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North Grandstand and floodlit track at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi · Independent circuit guide

Yas Marina Circuit

Compare seven named grandstand products, separate live catalogue prices from unavailable listings, and plan the season finale without invented row-level claims.

Live-inventory boundary: the 2026 catalogue and individual product pages currently disagree on West pricing and show several products as unavailable. Published starting prices are date-stamped, not offers. Official pages support track areas, selected seats and inclusions but do not establish row-level shade, fencing, screen or obstruction angles. The Abu Dhabi GP app, checkout and assigned ticket control.

Circuit length
5.281 km
Corners
16
Grand Prix laps
58
Ticket programme
3–6 Dec

Original circuit diagram

Sunset around the marina.

The diagram is independently simplified from OpenStreetMap. Product labels show approximate relationships only; the official app controls seats, entrances and race-week Wayfinding.

Yas Marina Circuit and approximate grandstand areasAn independently simplified circuit outline with approximate orientation markers for Main, North, North Straight, West, South and Marina grandstand areas.START / FINISH1.2 KM STRAIGHTW ABU DHABIMAINNORTH / T5NORTH STRAIGHTWEST / T6SOUTH / T9MARINA

The circuit is independently simplified from OpenStreetMap way 168477013 and venue relation 6941673, ODbL 1.0. Markers are approximate orientation aids, not official entrances, blocks, rows or accessible routes.

Seven named grandstand products

Choose the finale view.

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Start/finish straightPublished from AED 6,200 · currently unavailable

Main Grandstand

Grid, pit lane, finish line, podium and post-race fireworks

The official product page centres the grid, pit stops, finish line, podium ceremony and fireworks, making this the ceremony-and-strategy grandstand rather than a multi-corner overtaking view.

Best for

Lights out, pit strategy, the chequered flag and the finale ceremony

Marina and hotel sectorPublished from AED 2,395 · currently unavailable

Marina Grandstand

Marina-side braking and cornering with the W Abu Dhabi and yacht backdrop

The organiser describes Yas Marina, the illuminated W Abu Dhabi, South Grandstand and support-race garages below, prioritising sunset photography and setting over one named F1 braking apex.

Best for

The circuit's signature marina backdrop and support-paddock context

Turn 9 · Marsa CornerPublished from AED 2,495 · currently unavailable

South Grandstand

Side-by-side Turn 9 action, marina backdrop and celebration laps

The official page promises sweeping Turn 9 views with Yas Marina and W Abu Dhabi behind the cars, and specifically highlights the post-race celebration lap.

Best for

A named racing corner with the waterfront backdrop and finale atmosphere

End of the longest straightCatalogue card AED 2,395 · detail page AED 4,500 · unavailable

West Grandstand

Peak speed and heavy braking into Turns 6 and 7

Both the organiser and Formula 1 identify this as a principal overtaking location, with cars above 300 km/h before braking into Turns 6 and 7.

Best for

The strongest official overtaking and braking-zone evidence

Turn 5 hairpinPublished from AED 2,595 · currently unavailable

North Grandstand

Late braking, hairpin apex and acceleration onto the longest straight

The organiser describes close Turn 5 braking, wheel-to-wheel hairpin action and the first acceleration phase onto the 1.2-kilometre straight.

Best for

A slow hairpin, close cars and easy access to the After-Race Concert area

Between Turns 5 and 6Published from AED 2,400 · availability must be checked

North Straight Grandstand

Acceleration and overtaking along the circuit's 1.2-kilometre straight

The official catalogue cross-listing places this product on the longest straight after Turn 5, prioritising acceleration and speed rather than the Turn 6 braking apex.

Best for

Sustained full-throttle speed at a lower published price than the Club version

Between Turns 5 and 6Published from AED 2,595 · detail page currently unavailable

North Straight Grandstand Club

Longest-straight speed with an adjacent open-air club lounge

This product combines the longest-straight track angle with live screens, à la carte dining and a cash bar in an open-air lounge.

Best for

Straight-line speed plus a nearby social lounge without buying all-inclusive hospitality

Primary sources and open geometry

Official product pages control tickets and inclusions; Formula 1 supplies the circuit record; OpenStreetMap supplies geometry for the independent diagram.