Yas Marina Circuit North Corkscrew
Yas Marina Circuit North Corkscrew Notes:
The Yas Marina Circuit is an FIA Grade 1 raceway designed by the famous German track architect Hermann Tilke and operating since 2009 in Yas Island, the purpose-built leisure, shopping, entertainment center, and tourist attraction pole in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Arab Emirates. Yas Marina has hosted the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from its inception in 2009, being also the last race in the F1 calendar, usually run in mid-November to cope with the extremely high temperatures of the hot Arabian desert. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the only Formula 1 race starting at dusk for the same reason, but the lighting and scenery of the track are ideal for providing top-notch entertainment for the audience at the venue and on TV.
The 3.45-mile (5.55-km), 21 turn Grand Prix circuit runs counterclockwise and results from the combination of two independent 1.47-mile (2.36-km) layouts, one at the northern half and the other at the southern half, that can host races simultaneously. The Yas Marina Circuit is technically demanding for drivers, with several multi-apex turns, sharp bents, and heavy braking sectors on its eastern part. The longest straightaway ends abruptly on a tight left-right turn combination leading to a long sweeper. Racing on this circuit rewards patient drivers who wait the right moments to overtake their opponents, as errors can easily lead to being left behind.
North Corkscrew Notes:
The North Corkscrew configuration at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi utilizes the northern sections including the facility's signature corkscrew elevation change to create a specific layout variant. This configuration emphasizes the dramatic elevation transitions and technical northern sectors while potentially bypassing southern circuit sections. The North Corkscrew serves events seeking specific technical characteristics unique to this routing at UAE's flagship motorsport venue.
Operating the North Corkscrew showcases Yas Marina's configuration flexibility beyond the standard GP layout. UAE's desert climate creates extreme operating conditions with the facility's twilight-to-night racing format reducing track temperatures from daytime peaks above 45C. The North Corkscrew configuration provides variety for driving experience customers and corporate events utilizing the circuit's signature elevation features while offering an alternative to the full Grand Prix challenge.
