Yas Island Circuit

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Coordinates: 24°28′02″N, 54°36′11″E

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Yas Island
Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Time zone GMT +4
Major Events F1
Circuit Length 5.6 km (3.48 mi)
Turns 20
Lap Record N/A (N/A, N/A, N/A)

The proposed Yas Island Circuit has been announced as the venue for a Formula One race in 2009, the event to be named the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It will be a newly-built circuit on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and will be the second Formula One track in the Middle East.

The Yas Island Circuit is being built by the construction company Aldar who are also constructing a theme park, marina, residential areas, water park, sport and leisure facilities, as well as hotels and beach resorts in the surrounding area. Its twenty corners will twist through the natural island, passing the marina and winding its way through sand dunes, with several long straights and tight corners. The circuit has three planned grandstand areas.

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