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This season’s racing plus Yas Motor Racing Club

Yas Marina circuit has announced its 2012-2013 calendar of activities, pronouncing it the biggest yet, and has also formed the Yas Motor Racing Club founded to help develop grassroots motorsport racing across the UAE.

Unlike in previous years, the 2012/2013 Yas Marina Circuit calendar incorporates all events hosted at the Circuit including motorsport and community events, as well as the Circuit’s flagship race, the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The establishment of the Club means that the Circuit for the first time is able to host and in collaboration with ATCUAE, sanction its own races. Under the banner of the Yas Motor Racing Club, Yas Marina Circuit will host a wide variety of motorsport events including six rounds of Yas Marina Circuit’s own Yas Racing Series (incorporating UAE National Series Racing), four rounds of the Pro Drag Racing Series, two rounds of the GCC Drag Race Championship, Gulf 12 Hours, and the UAE Rotax Max Challenge.

In addition to an expanded motorsport program, the 2012/2013 Calendar also includes the largest schedule of Yas Marina Circuit community events to date including Train Yas, ADNIC Yas Run, Tri Yas, Walk 2012 as well as new events such as Cycle Yas. Also new, and unique to the 2012/2013 calendar, is the F1 in Schools World Finals which will see students from across the globe visit Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Marina Circuit to take part in this special “F1 before the F1”.

Following is the calendar of MOTORSPORTS events only (check out the Dubai Autodrome 2012-2013 calendar by clicking here)

Oct 11 – Drag Night
Oct 18 – Drag Night
Oct 19 – Yas Racing Series Round 1
Nov 1-4 – Abu Dhabi Formula 1 GP
Nov 15 – Track Day
Nov 22 – Drag Night
Nov 23 – Drift Night
Dec 1 – UAE Drift
Dec 6 – Drag Night
Dec 7 – Yas Racing Series Round 2
Dec 13-14 Gulf 12 Hours
Dec 20-21 – Track Day, Drag Night, Pro Drag Series RD1
Dec 27 – Drift Night, Drag Night
Jan 3 – Track Day
Jan 11 – Drag Night
Jan 24 – Drag Night
Jan 25 – Yas Racing Series Round 3
Feb 1 – Drag Night
Feb 7 – Track Day
Feb 14-16 – Yas Racing Series Round 4
Feb 20-22 – GCC Drag Race Championship Round 2
Feb 28 – Drift Night
Mar 1 – Drag Night, Track Day
Mar 7-8 – Pro Drag Series RD2
Mar 8 – Drift Night
Mar 14 – Track Day
Mar 15 – Yas Racing Series Round 5
Mar 20-22 – GCC Drag Race Championship Round 3
Mar 22-23 – UAE Rotax Max Challenge
Mar 29 – Drift Night
Apr 4-6 – Pro Drag Series Round 3
Apr 5 – Track Day
Apr 11 – Yas Racing Series Round 6
Apr 11-12 – Pro Drag Series RD4
Apr 18 – Track Day
Apr 19 – Drag Night
Apr 25 – Drift Night, Drag Night
May 2 – Track Day
May 3 – Drag Night
May 9-10 – UAE Drift
May 23 – Drift Night
May 24 – Track Day