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F1 to race in Rwanda from early 2030s
Formula 1 will race in Rwanda for the first time in Africa starting early 2030s.
In brief
Formula 1 will race in Rwanda for the first time in Africa starting early 2030s. Formula 1 announces it will race in Rwanda for the first time in Africa starting in the early 2030s. Originally reported by RaceFans.
F1 returns to Africa
Formula 1 announces it will race in Africa for the first time since 1993.
10-year deal with Rwanda
F1 agreed a 10-year deal to race in Rwanda, which has never held a world championship round.
Inaugural race in early 2030s
F1 says it will join the calendar in the early 2030s with no specific year confirmed.
New circuit in Bugesera
A new circuit will be built 40 km south of kigali in rwanda's eastern province.
First race in Africa since 1958
F1 last raced in africa in 1958 before returning to south africa in the 1990s.
The takeaway
Formula 1 announces it will race in Rwanda for the first time in Africa starting in the early 2030s.
