Yas Marina Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

Yas Marina Circuit
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Yas Marina Circuit

Abu Dhabi F1 GP, Abu Dhabi

2009
First Grand Prix
17
Grand Prix
5
Most Driver Wins
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
8
Most Constructor Wins
Austria Red Bull

Yas Marina Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke and inaugurated in 2009, is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The 5.281 km counterclockwise layout — reduced from 21 to 16 corners in the major 2021 reconfiguration — winds around a working marina and passes beneath the iconic W Abu Dhabi hotel. Traditionally the season finale, it is known for its night-into-twilight race format, its exceptionally smooth low-degradation asphalt, and the dramatic colour-shifting light show of the Yas Hotel arching over the start-finish area.

Where in the world

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Layout & Facts

Track Geometry

Lap distance5.281 km / 3.281 mi
Circuit typePermanent circuit
DRS zones2 zones
Elevation change5 meters / 16 feet
Driving directionCounterclockwise ↺
Corners16 corners
(3 low / 9 medium / 4 high speed)

Driving Demands

Performance

Wins by grid positionP171%P224%P45.9%based on 17 races
Pole position sideRight side
Top speed335 km/h (208 mph)
Average race speed222 km/h (138 mph)
Pit lane time loss20.0 seconds
Lap record1:25.637 (222 km/h / 138 mph)
(Kevin Magnussen, 2024)

Race Strategy

Heritage

Opened2009 (17 years ago)
Local timezoneAsia/Dubai (+04, UTC+04)
DesignerHermann Tilke
OwnerEthara
Official websitewww.yasmarinacircuit.com

