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The helicopter over the Congo circuit: the Congo racing game

Flag of CongoGrand Prix of Congo

Congo Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from Congo's outline

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Length
4.3km
Turns
15
Main straight
1040m
Slowest corner
91km/h
Climb
5m
Setting
Airfield

The Congo racing game is laid out on an airfield, and the shape of it comes from the map. It's a race track shaped like Congo: the lap starts at Ngabé, runs down through Kinkala and Pool to Kouilou, back inland past Niari and Mossendjo, then north through Plateaux and the two Cuvette corners to Sembe, Sangha and Likouala. Fifteen corners in 4.3 km, each named after the real place it traces.

This is the Congo with Brazzaville on its boards. DR Congo, across the river, has a circuit of its own.

The Congo circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Congo's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Ngabé
  2. T2Kinkala
  3. T3Pool
  4. T4Kouilou
  5. T5Niari
  6. T6Ngongo
  7. T7Mossendjo
  8. T8Plateaux
  9. T9Cuvette
  10. T10Cuvette-Ouest
  11. T11Sembe
  12. T12Monts Badondo
  13. T13Sangha
  14. T14Baponbo
  15. T15Likouala

Each corner is named after the place on Congo's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the Congo circuit

Through the slowest corner, Monts Badondo
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Congo: Congo racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Congo
Chasing through a corner in Congo: Congo racing game screenshot
Chasing through a corner in Congo
Craning over the Congo track: Congo racing game screenshot
Craning over the Congo track
On board around Congo: Congo racing game screenshot
On board around Congo
Crossing the line at the Congo circuit: Congo racing game screenshot
Crossing the line at the Congo circuit

Around the Congo track

With just 5 metres of climb, the airfield gives you long sightlines. The Basilique Sainte-Anne of Brazzaville stands beyond the run-off, the Nabemba tower rises over the town, and barges sit on the river. Banana plants grow along the edges, and minibuses and mopeds are parked by the fences. The banner reads Bienvenue au Congo, the boards say Brazzaville, and the sky is clear.

  • Basilique Sainte-Anne of Brazzaville
  • Nabemba tower
  • River barges

How to drive the Congo circuit

Turn 1 is Ngabé, at the end of a 1,040-metre main straight, and it's where most passes happen. After that the lap flicks through 14 more corners with barely a bump. The slowest is Monts Badondo at 91 km/h, turn 12: get it right and you carry speed through Sangha and Likouala to the line.

Ways to race Congo

Time TrialA lap for the Congo leaderboard, chasing the record holder's ghost. Grand Prix RunRace your way across the world's circuits. One free run every day.

What country is this? Guess Congo from one lap

One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Congo's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Congo lap record

The Congo leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.

Set a lap in Congo ▸

Congo racing game: questions

Is the Congo circuit the same as the DR Congo one?

No. This is the Congo with Brazzaville on its boards, an airfield circuit drawn from its own border. DR Congo has a separate track.

Is the Congo track flat?

Very. It's laid out on an airfield with just 5 metres of climb over 4.3 km.

How long is the Congo circuit?

4.3 km, with 15 turns and 5 metres of climb. The main straight is 1040 metres long, and the slowest corner, Monts Badondo, is taken at 91 km/h.

Can I race Congo on my phone?

Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.

Race nearby

The Gabon circuitGabonGrand Prix of Gabon · 4.3 kmThe Equatorial Guinea circuitEquatorial GuineaGrand Prix of Equatorial Guinea · 4.9 kmThe Cameroon circuitCameroonCameroonian Grand Prix · 4.3 kmThe DR Congo circuitDR CongoGrand Prix of DR Congo · 4.3 km