In the days leading up to the global launch of the FORMULA 1 2019 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX next week, Organisers have revealed some fascinating facts about the Circuit’s first 10 years.
While the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is an important part of the annual sporting and entertainment calendar, Yas Marina Circuit is also a platform for wider community and corporate activity.
Now entering its second decade of operation, Yas Marina Circuit’s wide array of activities is a positive contributor to not only the community of Yas Isand, but also to Abu Dhabi’s and the UAE’s economy.
The first decade saw Abu Dhabi’s tourism, hospitality, fitness, sport and entertainment sectors receive a boost thanks to the 365-day a year line up of world-class sports, entertainment, events, conferences, exhibitions, activities and more – with more to follow in the next 10 years.
Yas Marina Circuit reveals 10 facts to celebrate 10 years of success that demonstrate its importance to Abu Dhabi’s development:
- +1 MILLION visitors for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009
- Approaching 1 BILLION TV audience for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix over 10 years;
- First Grand Prix ever to trend globally on twitter in 2014
- +7 BILLION impressions on social media for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018 alone;
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is +80% consistently benchmarked as top global event (Neilsen EPI)
- +1 MILLION visits to Yas Marina Circuit’s health and fitness programmes, incluing TrainYAS, StartYAS and GoYAS
- First and only Circuit in the world offering female-only sporting facilities in complete privacy;
- +150,000 retail driving and passenger experiences provided to leisure visitors providing world-class experiences for visitors to Yas Island,
- +2,000 MICE events hosted at Yas Conference Centre, attracting businesses, event organisers and corporate visitors to Abu Dhabi
- +20,000 public and private students engaged in the Yas In Schools F1® in Schools and Formula Ethara STEAM-focused programmes
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