F1 is expected to avoid scheduling the race during the peak rainy season from March to May. A shorter, less disruptive wet period runs from October to November, making it the preferred window.
Formula 1 has pledged to keep the total race count at 24 or fewer per season.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame remarked that for over three decades, the world’s premier motorsport championship had never raced on African soil—a gap now closed by this agreement.
Rwanda takes pride in hosting the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, sharing this milestone with more than 100 million fans across the continent, particularly young people who can now envision careers as engineers, technicians, entrepreneurs, or even drivers.
The Bugesera circuit, developed alongside Rwanda’s new international airport, is set to generate long-term jobs, skills development, tourism growth, and new business opportunities for the nation and the broader region—extending far beyond a single race weekend.
F1 President Stefano Domenicali described the new agreement as a landmark moment, signaling that the sport will now race on every inhabited continent.
Domenicali emphasized that Africa has always been central to F1’s future, and that the return was always intended in the right way—with the right partner, a long-term commitment, and a clear vision for meaningful impact.
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