Saudi Arabia Grand Prix: Key figures
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in a few key figures.
A spectacular layout
With its 6,174 meters of distance, the “Jeddah Corniche Circuit” is the second largest circuit on the calendar, behind Spa-Francorchamps.
It’s the circuit of all the superlatives: the longest urban track, the circuit with the most turns (27), extremely fast turns with poor visibility, three DRS zones, the fastest urban track with an average speed of 253.9km/h for Lewis Hamilton’s fastest lap last year.
Some numbers
Track distance: 6.174km
Number of laps to complete: 50
Total distance of the Grand Prix: 308.45 km
Pole position 2021: Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes: 1 minute 27 seconds 511.
Track record 2021: Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes: 1 minute 27 seconds 511 (in Q3)
Best lap in race 2021: Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes: 1 minute 30 seconds 734.
Race duration 2021: Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes: 1 hour 53 minutes 20.407 seconds.
The choice of Pirelli tires
Like last year, Pirelli brings its intermediate range with the compounds: C2-white-hard, C3-yellow-medium, C4-red-soft.
Tire wear is the most significant with strong pressures generated during fast turns.
