will move to a new super complex in Qiddiya.
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey is happy with the deal: “Saudi Arabia is rapidly becoming a sports and entertainment hotspot with major events taking place there in recent years. We are pleased that Formula 1 will also be there from next year. racing. It’s an important region for us, and given that 70% of the people there are under the age of 30, we can potentially attract a lot of new fans.
With the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix added, the concept calendar as we recently published for 2021 on 22 races away. In theory, there could be races in Spain and Germany and there may also be racing on a new circuit near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. As stated in the Concorde Agreement, the calendar can be extended to a maximum of 24 races without requiring the consent of the teams.
Carey indicates the provisional calendar will be announced sometime in the coming weeks.
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