The Jeddah Corniche Circuit () is a

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built in the

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port city of

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...

, in

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. The circuit staged the inaugural

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix () is an annual Formula One motor racing event which took place for the first time in 2021. The inaugural edition of the race was held in Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, where it is schedule ...

on 5 December 2021 as the penultimate race on the Formula One season calendar.

History

Identified as the fastest street circuit in Formula One, the track is the third-longest track on the

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calendar, with

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and

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being longer. The track has three consecutive DRS zones. The circuit is located on the

Jeddah Corniche The Jeddah Corniche, also known as the Jeddah Waterfront (JW), is a 30 km coastal resort area of the city of Saudi Arabia. Located along the Red Sea, the corniche features a coastal road, recreation areas, pavilions and large-scale civic sc ...

adjoining the Red Sea. The circuit was designed by Carsten Tilke, son of the famed circuit designer,

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. In November 2022, Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosted the season finale of 2022 World Touring Car Cup. Instead of the Grand Prix layout, a shorter layout was configured for that race. Also in February 2025, Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosted the Saudi Arabian round of the

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championship instead of

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. A different layout was built for the Formula E race, in which the circuit length was shortened to , with the addition of a hairpin connecting turn 3 to turn 22 on the Formula One layout, and some chicanes on the front and back straightaways.

Events

; Current * February:

Jeddah ePrix The Jeddah ePrix is a race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was first held as part of the 2024–25 season. History The Saudi Arabian round was previously held in Diriyah si ...

'' * April:

'',

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'' Jeddah Formula 2 round'',

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; Former * F4 Saudi Arabian Championship (2024) *

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(2024) *

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** ''6 Hours of Jeddah'' (2024) *

World Touring Car Cup The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...

** '' FIA WTCR Race of Saudi Arabia'' (2022)

Lap records

As of February 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit are listed as:

References

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