Rwanda agrees 10-year Formula 1 deal targeting early-2030s debut
The first African Grand Prix depends on completion of a planned circuit in Bugesera. An exact race date has not been announced.
Formula 1 announced a 10-year agreement on October 13 to stage races in Rwanda, with the African Grand Prix expected to join the calendar in the early 2030s.
The first race will take place once a purpose-built circuit in Bugesera is completed, Formula 1 said. An exact inaugural race date has not been announced.
The planned venue is approximately 40 kilometres south of Kigali, beside the new Kigali International Airport. Formula 1 said it would be developed to FIA Grade 1 standards as part of a wider project led by the Rwanda Development Board.
The event will be called the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda. Formula 1 described the agreement as paving the way for its return to Africa, where it last raced at South Africa’s Kyalami circuit in 1993.
Further details on the first race date, circuit development milestones and race weekend plans will be announced later, Formula 1 said.
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