F1 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: preview and weekend times
Seventeenth and final event of the 2020 season
Opening hours
Friday 11 / 12
-Free Practice 1, 10pm – 00pm
-Free Practice 2, 14pm – 00pm
Saturday 12 / 12
-Free Practice 3, 10pm – 00pm
-Qualifying, 14 pm (also live on TV00)
Sunday 13 / 12
-Race, 14pm (also live on TV10)
The last Grand Prix of the season will be visible live on Sky Sport F1 and TV8 but we remind you that you can also follow the motorsport weekend on our F1GrandPrix portal with live and real-time updates.
Circuit
Name: Yas Marina Tour
Place: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Construction: the track was built in 2009, to host the first edition of the GP of formula 1. Built by the same company that made the Ferrari World and all the theme parks in the area, the circuit is located on Yas Island, among ultra-luxury hotels and golf courses, and is located about 30 minutes by car from the metropolis of Abu Dhabi. All the grandstands on the track are equipped with covers to protect spectators from the scorching sun. The track is a very particular mix of long straights and guided, almost city-like parts. Particular is the exit from the pits with the tunnel to return to the track, an idea by Hermann Tilke, designer of the track layout. In 2009 it was the first circuit to host a race at sunset, with daylight track lighting, progressively switched on during the race.
Distance per lap: 5,554 km
Number of curves: 21, twelve on the left and nine on the right
Direction of travel: counterclockwise
Technical data:
| Downforce: | Low | Medium | High |
| Throttle opening: 50% of the lap | |||
| Fuel consumption per lap: 1,36 kg/rev | |||
| Full speed: 335 km/h | |||
| Possibility of safety car: 37% | |||
| Travel time in the pit lane with stop: 23 seconds | |||
| Overtaking possibilities: | Easy-to-use | Medium | Difficult |
| Winners from pole position: 4 out of 9 editions on this track | |||
| Worst starting position for a winner: room | |||
Special features of the route: the two long straights that characterize this track greatly reward the most efficient power units; the use of the movable wing can guarantee an advantage of over 15 km/h when open, given the high-load setup that pilots usually use on this track. There are approximately 75 gear changes per lap, and over the entire race they become approximately 4.125. The hourly average on this track is approximately 193 km/h.
Brakes:
| Circuit Category: | Light | Medium | Hard |
| Number of braking sessions: 13 | |||
| Time spent braking: 22% | |||
| Energy dissipated during braking during the GP: 120 kWh | |||
| Total load on the brake pedal during the GP: 68.860 kg | |||
| More demanding braking: the fifth detached at turn 8 | |||
DRS zone: on the straight between turns 7 and turn 8 with detection point before turn 7; on the straight between turns 10 and turn 11, with detection point after turn 9.
Service
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RECORD
Test lap: 1:34.779 – L Hamilton – Mercedes – 2019
Race lap: 1:39.283 – L Hamilon – Mercedes – 2019
Distance: 1h34:03.414 – S Vettel – Red Bull Renault – 2009
Driver victories: 5 – L Hamilton
Team victories: 6 – Mercedes
Driver pole: 5 – L Hamilton
Pole team: 6 – Mercedes
Best driver laps: 4 – S Vettel
Best team laps: 4 – Red Bull
Driver podiums: 8 – L Hamilton
Team podiums: 10 – Mercedes
Hall of Fame
- 2009 S Vettel – Red Bull Renault
- 2010 S Vettel – Red Bull Renault
- 2011 L Hamilton – McLaren Mercedes
- 2012 K Raikkonen – Lotus Renault
- 2013 S Vettel – Red Bull Renault
- 2014 L Hamilton – Mercedes
- 2015 N Rosberg – Mercedes
- 2016 L Hamilton – Mercedes
- 2017 V Bottas – Mercedes
- 2018 L Hamilton – Mercedes
- 2019 L Hamilton – Mercedes
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