Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit
Route profile
Route data
Main sponsor: Etihad Airways (since 2009)
in the racing calendar: since 2009
Route length: 5.554 km
Race length: 305.355 km in 55 laps
Records
Lap record: 1: 39.283
( 2019 , Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes )
Lap record qualification: 1: 34,779
(2019, Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes )
Most wins: Lewis Hamilton (5)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (5)
website

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a motorsport race as part of Formula 1 . It has been held on the Yas Marina Circuit since 2009 , the first race being on November 1st, 2009.

The route was designed by the Aachen architect Hermann Tilke . In contrast to many other courses planned by this architecture firm, which have sometimes been criticized for their sterile atmosphere (for example Sepang, Shanghai or Manama), the course in Abu Dhabi is far more spectacular.

It is partly led close to an artificial harbor basin and, with the yachts in it, is reminiscent of the harbor passage on the city circuit of Monaco .

The pit exit, which runs through a tunnel under the exit zone of the first corner, is still spectacular and a worldwide first. It ends at the beginning of the following passage, which corresponds to the curve radii of the Eau Rouge of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit , but without any comparable height differences.

The start-and-finish straight is relatively short, Turn 1 is narrow and therefore offers few opportunities to overtake. Most overtaking maneuvers are to be expected at the end of the longest straight on the current GP calendar (2010) between North and South Grandstand. The following, slightly curved full-throttle passage leads to a similarly good overtaking opportunity, but it is significantly shorter.

As a further novelty, the route leads under a bridge-like part of the Yas Hotel . This in turn is reminiscent of the Allianz Arena in Munich due to the illumination of its facade .

The Abu Dhabi GP can be visited through a park-and-ride system. Admission tickets for the GP weekend 2009 also entitle them to attend concerts by Aerosmith and Beyoncé Knowles , among others , which took place in front of Ferrari World in the immediate vicinity of the GP course.

Results

Edition year route winner Second Third Pole position Fastest lap
1 2009 Yas Island GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) AustraliaAustralia Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( Brawn - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )
2 2010 Yas Island GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes )
3 2011 Yas Island United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) AustraliaAustralia Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )
4th 2012 Yas Island FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Lotus - Renault ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )
5 2013 Yas Island GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) AustraliaAustralia Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) AustraliaAustralia Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari )
6th 2014 Yas Island United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa ( Williams - Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Williams - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull - Renault )
7th 2015 Yas Island GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes )
8th 2016 Yas Island United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari )
9 2017 Yas Island FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes )
10 2018 Yas Island United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari )
11 2019 Yas Island United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen ( Red Bull - Honda ) MonacoMonaco Charles Leclerc ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes )

Web links

Commons : Abu Dhabi Grand Prix  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.rtl.de/sport/formel-1/formel1_87720.php