Rwanda confirms it will host a Formula 1 Grand Prix
Rwanda will host a Formula 1 race for ten years, returning F1 to Africa after a 1993 absence. The race will be held in Bugesera, near Kigali, on a purpose-built circuit designed to use the region’s natural landscape. The first race will occur after construction is complete.
- The last Formula 1 race in Africa was the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
- Rwanda will host a Formula 1 race for ten years, marking the first African Grand Prix since 1993.
- Formula 1 has over 100 million fans in Africa and aims to expand its global reach there.
- Lewis Hamilton has long expressed a desire for a Formula 1 race in Africa.
- The African Grand Prix will be held in Bugesera, east of Kigali, on a purpose-built, permanent circuit.
- Rwanda will be the third African country to host a Formula 1 championship round since 1950 and aims to use the event to boost sports infrastructure and tourism.
- Formula 1 Chief Stefano Domenicali said the race in Rwanda brings F1 to all inhabited continents.
- The new circuit near Kigali is under construction and will be ready early in the next decade.
- The Rwandan circuit is designed to exploit the country's natural landscape and will host the first race after completion.
- The DRC, the United States, and UN experts accuse Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels in eastern DRC.
- The track facilities can accommodate 100,000 spectators.
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