Surface & Tyres

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums
No.YearPodiumTeamFastest LapLapsResults
1720251 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:26:07.469
2 Australia Oscar Piastri +12.594
3 United Kingdom Lando Norris +16.572
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
582025 Race Report & Results
1620241 United Kingdom Lando Norris 1:26:33.291
2 Spain Carlos Sainz
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
Italy Ferrari
1:25.637Denmark Kevin MagnussenUnited States Haas582024 Race Report & Results
1520231 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:27:02.624
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc +17.993
3 United Kingdom George Russell +20.328
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
Germany Mercedes
1:26.993Netherlands Max VerstappenAustria Red Bull582023 Race Report & Results
1420221 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:27:45.914
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc +8.771
3 Mexico Sergio Pérez +10.093
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
Austria Red Bull
1:28.391United Kingdom Lando NorrisUnited Kingdom McLaren582022 Race Report & Results
1320211 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:30:17.345
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +2.256
3 Spain Carlos Sainz +5.173
Austria Red Bull
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
1:26.103Netherlands Max VerstappenAustria Red Bull582021 Race Report & Results
1220201 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:36:28.645
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas +15.976
3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +18.415
Austria Red Bull
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
1:40.926Australia Daniel RicciardoFrance Renault552020 Race Report & Results
1120191 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:34:05.715
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen +16.772
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc +43.435
Germany Mercedes
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
1:39.283United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonGermany Mercedes552019 Race Report & Results
1020181 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:39:40.382
2 Germany Sebastian Vettel +2.581
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen +12.706
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
Austria Red Bull
1:40.867Germany Sebastian VettelItaly Ferrari552018 Race Report & Results
920171 Finland Valtteri Bottas 1:34:14.062
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +3.899
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +19.330
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
1:40.650Finland Valtteri BottasGermany Mercedes552017 Race Report & Results
820161 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:38:04.013
2 Germany Nico Rosberg +0.439
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +0.843
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
1:43.729Germany Sebastian VettelItaly Ferrari552016 Race Report & Results
720151 Germany Nico Rosberg 1:38:30.175
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +8.271
3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen +19.430
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
1:44.517United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonGermany Mercedes552015 Race Report & Results
620141 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:39:02.619
2 Brazil Felipe Massa +2.576
3 Finland Valtteri Bottas +28.880
Germany Mercedes
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
1:44.496Australia Daniel RicciardoAustria Red Bull552014 Race Report & Results
520131 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:38:06.106
2 Australia Mark Webber +30.829
3 Germany Nico Rosberg +33.650
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
Germany Mercedes
1:43.434Spain Fernando AlonsoItaly Ferrari552013 Race Report & Results
420121 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 1:45:58.667
2 Spain Fernando Alonso +0.852
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +4.163
United Kingdom Lotus F1
Italy Ferrari
Austria Red Bull
1:43.964Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull552012 Race Report & Results
320111 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:37:11.886
2 Spain Fernando Alonso +8.457
3 United Kingdom Jenson Button +25.871
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
1:42.612Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull552011 Race Report & Results
220101 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:39:36.837
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +10.162
3 United Kingdom Jenson Button +11.047
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
1:41.274United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom McLaren552010 Race Report & Results
120091 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:34:03.414
2 Australia Mark Webber +17.857
3 United Kingdom Jenson Button +18.467
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom Brawn
1:40.279Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull552009 Race Report & Results
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Drivers Ranking
NODriverGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton1754110534.26.0262
2Netherlands Max Verstappen115117523.63.7190
3Germany Sebastian Vettel143137248.46.4154
4Finland Valtteri Bottas121113119.310.2103
5Germany Nico Rosberg81113204.97.878
6United Kingdom Lando Norris71012114.05.079
7Finland Kimi Räikkönen1110120010.011.062
8Monaco Charles Leclerc80224017.55.585
9Spain Fernando Alonso150202019.59.179
10Australia Mark Webber50202113.07.242
11Spain Carlos Sainz110112009.810.062
12Brazil Felipe Massa80101007.47.464
13Australia Oscar Piastri30101002.76.027
14United Kingdom Jenson Button80033007.47.868
15Mexico Sergio Pérez140011009.29.971
16United Kingdom George Russell700110010.19.745
17Australia Daniel Ricciardo1300000210.510.564
18Germany Nico Hülkenberg120000009.612.042
19Thailand Alex Albon600000013.010.720
20France Esteban Ocon800000010.610.320
21France Pierre Gasly900000013.012.920
22Japan Yuki Tsunoda50000009.29.816
23France Romain Grosjean900000013.212.116
24United Kingdom Paul di Resta300000011.08.012
25Japan Kamui Kobayashi500000014.210.812
26Poland Robert Kubica300000012.311.310
27Venezuela Pastor Maldonado500000013.613.810
28Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov300000014.011.78
29Canada Lance Stroll900000013.712.97
30Germany Michael Schumacher30000009.713.76
31Brazil Rubens Barrichello300000011.79.35
32Germany Adrian Sutil500000013.812.85
33Germany Nick Heidfeld200000011.08.04
34Brazil Bruno Senna300000017.014.34
35Russian Federation Daniil Kvyat500000010.213.83
36Italy Jarno Trulli300000014.315.32
37Spain Jaime Alguersuari300000015.314.72
38Switzerland Sébastien Buemi300000013.715.01
39Denmark Kevin Magnussen900000115.015.71
40Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto10000007.011.00
41United Kingdom Max Chilton100000020.021.00
42Spain Roberto Merhi100000019.019.00
43Austria Christian Klien100000024.020.00
44Italy Kimi Antonelli100000014.015.00
45Japan Kazuki Nakajima100000013.013.00
46United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer100000015.017.00
47India Narain Karthikeyan100000023.022.00
48Netherlands Giedo van der Garde100000018.018.00
49Italy Giancarlo Fisichella100000020.016.00
50Brazil Lucas di Grassi100000022.018.00
51Australia Jack Doohan100000017.015.00
52France Isack Hadjar10000009.017.00
53Russian Federation Sergey Sirotkin100000019.015.00
54Spain Pedro de la Rosa100000022.017.00
55United States Logan Sargeant100000020.016.00
56France Jules Bianchi100000021.020.00
57Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi100000017.019.00
58Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio100000021.023.00
59United Kingdom Oliver Bearman100000011.012.00
60New Zealand Liam Lawson200000012.517.50
61United Kingdom Will Stevens200000018.517.50
62Brazil Felipe Nasr200000016.515.50
63Germany Mick Schumacher200000015.515.00
64Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne200000015.513.00
65Argentina Franco Colapinto200000019.519.50
66New Zealand Brendon Hartley200000018.013.50
67Germany Pascal Wehrlein200000017.014.00
68France Charles Pic200000019.018.50
69Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi300000018.019.70
70France Jean-Eric Vergne300000013.313.70
71Canada Nicholas Latifi300000018.017.30
72Germany Timo Glock300000020.318.30
73Mexico Esteban Gutierrez300000014.013.30
74Italy Antonio Giovinazzi300000014.716.30
75China Zhou Guanyu300000016.314.00
76Finland Heikki Kovalainen400000018.314.50
77Sweden Marcus Ericsson400000017.816.00
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Constructors Ranking
NOTeamGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1Austria Red Bull1783314865.46.3417
2Germany Mercedes1665314635.46.1417
3United Kingdom McLaren172237327.48.7227
4United Kingdom Lotus F1410010012.813.439
5Italy Ferrari1706612047.56.7312
6United Kingdom Williams1701120014.313.287
7United Kingdom Brawn10011004.53.511
8India Force India900000010.910.681
9France Renault800000111.912.643
10Italy AlphaTauri400000010.69.030
11United Kingdom Aston Martin500000011.39.823
12France Alpine500000012.113.018
13Switzerland Sauber1000000014.013.417
14United States Haas1000000113.413.513
15United Kingdom Racing Point300000012.013.711
16Italy Toro Rosso1100000014.114.86
17Japan Toyota10000009.06.55
18Switzerland BMW Sauber200000010.310.04
19United Kingdom Virgin Racing200000020.820.50
20Italy Racing Bulls200000011.316.00
21Spain HRT300000022.319.80
22United Kingdom Manor400000019.517.10
23United Kingdom Caterham500000018.217.40
24Switzerland Alfa Romeo500000016.415.60
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Yas Marina Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Yas Marina Circuit?
Yas Marina Circuit has hosted 17 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 2009.
Who has the most F1 wins at Yas Marina Circuit?
Lewis Hamilton holds the record at Yas Marina Circuit with 5 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Yas Marina Circuit?
Red Bull is the most successful constructor at Yas Marina Circuit with 8 wins.
What is the lap record at Yas Marina Circuit?
The lap record at Yas Marina Circuit is 01:25.637, set by Kevin Magnussen in 2024.
Where is Yas Marina Circuit located?
Yas Marina Circuit is located in Abu Dhabi.
When was Yas Marina Circuit built?
Yas Marina Circuit opened in 2009.
Who designed Yas Marina Circuit?
Yas Marina Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke.
In which direction is Yas Marina Circuit driven?
Yas Marina Circuit is driven counterclockwise.
How many corners does Yas Marina Circuit have?
Yas Marina Circuit has 16 corners.
How many DRS zones does Yas Marina Circuit have?
Yas Marina Circuit has 2 DRS zones.
Is Yas Marina Circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Yas Marina Circuit is a permanent circuit.
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