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The road to
Rwanda is on.

Formula 1 is returning to Africa. Rwanda is set to host a new Grand Prix in the early 2030s.

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01 / THE RETURN TO AFRICAILLUSTRATIVE ARTWORK · NOT A CIRCUIT MAP
AMAKURU MOTORSPORTFORMULA 1 · RWANDA · AFRICA
01THE BIG STORY13 OCTOBER 2026

THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Africa, we're back.

Formula 1 and the FIA have announced a landmark 10-year agreement to bring the championship back to Africa. The Rwanda-hosted Formula 1 African Grand Prix is set to join the calendar in the early 2030s.

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CONFIRMED BY THE FIAAM / 001
10YR

A landmark agreement to bring Formula 1 racing to Rwanda.

TARGET WINDOWEARLY 2030s
RW
AF

The announced event is the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda. Timing is currently described as the early 2030s.

02RWANDA'S MOMENTFROM KIGALI TO THE GRID

A NEW CHAPTER FOR AFRICAN MOTORSPORT

The story didn't start today.

Kigali has already welcomed the sport's global community. In December 2024, Rwanda hosted the FIA Awards—the first time the ceremony had taken place on the African continent.

DEC 2024

Motorsport's spotlight turns to Kigali.

The FIA Awards bring the international motorsport community to Rwanda for the first time on African soil.

FIA event recap
OCT 2026

A 10-year agreement is announced.

Formula 1 and the FIA confirm the African Grand Prix in Rwanda, with a calendar arrival planned for the early 2030s.

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EARLY 2030s

The lights are on the horizon.

The race is expected to join the Formula 1 calendar. We'll follow the road to race day as more official details emerge.

THE ROAD AHEAD
03ROAD TO RWANDALABELED NOTES

The story,
sorted.

An official announcement, a report from Kigali, and the questions that still have no date. Each one is labeled so a rumour cannot sit next to a fact.

01

The agreement is real.

Ten years, the early 2030s, and a circuit in Bugesera. That is what the FIA has published.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT02

Kigali already hosted the night.

The 2024 FIA Awards were held in Rwanda, the first time that ceremony came to Africa.

REPORTING03

The date is not a fact yet.

No inaugural season, no race day, and no published layout. Those stay open until the FIA says otherwise.

OPEN QUESTION

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04THE ROAD AHEADWHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING

Big news.
More to learn.

The agreement sets the direction. Now comes the detail. Amakuru will track the facts, the decisions and the people shaping Formula 1's next African chapter.

01

Where will they race?

Follow official updates on the venue, circuit plans and what a Rwanda Grand Prix could look like.

CIRCUIT WATCH
02

When does it get real?

The announcement points to the early 2030s. We'll separate confirmed milestones from speculation.

THE TIMELINE
03

Who gets to take part?

Explore the people, skills and local motorsport stories behind a race weekend in Rwanda.

RWANDA, IN FOCUS
05FROM THE PADDOCKHEADLINES · SOURCE-LINKED

THE LATEST, NOT THE NOISE

While the story moves.

All F1 news

Headlines are from their original publishers; full reports open at source.

06THIS SEASONFORMULA 1 · 2026

The grid,
in pictures.

Follow the 2026 championship from Kigali: the drivers, the teams, and every classified round.

Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedesMax VerstappenRed Bull RacingLewis HamiltonFerrariGeorge RussellMercedesCharles LeclercFerrariLando NorrisMcLarenOscar PiastriMcLarenIsack HadjarRed Bull Racing
Mercedes630 ptsFerrari504 ptsRed Bull Racing380 ptsMcLaren371 ptsRacing Bulls104 ptsAlpine74 ptsHaas F1 Team30 ptsAudi23 ptsWilliams12 ptsAston Martin7 ptsCadillac0 pts
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THE GRID IS GETTING BIGGER

This is Rwanda's
moment in motorsport.

Follow the facts, the build-up and the stories behind the headline.

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