Rwanda’s president has confirmed the country’s plans to bring a Formula 1 race back to Africa amid ongoing discussions with the sport’s bosses.
F1 has not raced in Africa since the 1993 South African Grand Prix in Kyalami, with plans to bring the event back to the calendar in recent years ultimately not materializing. F1 president Stefano Domenicali met representatives from Rwanda’s bid in September.
The track would be a permanent circuit near the planned Bugesera airport close to Kigali.
Rwanda has been hosting this week’s FIA general assembly for the first time, which concludes with Friday’s end-of-season driver and team awards where the world championship trophies are formally presented across motorsport.
Rwandan president Paul Kagame opened Friday’s General Assemblies meeting with the governing body and said: “I am happy to formally announce that Rwanda is bidding to bring the thrill of racing back to Africa, by hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
PAUL KAGAME
PRESIDENT – RWANDA
A big thank you to Stefano Domenicali and the entire team at Formula 1 for the good progress in our discussions so far. I assure you that we are approaching this opportunity with seriousness and commitment which it deserves.
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