Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale
Early December· Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi
Why the circuit stops here
The F1 championship decided at twilight in a marina built for the purpose, opening the Gulf winter season: the circuit’s centre of gravity shifts to the desert until spring.
The money signal
Yas Marina’s trackside berths are the only place a yacht gets a view of a championship decider.
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale, 31 October
The Gulf winter season begins as the F1 championship shifts to the desert. Trackside berths at Yas Marina remain the prime vantage for the season finale.
Read article DispatchAbu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale, 16 Oct
Read article DispatchAbu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale: the money signal, 1 October
Read articleWho's there
Gulf sovereign wealth, team owners, the Dubai-Abu Dhabi resident millionaire corridor.
How they arrive
- The harbour is the venue: berths book out months ahead and the best parties happen on deck, not on shore.
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Art Basel Miami Beach
First week of December
Next stopAlpine season opening
Mid-December
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