Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.3 km Circuit length
16 Turns
18 Editions tracked
2009 First tracked season
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Recent winners
2025 VERMax Verstappen 1:26:07.469
2024 NORLando Norris 1:26:33.291
2023 VERMax Verstappen 1:27:02.624
2022 VERMax Verstappen 1:27:45.914
2021 VERMax Verstappen 1:30:17.345
2020 VERMax Verstappen 1:36:28.645
2019 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:34:05.715
2018 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:39:40.382
Most wins
#1 HAMLewis Hamilton 5
#2 VERMax Verstappen 5
#3 VETSebastian Vettel 3
#4 BOTValtteri Bottas 1
#5 NORLando Norris 1
Pole and fastest laps
71% Pole-to-win · 12/17
2025 LECCharles Leclerc FL
2024 MAGKevin Magnussen FL
2023 VERMax Verstappen FL
2022 NORLando Norris FL
2021 VERMax Verstappen FL
2020 RICDaniel Ricciardo FL
2019 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
2018 VETSebastian Vettel FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
56 Buzz · med
46 Weekend comfort · med
12 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
onsite cost eased since the last update.
ticket scarcity eased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 88
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 31
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 47
Historic crowd ×0.15 100
Weather drama ×0.1 40
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
100
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 3.9km: Masdar PRT Station Car Park
Bus / coach
best use: race dayrisk: nearest bus 12.3km: Shahama
66–82°F rain · low
typical 5-yr typical race-week window drama 40
dry likely
Wide on sale
Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 53 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 54
Local transport pressure 63
Food drink pressure 43
Camping value score 65
Ticket pressure 72
Permanent circuit; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (11/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 8.