Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · 5 races held
Race History
| Year | Grand Prix | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 2024 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull |
| 2022 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2021 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
About Jeddah Corniche Circuit
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosted Saudi Arabia's first Formula 1 race in December 2021, a floodlit street race run along the Red Sea waterfront in the country's second-largest city. Designed as a temporary circuit threading through the Corniche district, it instantly became the fastest street circuit on the calendar, with average speeds rivalling permanent road courses.
Arriving as part of Formula 1's expansion into new markets, Jeddah was conceived as a stopgap venue while a permanent facility was planned at Qiddiya. Its debut delivered one of the most chaotic and consequential races in recent memory, and the circuit has since become a regular fixture, typically running early in the season under the lights.
Memorable Moments
- 2021: The inaugural race saw a fraught title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, with multiple red flags, restarts and an on-track clash; Hamilton won to draw level on points heading into the Abu Dhabi finale.
- 2022: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc traded the lead in a tense late-race DRS chess match, Verstappen taking the win for Red Bull.
- 2024: A teenage Oliver Bearman made a remarkable last-minute F1 debut for Ferrari, standing in for an unwell Carlos Sainz and scoring points, while Max Verstappen won.
- 2025: Oscar Piastri triumphed for McLaren, underlining the team's resurgence at the front of the field.
Track Character
Jeddah is a high-speed, high-commitment street circuit with a long lap punctuated by sweeping, blind corners hemmed in by close concrete walls. Its flowing layout and multiple DRS zones produce slipstreaming battles and genuine overtaking opportunities, but the lack of run-off and limited sightlines through fast corners leave almost no margin for error. Run at night to avoid the desert heat, the combination of sustained speed, proximity to the barriers and the threat of safety cars makes it one of the most adrenaline-charged and unpredictable venues in modern Formula 1.