GLOBE PRIX
The helicopter over the Gabon circuit: the Gabon racing game

Flag of GabonGrand Prix of Gabon

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

Drive Gabon, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
4.3km
Turns
21
Main straight
410m
Slowest corner
77km/h
Climb
52m
Setting
River jungle

Rainforest closes in on the Gabon racing game, and a haze hangs over the river. It's a race track shaped like Gabon, with 21 corners in 4.3 km. From Haut-Ogooué and Franceville it runs south-west through Ngounié and Nyanga to the coast at Gamba, up past Lagune Sounga and Omboué to Cap Lopez, on to Libreville, then inland by Bitam and Mont Balaguiri to Mékambo and Ogooué-Ivindo.

The Grand Prix of Gabon is a river-jungle race with 52 metres of climb.

The Gabon circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Gabon's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Haut-Ogooué
  2. T2Franceville
  3. T3Moanda
  4. T4Ngounié
  5. T5Nyanga
  6. T6Gamba
  7. T7Makolo
  8. T8Lagune Sounga
  9. T9Omboué
  10. T10Ogooué-Maritime
  11. T11Cap Lopez
  12. T12Gulf of Guinea
  13. T13Pointe Tsogué
  14. T14Estuaire
  15. T15Libreville
  16. T16Wouleu-Ntem 1
  17. T17Bitam
  18. T18Wouleu-Ntem 2
  19. T19Mont Balaguiri
  20. T20Mékambo
  21. T21Ogooué-Ivindo

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

Screenshots from the Gabon circuit

Through the slowest corner, Estuaire
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Gabon: Gabon racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Gabon
Craning over the Gabon track: Gabon racing game screenshot
Craning over the Gabon track
On board around Gabon: Gabon racing game screenshot
On board around Gabon
The corkscrew, Gabon: Gabon racing game screenshot
The corkscrew, Gabon
Over the crest, Gabon: Gabon racing game screenshot
Over the crest, Gabon

Around the Gabon track

A big monument stands at the edge of the rainforest, and a forest elephant wanders near the track. Libreville's church sits in town, oil palms crowd the verges, and SUVs and minibuses are parked by the barriers. The river runs alongside, the haze softens the trees in the distance, the banner reads Bienvenue au Gabon, and the boards say Libreville.

  • Gabon Omar Bongo monument and rainforest
  • Forest elephant
  • Libreville church

How to drive the Gabon circuit

The main straight is only 410 metres, ending at Haut-Ogooué, turn 1, so passing is hard to come by. The slowest corner is Estuaire at 77 km/h, turn 14, just before Libreville. With 52 metres of climb and 21 corners, the jungle lap keeps you busy, and the haze makes braking points harder to judge.

Ways to race Gabon

Time TrialA lap for the Gabon 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 Gabon from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Gabon lap record

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

Set a lap in Gabon ▸

Gabon racing game: questions

Is the Gabon track in the jungle?

Yes. It's a river-jungle circuit through the rainforest, with haze in the air and a forest elephant by the road.

Where is the slowest corner on the Gabon circuit?

Estuaire, turn 14, at 77 km/h. Libreville comes next.

How long is the Gabon circuit?

4.3 km, with 21 turns and 52 metres of climb. The main straight is 410 metres long, and the slowest corner, Estuaire, is taken at 77 km/h.

Can I race Gabon 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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