All About Yas Marina Circuit’s Motorsport Championships of 2021-22

A few months before the commencement of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022. Its time to know how Yas Marina Circuit hosted an enthralling season of four motorsport competitions besides Formula 1. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 28, 2022 - Yas Marina Circuit is well-known for being the home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Being the season finale of the Grand Prix world championship, the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP is one of the most anticipated events of the year. The Yas Marina Circuit, however, also hosts several other motorsport events besides Formula 1.

In 2021 and 2022, the Yas Marina Circuit hosted an enthralling season of four motorsport competitions besides Formula 1, all of which, garnered a lot of popularity. These motorsport competitions were the Yas Racing Series, the Yas Super Street Challenge, and Gulf 12 Hours. Along with FIA Formula 2 and Formula 1, the motorsports of 2021-22 at Yas Marina Circuit comprised 11 championships. The Yas Marina Circuit, via its official social media pages, announced the closure of its 2021-22 season of motorsports and hinted toward the beginning of its new season.

Yas Marina Circuit’s Message for Formula 1 and Motorsports of 2021-22
A few months before the commencement of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, Yas Marina Circuit announced the closing of the 2021-22 season of motorsports on their social media pages. They made the announcement with messages of greetings and gratitude. Praising all the 11 champions of the 11 championships, Yas Marina Circuit called the 2021-22 season of motorsports ‘epic’. Their post read, “Seven months of racing and driving all over our circuit offered no shortage of drama, thrills, and battles, from the YasKartzone track to the VDA course to the Drag Strip to our new F1 track. Congratulations to all the drivers, teams, staff, championships, and organizations that made the 2021/22 Motorsports Season a huge success.”

Yas Marina Circuit’s post closed with thankful messages addressed to EMSO News and Abu Dhabi Sports Club and mentioned the beginning of the upcoming season of motorsports. The closing message said, “Special thanks to ( @ ) EMSO_NEWS and ( @ ) AbuDhabiSC for their continuous support in our mission of developing the motorsports scene both nationally and internationally dot Looking forward to a new season with more talents and more racing action at The Meeting Place of Champions dot ”

List of Championships Under Yas Marina Circuit’s Motorsports

1. Yas Racing Series
The Yas Racing Series is a group of six regional and international racing championships.
- Asian Le Mans
The Asian Le Mans is an intense endurance night-and-day race. It is contested over a period of two weeks. Out of these, the final two races of Asian Le Mans are conducted at the Yas Marina Circuit. In this last season, these races were conducted at the Yas Marina Circuit on 20 February.

- Formula Regional Asian Championship
The Formula Regional Asian Championship is an FIA certified racing competition. It is also the only FIA certified racing championship in the Asian region which is officially recognised as a way to qualify for FIA Formula 3. The Formula Regional Asian Championship follows the single chassis and single-engine concept for its racing.

- FIA Formula 4 UAE
After karting championships, FIA Formula 4 is officially the next step for aspiring drivers to enter the world of Formula racing. It is also their first official step into single-seater racing. Out of 20 races, the first and the final rounds of the championships are conducted at the Yas Marina Circuit.

- Gulf Radical Cup
Yas Marina Circuit hosts two rounds of the Gulf Radical Cup, a competition for radical racing. These two rounds are in the format of two 25-minute sprint races and one 45-minute Enduro race.

- NGK UAE PROCAR Championship
Yas Marina Circuit hosts two rounds of this championship, which features high-performance cars. These include GT and GT4 cars, prototypes, and touring cars.

- UAE Time Attack
The UAE Time Attack is a time-based racing competition where drivers compete to finish a single lap in the shortest duration. The Yas Marina Circuit hosted two rounds of this competition in 2021-22.

2. Yas Super Street Racing
The Yas Super Street Racing is a competition conducted on the NHRA accredited Drag Strip of the Yas Marina Circuit. This racing competition is open to anyone with a valid driver’s license and an eligible vehicle to participate. The Yas Super Street Racing Challenge is conducted in three rounds. In 2021-22, these rounds were conducted in November ‘21, January ‘22, and March ‘22.

3. Gulf 12 Hours
The Gulf 12 Hours is a form of endurance racing, exclusive to the Yas Marina Circuit. In 2021-22, over 30 teams with international competitors participated in the Gulf 12 Hours challenge. The format of this competition is 6-hour + 6-hour back-to-back endurance GT racing.

4. Sodi World Series Cups
The Sodi World Series is an international ranking for karting on an annual basis. The Yas Marina Circuit, being a certified SWS track, hosts several SWS challenges and cups, like the Sprint Race, Joker Cup, and the GP race.

5. Emirates Drift Championship
The Monster Energy Emirates Drift Championship is a drifting competition held at the Vehicle Dynamics Area of the Yas Marina Circuit. In the season of 2021-22, the final round of this championship was conducted on 18-19 March 2022. It was conducted in two different formats – Pro-Am, which was for the beginners, and Pro, which featured twin knockout battles.

The Yas Marina Circuit is gearing up for the new season of these motorsport championships, along with Formula 1 and Formula 2. The Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP is slated to be held from 18 to 20 November 2022, with FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 4 UAE being hosted on the same weekend. More information regarding Formula 1 and other motorsports can be obtained on the official website of Yas Marina Circuit https://www.yasmarinacircuit.com/en/motorsports.

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