 Yas Marina Circuit
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| Name | Yas Marina Circuit | |
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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| Length | 5.281 km (3.281 miles) | |
| Corners | 16 | |
| First Race | 2017 Yas Marina Feature Race
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| Last Race | 2022 Yas Marina Feature Race
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| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Fastest Race |
| 1:37.445 | 1:35.077 | 179.539 km/h |
 Roy Nissany
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 Oscar Piastri
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Oscar Piastri
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The Yas Marina Circuit (حلبة مرسى ياس in Arabic) is a permanent racing circuit used by the FIA Formula 2 Championship, located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] The host of the annual Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for F1 since 2009, Yas Marina has hosted F2 and its predecessor the GP2 Series since 2010, and was only missed from the F2 calendar in 2020 due to the hastily re-arrange calendar around the COVID-19 Pandemic.[2]
The venue also traditionally hosts GP2 and F2's annual post-season test, which sees teams test drivers who they wish to evaluate for a drive in the following GP2/F2 campaign.[3]
Background[]
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concept was first mooted in 2007, and after F1 staged a demonstration named the Formula One Festival in the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on 3 February 2007 it was duly announced that F1, the FIA and Abu Dhabi, had signed a deal for a Grand Prix to be staged as the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[4] A new circuit, the Yas Marina Circuit, was designed by Hermann Tilke on Yas Island, centred on the Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi and running around the Yas Island marina, and was opened a week before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the end of the 2009 F1 season.[4] After its successful debut as the season finale for F1 in 2009, the FIA and Formula Motorsport Limited began negotiations about taking the GP2 Series to the circuit, beginning in 2010.[5]
Formula 2 History[]
The Yas Marina Circuit hosted its first FIA Formula 2 Championship race in 2017, staging the F2 season finale which would also be the last races for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis.[6] The circuit would also host the annual post-season test, with it reprising those roles in both 2018 and 2019.[7] The hurridly re-arranged 2020 calendar saw the Yas Marina Circuit missout on a spot on the calendar, before it was restored the F2 calendar in 2021, returning to its role as the host of the season finale and the post-season test.[2]
Circuit History[]
Circuit Layouts[]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Yas Marina Circuit are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of FIA Formula 2 Championship races held at the Yas Marina Circuit:
| Yas Marina Circuit Winners List | |||||
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| Season | Event | Date | Type | Winner | Report |
| 2017 | 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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25 November 2017[6] | F |  Artem Markelov[8]
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Report |
| 26 November 2017[6] | S |  Charles Leclerc[9]
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Report | ||
| 2018 | Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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24 November 2018[10] | F |  George Russell[11]
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Report |
| 25 Novmeber 2018[10] | S |  Antonio Fuoco[12]
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Report | ||
| 2019 | Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019
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30 November 2019[7] | F |  Sérgio Sette Câmara[13]
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Report |
| 1 December 2019[7] | S | Luca Ghiotto[14]
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Report | ||
| 2021 | Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021
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11 December 2021[2] | S |  Jehan Daruvala[15]
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Report |
| 11 December 2021[2] | S |  Guanyu Zhou[16]
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Report | ||
| 12 December 2021[2] | F | Oscar Piastri[17]
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Report | ||
| 2022 | Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022
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19 November 2022[1] | S | Report | |
| 20 November 2022[1] | F | Report | |||
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Yas Marina Circuit are outlined below:
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2022 season calendar announced', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 15/10/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/17xLlSIJ5U2K8Fje0YvUbM/fia-formula-2-championship-2022-season-calendar-announced, (Accessed 19/03/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2021 season provisional calendar announced', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 10/11/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/1lFF2lrhzJbOeFTnd2hPE4/fia-formula-2-championship-2021-season-provisional-calendar-announced, (Accessed 11/11/2020)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCal10A - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 'GP2 SERIES 2017 SEASON CALENDAR REVEALED', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 27/01/2017), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2017/01_January/GP2-Series-2017-season-calendar-revealed/, (Accessed 12/07/2018)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 '2019 SEASON CALENDAR CONFIRMED', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 05/12/2018), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2018/12_December/2019-season-calendar-confirmed/, (Accessed 05/12/2018)
- ↑ 'ROWLAND AND FUOCO DISQUALIFIED FROM FEATURE RACE', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula Two, 25/11/2017), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2017/11_November/Rowland-and-Fuoco-disqualified-from-Feature-Race/, (Accessed 09/10/2018)
- ↑ 'LECLERC ENDS ON TOP WITH ABU DHABI SPRINT WIN', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula Two, 26/11/2017), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2017/11_November/Leclerc-ends-on-top-with-Abu-Dhabi-sprint-win/, (Accessed 09/10/2018)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2018 Season Calendar Unveiled', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 06/11/2017), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2017/11_November/FIA-Formula-2-Championship-2018-season-calendar-unveiled/, (Accessed 13/06/2018)
- ↑ 'RUSSELL SOARS TO RACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula Two, 24/11/2018), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2018/11_November/Russell-soars-to-race-and-championship-victory/, (Accessed 24/11/2018)
- ↑ 'FUOCO DOMINATES SEASON CLOSER', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula Two, 25/11/2018), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2018/11_November/Fuoco-dominates-season-closer/, (Accessed 26/11/2018)
- ↑ 'DAMS CROWNED TEAMS’ CHAMPIONS AS SETTE CÂMARA WINS IN ABU DHABI', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 30/11/2019), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/11_November/DAMS-crowned-Teams-Champions-as-Sette-Camara-wins-the-Feature-Race-/, (Accessed 08/03/2020)
- ↑ 'GHIOTTO SPRINTS TO VICTORY IN FINAL RACE OF 2019', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 01/12/2019), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/12_December/Ghiotto-Sprints-to-victory-in-final-race-of-2019--/, (Accessed 08/03/2020)
- ↑ 'SPRINT RACE 1: Piastri crowned F2 champion as Daruvala wins on track in Yas Marina', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 11/12/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/2y78sTecfS0DIwxyUZIb6m/sprint-race-1-piastri-crowned-f2-champion-as-daruvala-wins-on-track-in-yas, (Accessed 07/04/2021)
- ↑ 'SPRINT RACE 2: Zhou beats Shwartzman to victory in manic second race at Yas Marina', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 11/12/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/33YWGdNfQRgiv5ljzCuJjf/sprint-race-2-zhou-beats-shwartzman-to-victory-in-manic-second-race-at-yas, (Accessed 08/04/2022)
- ↑ 'FEATURE RACE: Piastri beats Zhou to finish his title-winning season with a victory at Yas Marina', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 12/12/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/yNvyqGSwxVt5GAsg1e0Id/feature-race-piastri-beats-zhou-to-finish-his-title-winning-season-with-a, (Accessed 09/04/2022)