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! colspan=2 |'''[[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]] Grand Prix'''
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| Circuit                 ||   [[Yas Marina Circuit]]
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| Laps                    ||   55
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|Circuit length km       ||   5.554
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| Circuit length mi       ||   3.451
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| Race length km          ||   305.470
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| Race length mi          ||   189.810
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| First held              ||   2009
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| Last held               ||   2009
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| Times held              ||   1
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| Most wins driver        ||   {{flagiconGER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]] (1)
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| Most wins constructor   ||   {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] (1)
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| Current year            ||   2009
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| Pole driver             ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
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| Pole team               ||   [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
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| Pole time               ||   1:40.948
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| Winner                  ||   {{flagiconGER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
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| Winning team            ||   [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
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| Winning time            ||   1:34:03.414
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| Second                  ||   {{flagiconAUS}} [[Mark Webber]] 
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| Second team             ||   [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
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| Second time             ||   + 17.857
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| Third                   ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[Jenson Button]]
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| Third team              ||   [[Brawn GP]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
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| Third time              ||   + 18.467
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| Fastest lap driver      ||   {{flagiconGER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
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| Fastest lap team        ||   [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
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| Fastest lap             ||   1:40.279
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The '''Abu Dhabi Grand Prix''' was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The first race took place on November 1 2009, held at the [[Hermann Tilke]] designed [[Yas Marina Circuit]].

On June 25, 2008 the [[FIA]] announced the provisional {{F1|2009}} Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 19th and final race of the season on November 15. On November 5, 2008, however, it was announced that the race would be held as the season finale on November 1, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race.

The race was [[Formula One]]'s first ever day-night race, starting at 17:00 [[local time]].  Floodlights used to illuminate the circuit were switched on from the start of the event to ensure there is a seamless transition from daylight to darkness.


==History==
===Origin===
Formula 1 first came to Abu Dhabi in 2007 in the guise of the first ever Formula One Festival. Announced in January 2007, the event which took place on 3 February 2007 was free, and the largest gathering of current Formula One cars and drivers outside of a Grand Prix. At the festival it was announced that Abu Dhabi had won the rights to host a Grand Prix from 2009 until 2016. Later that year, [[Etihad Airways]] negotiated a three-year deal for them to become sponsors of the Grand Prix.

===Inaugural Grand Prix===
{{Main|2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix}}

For the [[2009 Formula One season]], the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was added to the schedule. It was provisionally announced as being held on 15 November 2009, as the 19th and final Grand Prix of the season. Both the Canadian Grand Prix and French Grand Prix were later removed from the provisional schedule, and as a result the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was moved to 1 November 2009 where it would become the last of 17 meetings. In August 2009, it was announced that the start time would be 1700 local time (1300 UTC), and that the race would be floodlit. The inaugural race was won by [[Sebastian Vettel]] for [[Red Bull Racing]].


==Circuit==
[[File:Yas Marina Circuit 003.JPG|thumb|Yas Marina Circuit]]
{{Main|Yas Marina Circuit}}

The Yas Marina Circuit is located on [[Yas Island]] &mdash; a 2550 ha island on the east coast of [[Abu Dhabi]] &mdash; and the [[2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] was the first major event to take place on the circuit.


== Sponsors ==
[[Etihad Airways]] is the current major sponsor of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix '''2009'''.


== Winners of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ==
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! Year
! Driver 
! Constructor
! Location
! Report
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! [[2009 Formula One season|2009]]
| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Yas Marina Circuit|Yas Marina]]
| [[2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Report]]
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==External links==
* http://www.ameinfo.com/109577.html
* http://www.huliq.com/9352/abu-dhabi-to-host-formula-1-grand-prix-in-2009
* http://www.formula1.com/news/5604.html
* http://www.abudhabigp.com/english/
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7473748.stm

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[[Category:Motorsport in the United Arab Emirates]]
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