F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix preview: Facts, fastest times, laps, odds, ticket prices for Jeddah Street Circuit
In Formula 1, it doesn’t get any more exciting and at the same time more dangerous than at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The fastest street circuit ever in the sport with cars averaging over 250km/h, this track layout also has the most corners of any race on the 2023 calendar.
Those 27 corners and the narrowness of the track will once again put the 20 drivers on the grid to the test.
From track stats to past results, The sports news tells you everything you need to know about the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and its history.
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Jeddah Street Circuit facts and layout
- First Grand Prix held: 2021
- Number of rounds: 50
- circuit length: 6.174 km
- Total race distance: 308.45km
- Lap record: 1:30.734 by Lewis Hamilton in 2021
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Five interesting facts about the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- The Jeddah Street Circuit has the most corners of any track on the 2023 F1 calendar at 27.
- Similarly, in 2023 this track will achieve the second highest speeds of any track on the calendar, after Monza, also known as the “Temple of Speed”.
- In 2021, this circuit became the 75th diverse venue to be added to the F1 calendar throughout its history.
- The Jeddah street circuit was designed by Carsten Tilke and was completed just in time for its inaugural Formula 1 race, as the last tarmac for the track was laid just two weeks before the start of the race.
- Ahead of the first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021, the world’s largest Lego car – made up of over 500,000 bricks – was built to commemorate the occasion.
Full schedule for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Here’s the full listing for the upcoming 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, including practice, qualifying and race day start times.
| Date | meeting | time (ET) | Time (GMT) | Time (AEDT) |
| Friday March 17th | practice 1 | 09:30 | 1:30 p.m | 00:30 (Saturday 18 March) |
| Friday March 17th | practice 2 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 04:00 (Saturday, March 18) |
| Saturday March 18th | exercise 3 | 09:30 | 1:30 p.m | 00:30 (Sunday 19 March) |
| Saturday March 18th | qualification | 13:00 | 17:00 | 04:00 (Sunday, March 19) |
| Sunday March 19th | race | 13:00 | 17:00 | 04:00 (Monday, March 20) |
F1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ticket prices, availability
As race week begins, there are still a few tickets left for fans to purchase from the official F1 website.
Although the main grandstand is already sold out for the event, tickets can be purchased in the main grandstand for the entire weekend (Friday – Sunday) from €591.75.
Standing tickets for the race track between Friday and Sunday are also still available for EUR 146.72, as are premium hospitality tickets.
However, you will have to dig deep into your pocket for this, because the prices for the hospitality at this late stage will cost you at least €4127.50.
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F1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix TV Channels, Live Stream
List of TV providers for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
| United Kingdom | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | SkySports F1 | ESPN/ABC | TSN (English); RDS (French) | Fox sports |
List of 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Live Stream Providers.
| United Kingdom | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Live broadcast | NOW TV / Sky Go app | ESPN+, fuboTV | TSN Direct | kayo |
Odds for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
As expected, two-time world champion Max Verstappen was the big favorite at bookmakers to win the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after his impressive win last time out.
His closest competition here will come in the form of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez and then Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, according to the bookies.
Full list of drivers odds of winning the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
odds over BetMGM (UNITED STATES), Sports Interaction (Canada), SkyBet (UK), neds (Australia) and Dafabet (India). Quotas valid from March 14th.
| driver | BetMGM | Sports interaction |
SkyBet | neds | Dafabet |
| Max Verstappen | -200 | 1.52 | 8/15 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Sergio Perez | +550 | 6.96 | 5/1 | 6.50 | 6:00 am |
| Charles Leclerc | +700 | 7.39 | 8/1 | 8.00 | 11.00 |
| Fernando Alonso | +1000 | 12.00 | 9/1 | 11.00 | 9.00 |
| Carlo Sainz | +1200 | 12.00 | 12/1 | 13.00 | 15.00 |
| Lewis Hamilton | +2200 | 25.00 | 25/1 | 23.00 | 26.00 |
| George Russell | +2800 | 31.00 | 33/1 | 29.00 | 34.00 |
| lance walk | +6600 | 85.00 | 50/1 | 67.00 | 67.00 |
| Esteban Ocon | +15000 | 331.00 | 300/1 | 151 | 501 |
| Pierre Gasli | +15000 | 320.00 | 300/1 | 151 | 501 |
| Lando Norris | +25000 | 812.00 | 500/1 | 251 | 1001 |
| Valtteri Bottas | +30000 | 331.00 | 300/1 | 301 | 501 |
| Alex Albon | +75000 | 1776.00 | 1500/1 | 751 | 1501 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | +100000 | 812.00 | 750/1 | 1001 | 1001 |
| Zhou Guanyu | +100000 | 378.00 | 500/1 | 1001 | 751 |
| Kevin Magussen | +100000 | 812.00 | 750/1 | 1001 | 1001 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | +100000 | 2501.00 | 2000/1 | 1001 | 2501 |
| Oskar Piastri | +100000 | 1776.00 | 1000/1 | 1001 | 1501 |
| Logan Sargeant | +150000 | 1429.00 | 2000/1 | 1501 | 2001 |
| Nyck de Vries | +200000 | 2501.00 | 2000/1 | 2501 | 2501 |
Weather for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Similar to Bahrain two weeks ago, there is a high probability of dry weather for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
With dry conditions throughout the weekend and one of the night races on the calendar, drivers and teams don’t have to contend with the blazing sun for either qualifying or the race itself.
Temperatures in Jeddah are currently around 30 degrees Celsius.