LATEST: Rwanda to host F1 African Grand Prix

Construction has already started for the new circuit which will follow the FIA Grade 1 standards, in Bugesera, in a project led by the Rwanda Development Board. 

With the East African country appointed to start hosting races from early 2030.

Speaking earlier today at the announcement, honourable president Paul Kagame says this is a win for the African continent.

“Today belongs to Africa. For more than three decades, the world’s premier motorsport championship has raced without this continent, and that changes with this agreement,” Kagame said.

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“Rwanda is proud to host the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, and to share this moment with more than 100 million fans across Africa, many of them young people who deserve to see the sport at home and to see themselves in it: as engineers, technicians, entrepreneurs and, one day, drivers.”

Rwanda has previously hosted successful international sports events including the UCI Road World Championships, the ICC Women’s Challenge Trophy, 2023 FIFA Congress, the Basketball Africa League, the 2024 FIA General Assemblies and the FIA Awards Ceremony. 

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says they will work closely with the country to make sure that the circuit is developed to the FIA’s standards.

“The return of the FIA Formula One World Championship to Africa is a historic moment for our sport and an important step in the continued global growth of motorsport,” Sulayem said.

“Rwanda has demonstrated a strong commitment to delivering a world-class event, and the FIA will work closely with FOM and our partners as this new circuit is developed to the highest international standards.”