IndiaAIFounders — F1 returns to Africa for first time since 1993 with 10-year Rwanda deal from ‘early 2030s’

F1 returns to Africa for first time since 1993 with 10-year Rwanda deal from ‘early 2030s’

October 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM

African Grand Prix will take place at new track near Kigali
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Formula One has confirmed Rwanda will join the calendar, having concluded a 10-year agreement for the meeting to be hosted on a purpose-built circuit, with the first race set for the early 2030s. It will mark the first time F1 has raced in Africa since 1993.

The meeting, to be known as the African Grand Prix, will be held on a circuit in Bugesera, approximately 40km south of the capital, Kigali, and represents a successful conclusion to the sport’s long-held ambition to return to the African continent, which Lewis Hamilton has championed.

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