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How Jeddah is attracting international fans and becoming a major motorsport hub

The E1 World Championship brought electric powerboat racing to the Red Sea waterfront, before Formula E returned to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit under floodlights. From racing on water to racing on asphalt, the city is demonstrating its capacity to host multiple top-tier events in quick succession.

Saudi Arabia may have been a relatively late entrant to racing, but the Kingdom's ambition to deliver world-class events has quickly established the Jeddah Corniche Circuit as one of the standout venues on the international motorsport calendar. Fast, flowing and unforgiving, it has built a reputation as the world’s fastest Formula 1 street circuit. Those characteristics have resonated with drivers and spectators alike, helping draw strong attendances year after year.

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