Tomorrow (Friday, March 25, 2022) will be the first day of the events accompanying the Formula 1 Saudi Grand Prix in Jeddah (the official sponsor is STC - Formula1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix).

tomorrow; It represents the second round of the Formula 1 World Championship, and will be hosted by the newest, longest and fastest street circuit on the Formula 1 calendar in Jeddah during the period from 25 to 27 March, with the participation of 20 competitors representing 10 teams.

On this occasion, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports, said: “I am proud of the work accomplished by the Saudi Grand Prix, which presented a global event worthy of the Kingdom’s established position as a new home for motorsports in the world, and certainly the ceiling of ambitions and aspirations for this year’s event will be greater to confirm the brilliant success Which was achieved in the previous version, especially with the organization of the race for the second time in just 4 months.”

His Highness added: "I have great confidence in the capabilities of the people of the Kingdom to continue the path of successes achieved by the sports sector in the Kingdom, which has crossed the borders of the world, and is the fruit of the unlimited support that we find from His Highness the Crown Prince - may God protect him -, in pursuit of achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and placing the Kingdom in Its natural position on the map of major countries in hosting international events.

For his part, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and the Saudi Motor Sports Company, confirmed the completion of all preparations and building on the achievements made in the first race last December 2021 to embody the Kingdom’s prosperous present and its bright future, in a way that reflects the support And the attention given by His Highness the Crown Prince to the sports sector, and the confidence of His Highness the Minister of Sports, pointing to the distinguished achievement of building the circuit in a world record time, in addition to organizing the race again after less than 4 months only, which reflects the ability of the young men and women of the Kingdom to organize the largest events And international events in the best way.

Twenty drivers representing 10 teams will compete in the Formula 1 stc Saudi Grand Prix, including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll, Yuki Tsunoda, George Russell, Nicholas Latifi, Alex Albon, Cho Guanyu, Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen, while the list of teams includes Mercedes, Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, McLaren, Alpine, Alpha Tauri, Aston Martin, Williams, Alfa Romeo, and Haas.

The event will start on Friday afternoon, starting with the first practice of the “Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East” at 01:10 in the afternoon, while the F2 trial session will start at 02:25, followed by the F1 pit stop exercises, and the F1 session will also start. The first F1 practice session will start at five in the evening, with the qualifying session for Formula 2 cars starting at 06:25, and at eight in the evening the second F1 practice session will begin, then the second testing for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East.

On Saturday, March 26, there is a schedule similar to the day before, while the qualifying round begins at eight in the evening, which extends over a full hour. At eight in the evening, Sunday, March 27, 2022 AD, the Saudi Grand Prix starts for up to two hours.