- Address: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
For many tourists, vacation in the UAE is a big dream. After all, there is almost everything to relax with maximum comfort and bring a charge of cheerfulness for a whole year. In the Emirates, all year round, this summer and the warm sea: the Persian Gulf and the waters of the Indian Ocean, the largest shopping centers, where the offices and shops of the most fashionable and famous brands of the world are represented. Do not forget about skyscrapers , luxury hotels , water parks and entertainment centers . And do not be surprised when you discover the route Yas Marina.
Getting to know the attraction
Yas Marina is the name of a professional race track in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi . It was here in the 60th season of the world championship of Formula 1 in 2009 and debuted one of the stages of the route - the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Surprisingly, Yas Marina was built on the artificial island of Yas , which is part of the city of Abu Dhabi.
The track is conceived as one of the entertainment and tourist sites of the country. Near it, the world's largest theme park, Ferrari, the artificial harbor for small boats and yachts, prestigious hotels and luxury apartments, golf courses, swimming pools for all ages and one of the shopping centers of Abu Dhabi, Yas Moll .
Yas Marina technical data:
- the total area of the whole route is 161.9 hectares;
- capacity of the motor-racing track - 50 thousand spectators;
- the length of the route is 5,554 km, and the length of the ideal trajectory along it is 5,491 km;
- The width of the route varies from 12 to 16 m;
- the straight start-finish has a width of 15 m;
- the longest straight section of the route is 1173 m long;
- the design maximum speed of the car before turn number 8 should be 317 km / h;
- the estimated lap time for the project is approximately 100 seconds.
Features
The project of the Yas Marina highway in Abu Dhabi suggested the creation of an eastern analog of the famous route in Monaco . The author was the German architect Hermann Tilke. The main "highlight" Yas Marina - movement along the road goes counter-clockwise, which greatly complicates the movement for the riders. In the world there are three more tracks with a similar movement: Interlagos in Brazil, Instanbul Park in Turkey and Marina Bay in Singapore .
The Yas maravav route of Abu Dhabi has 12 left turns and 9 right-hand ones - only 21, it includes sections that pass among the most beautiful sand dunes and past the harbor along the pier. Also, several very complex turns and three high-speed sections were performed. There are four covered equipped stands for spectators: northern, southern, eastern and main.
Provided on the track and traps, one of which - gravel - was built in the closest to the eastern stands just opposite the turn of number 8. And one of the elements of Ian Marina goes right through the hotel , located on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Interestingly designed and pit lane. Immediately behind it are the headquarters of all teams, the television center, the tower, where VIP-protected VIPs are located, the Ferrari building itself and the track for the draggers. A part of the exit from it goes through a special tunnel.
Interesting Facts
This place surprises not only with numbers:
- Yas Marina has two jumpers, along which the whole circle can be divided into two rings and conduct two competitions simultaneously: the northern ring is shorter than the main circle by 3.15 km, and the southern ring by 2.36 km.
- Since 2015, Yas Marina has been used as one of the tracks of the road race of the Tour of Abu Dhabi.
- The original project provided for the construction of a length of 5555 m, in honor of a happy number for the Islamic countries of 5, but when surrendering 1 m somewhere "disappeared".
- From 2014 to 2016, the leaders of the Grand Prix became the models of the Mercedes design.
- The record for the passage of the circle was put by the pilot Lewis Hamilton in 2011 - 1: 38,434 minutes.
- On Yas Marina all races take place with the change of day and night, i.e. begin when it's still light, and finish at night with the lights.
- The sky-blue color of the elements of the track was subsequently given an independent name - Yas Marina Blue Metallic.
How to get to Yas Marina?
Yas Island and the Yas Marina Motor Speedway are the most convenient to reach by taxi. Also, a shuttle bus goes here, picking up passengers from both Abu Dhabi and Dubai . If you live in a hotel on the first line, then in non-dry weather you can walk on foot.
From neighboring emirates to see the circuit in Abu Dhabi, tourists come as part of a group one-day tour. Most often in Yas Marina on an excursion come from Sharjah .