Yas Marina Circuit

Yas Marina Circuit

Yas Island , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Route type:	permanent race track
Architect:	Hermann Tilke
Opening:	October 2009
Formula 1 venue :	since 2009
Time zone:	UTC + 4
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 , Dragster , GP2 Series , GP2 Asia Series , V8 Supercar , Gulf 12h
Route length:	5.554  km (3.45  mi )
Curves:	21st
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 39.283 min. ( Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes , 2019 )
http://www.yasmarinacircuit.ae/

Coordinates: 24 ° 28 ′ 2 ″  N , 54 ° 36 ′ 11 ″  E

Yas Marina Circuit ( Arabic حلبة مرسى ياس, DMG Ḥalbat Marsā Yās ; partly also called Yas Island Circuit ) is a permanent racetrack completed in October 2009 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates ). The first race there was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , the last race of the 2009 Formula 1 season , on November 1, 2009. This race also concluded the Formula 1 calendar in 2010 and 2014 to 2019. For 2020 it is once again planned as the last race of the season.

history

Race tracks and Ferrari World

“Walkathon” in November 2009 at the Yas Marina Circuit

The racetrack designed by the German racetrack designer and civil engineer Hermann Tilke was originally planned as a temporary course and is 5.554 km long. The length of one lap on the racing line is 5.491 km. It has nine right-hand and twelve left-hand bends and is driven counter- clockwise . The absolute lap record is 1: 34.794, driven by Lewis Hamilton as pole time in qualifying 2018. The Formula 1 racing distance of 55 laps corresponds to a distance of 305.470 km. The projected maximum speed of the route is given for Formula 1 with 320 km / h, the average speed with 198 km / h. For other motorsport events, the course can be divided into two separate, independent routes of 3.15 and 2.36 km. A total of 41,000 grandstand seats are to be offered.

The first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi also offered a novelty: for the first time, a Formula 1 race was started in daylight, continued at dusk and ended under artificial light. Another unique feature is that part of the pit exit runs below the racetrack and ascends into the main course from below. This unusual design was chosen so that the cars driving out of the pits can be positioned outside the ideal line and thus increase safety.

The route only has asphalt run-off zones with a total area of ​​59,100 m². There are no gravel beds as they used to be. The tire stacks that are common in many places as impact absorbers have also been replaced on this route by new, air-filled plastic barriers. Another novelty is a run-out zone that runs under the grandstand. Vehicles that have to enter this emergency exit due to driving errors, technical failure or excessive speed "dive" under the spectators seated there, which should offer them a more intense experience of racing. The longest straight of all Grand Prix circuits in 2014 is on this course between turns 7 and 8 and measures 1.2 kilometers.

A number of so-called "hanging curves" represent an increased difficulty factor for the motorsport pilots, the gradient of which shows away from the apex of the curve, which increases the lateral acceleration acting on the drivers and vehicles . Usually, racetrack curves banked a similarly steep turn built, enabling higher cornering speeds, as the bends counteract the centrifugal forces. The entire facility was opened on 23/24. October 2009 with races of the GP2 series .

The Yas Marina Circuit is structurally dominated by the Yas Hotel located directly on the course .

Ferrari World is also adjacent to the Yas Marina Circuit .

statistics

Winner of the F1 races in Abu Dhabi

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	B.	1: 34: 03.414 h	5.554 km	55	194.863 km / h	0Nov 1	Abu Dhabi
2	2010	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	B.	1: 39: 36.837 h	5.554 km	55	183.923 km / h	Nov 14
3	2011	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	P	1: 37: 11.886 h	5.554 km	55	188.494 km / h	Nov 13
4th	2012	Kimi Raikkonen	lotus	Renault	P	1: 45: 58.667 h	5.554 km	55	172.878 km / h	0Nov 4
5	2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 38.06.106 h	5.554 km	55	186.758 km / h	0Nov 3
6th	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 39: 02.619 h	5.554 km	55	184.982 km / h	23 Nov
7th	2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 38: 30.175 h	5.554 km	55	185.998 km / h	Nov 29
8th	2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 38: 04.013 h	5.554 km	55	186.895 km / h	Nov 27
9	2017	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 34: 14.062 h	5.554 km	55	194.496 km / h	Nov 26
10	2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 39: 40.382 h	5.554 km	55	182.585 km / h	Nov 25
11	2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 34: 05.715 h	5.554 km	55	194.700 km / h	0Dec 1

Record winner
Driver: Lewis Hamilton (5) • Driver nations: Great Britain (5), Germany (4) • Constructors: Mercedes (6) • Engine manufacturer: Mercedes (7) • Tire manufacturer: Pirelli (9)

Web links

Commons : Yas Marina Circuit  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Yas Marina Circuit
• Photos from the construction of the racetrack

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official route presentation (on formula1.com, accessed on September 19, 2009, English)
2. ↑ Route history (on formula1.com, accessed on September 19, 2009, English)