Rwanda signs 10-year deal to host Formula One from early 2030s
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Formula One will return to Africa for the first time since 1993 under a 10-year agreement for Rwanda to host a Grand Prix beginning in the early 2030s, according to reports.
The race will take place at a purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, about 40 kilometres south of Kigali, near a new international airport under construction. The track will be developed to the FIA’s Grade 1 standard required for Formula One racing. Al Jazeera reported that the planned circuit will be more than six kilometres long, with 17 corners, an anticlockwise layout and 197 metres of elevation gain per lap.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced the agreement in Kigali at a ceremony attended by Formula One President and chief executive Stefano Domenicali and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Domenicali said that with Rwanda joining the calendar from the next decade, Formula One would race on every inhabited continent. Kagame called the agreement a milestone for Africa and said he hoped it would lead to more Formula One events on the continent.
Africa last hosted a Formula One race at South Africa’s Kyalami circuit in 1993. Rwanda will become the third African country to stage a championship round, after Morocco and South Africa.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has campaigned publicly for Formula One to return to Africa. Rwanda announced its bid in December 2024 and has increasingly invested in hosting and sponsoring international sporting events.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Several attribution and detail issues can be fixed by aligning the wording with the supplied reports. - "the sport announced Tuesday": The sources say Kagame made the announcement at a ceremony, while Formula One announced Rwanda would host and the deal was discussed at a press conference; attributing the entire agreement announcement solely to the sport is not fully supported. - "The track is expected to meet the FIA’s Grade 1 standard required for Formula One racing.": Sources say the track will be developed to FIA Grade 1 standards or planned as a Grade One track, not merely expected to meet it; the wording could imply uncertainty not in the sources. - "Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali announced the agreement in Kigali alongside Rwandan President Paul Kagame and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.": Al Jazeera says Kagame made the announcement at a ceremony attended by Domenicali and Ben Sulayem; CNA says Domenicali spoke at a press conference with them, so saying Domenicali announced the agreement is not supported. - "Domenicali said Rwanda’s addition would bring Formula One to every inhabited continent.": The source quote says Rwanda joining the calendar from the next decade would mean the sport will race in every inhabited continent; the story's wording is acceptable but should be attributed more precisely to Domenicali's statement.
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Africa last hosted a Formula One race at South Africa’s Kyalami circuit in 1993. Rwanda will become the third African country to stage a championship round, after Morocco and South Africa.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has campaigned publicly for Formula One to return to Africa. Rwanda announced its bid in December 2024 and has increasingly invested in hosting and sponsoring international sporting events.
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