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The helicopter over the Ethiopia circuit: the Ethiopia racing game

Flag of EthiopiaEthiopian Grand Prix

Ethiopia Racing GameRace a 4.9 km circuit drawn from Ethiopia's outline

Drive Ethiopia, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
4.9km
Turns
21
Main straight
600m
Slowest corner
70km/h
Climb
93m
Setting
High plateau

Mist sits on the highlands in the Ethiopia racing game, a 21-corner lap on a track drawn from Ethiopia's border. It starts at Buro Dughei and runs south-west past Dolo Bay and Negele Boran towards the Chalbi Desert, climbs to Mount Naita, then heads north up the western side through Gambela, Asosa and Amhara to Aksum and Adigrat, before coming down through the Danakil and Afar to Dire Dawa and Jijiga.

The Ethiopian Grand Prix is a dramatic high-plateau race with 93 metres of climb. With 21 corners, it takes a few laps to learn.

The Ethiopia circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Ethiopia's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Buro Dughei
  2. T2Somali
  3. T3Dolo Bay
  4. T4Negele Boran
  5. T5Gara Mata Lamani
  6. T6Chalbi Desert
  7. T7Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples
  8. T8Mount Naita
  9. T9Sudd
  10. T10Gambela Peoples
  11. T11Asosa
  12. T12Benshangul-Gumaz
  13. T13Amhara
  14. T14K’ech’aro
  15. T15Aksum
  16. T16Tigray
  17. T17Adigrat
  18. T18Danakil
  19. T19Afar
  20. T20Dire Dawa
  21. T21Jijiga

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

Screenshots from the Ethiopia circuit

Through the slowest corner, Buro Dughei
On the grid for the Ethiopian Grand Prix: Ethiopia racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Ethiopian Grand Prix
Over the crest, Ethiopia: Ethiopia racing game screenshot
Over the crest, Ethiopia
Compression into the crest, Ethiopia: Ethiopia racing game screenshot
Compression into the crest, Ethiopia
On board around Ethiopia: Ethiopia racing game screenshot
On board around Ethiopia
Down the plunge, Ethiopia: Ethiopia racing game screenshot
Down the plunge, Ethiopia

Around the Ethiopia track

The Rock-hewn Church of Saint George at Lalibela is the landmark, and the Aksum obelisk stands tall beside the road. Tukul round huts sit in the villages, wheat grows across the plateau, and minibuses and horse-carts wait by the fences. The banner greets you in Amharic, the boards name Gondar, Lalibela, Bahir Dar, the Simien, Harar and Addis Ababa, and the mist drifts across the higher ground.

  • Rock-hewn Church of Saint George, Lalibela
  • Aksum obelisk
  • Tukul round huts

How to drive the Ethiopia circuit

Turn 1, Buro Dughei, is also the slowest corner, at 70 km/h. You arrive there off a 600-metre straight, so brake hard and early: it's the best place on the lap to pass. After that come 20 more corners and 93 metres of climb, with the mist hiding the next braking point until late.

Ways to race Ethiopia

Time TrialA lap for the Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Ethiopia lap record

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

Set a lap in Ethiopia ▸

Ethiopia racing game: questions

Is the Ethiopia track misty?

Yes. Mist hangs over the highland plateau, so corners come into view late.

Is the Lalibela church on the Ethiopia circuit?

Yes. The Rock-hewn Church of Saint George at Lalibela is the big landmark, with the Aksum obelisk nearby.

How long is the Ethiopia circuit?

4.9 km, with 21 turns and 93 metres of climb. The main straight is 600 metres long, and the slowest corner, Buro Dughei, is taken at 70 km/h.

Can I race Ethiopia 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.

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