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Confirmed · 13 October 2026 · Kigali
Africa gets its
Grand Prix back.
Formula 1 has signed a ten-year deal for the African Grand Prix at a new circuit in Bugesera, Rwanda ! The continent’s first world championship round since Kyalami in 1993. We are building the fan community that covers every metre of it, from Kigali to Cape Town.
The venue
- Circuit
- Bugesera, Rwanda
- From Kigali
- About 40 km
- Design
- WurzDesign with Tilke
- Agreement
- 10 years
- First race
- Early 2030s, date TBC
The story so far
Three decades of near-misses, and then a signature.
1993
The last one
Kyalami hosts the South African Grand Prix. Africa then waits.
Dec 2024
Rwanda declares
President Kagame announces the bid as Kigali hosts the FIA General Assembly.
13 Oct 2026
Signed
A ten-year agreement for the African Grand Prix at Bugesera is announced in Kigali.
Early 2030s
Lights out
The first African Grand Prix, once the circuit is complete. No date confirmed.
What we’re building
A fan community built from the continent, not about it.
Long-form features
The build at Bugesera, the money behind it, and what a race weekend does to the towns around a circuit.
The driver pipeline
Karting, Formula 4 and the academies: who from the continent is actually climbing the ladder, and what it costs.
Fan community
Watch-party listings city by city, a weekly podcast, and a comment floor that is actually moderated.
Writing from the continent?
We are commissioning content creators, photographers and illustrators across Africa ahead of launch. Rates are published, and we pay in 14 days.