PARIS – Officials from Formula One have announced the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will join the calendar next year in November.

The event, which will be contested at night, will be held in the city of Jeddah on the corniche, which runs along the banks of the Red Sea. The race is the first in a long-term partnership between Formula One and the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.

It will be the first Formula One event held in Saudi Arabia. A full Formula One calendar is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

“We are excited to welcome Saudi Arabia to Formula 1 for the 2021 season and welcome their announcement following speculation in recent days,” said Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO of Formula One.

“Saudi Arabia is a country that is rapidly becoming a hub for sports and entertainment with many major events taking place there in recent years and we are very pleased that Formula One. will be racing there from next season.

“The region is hugely important to us and with 70% of the population of Saudi being under 30 we are excited about the potential to reach new fans and bring our existing fans around the world exciting racing from an incredible and historic location. We will be publishing our full provisional 2021 calendar in the coming weeks and this will be submitted to the World Motor Sport Council for approval.”