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The helicopter over the Iraq circuit: the Iraq racing game

Flag of IraqIraqi Grand Prix

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

Drive Iraq, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
4.3km
Turns
11
Main straight
1080m
Slowest corner
85km/h
Climb
5m
Setting
Oasis town

Long, flat and hazy, the Iraq racing game is built for speed. It's a race track shaped like Iraq, setting off at Ar Rutbah in the western desert, then up through Al-Anbar and Ninawa to Dihok and Arbil in the north, down past As-Sulaymaniyah, Diyala and Maysan, and out to the Persian Gulf at Al-Basrah before the last corner at Khawr Nānij. Eleven corners over 4.3 km.

The Iraqi Grand Prix is an oasis-town circuit with just 5 metres of climb, and sand haze over the whole lap.

The Iraq circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Iraq's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Ar Rutbah
  2. T2Al-Anbar
  3. T3Ninawa
  4. T4Dihok
  5. T5Arbil
  6. T6As-Sulaymaniyah
  7. T7Diyala
  8. T8Maysan
  9. T9Persian Gulf
  10. T10Al-Basrah
  11. T11Khawr Nānij

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

Screenshots from the Iraq circuit

Through the slowest corner, Persian Gulf
On the grid for the Iraqi Grand Prix: Iraq racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Iraqi Grand Prix
Trackside at the Iraq circuit: Iraq racing game screenshot
Trackside at the Iraq circuit
On board around Iraq: Iraq racing game screenshot
On board around Iraq
Craning over the Iraq track: Iraq racing game screenshot
Craning over the Iraq track
Chasing through a corner in Iraq: Iraq racing game screenshot
Chasing through a corner in Iraq

Around the Iraq track

The spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra climbs above the town, and the stepped ziggurat of Ur stands along the lap. Date palm groves shade the road by the river, courtyard houses line the streets, and sand dunes spread out beyond them. Cars and Land Cruisers are parked by the fences, and the banner says أهلاً وسهلاً, welcome. The boards read Basra, Mosul, Euphrates, Tigris and Baghdad.

  • Great Mosque of Samarra minaret
  • Ziggurat of Ur
  • Date palm grove

How to drive the Iraq circuit

The 1,080-metre main straight is a quarter of the lap, and it ends at Ar Rutbah, turn 1, the heaviest stop. The slowest corner is the Persian Gulf, turn 9, at 85 km/h. With almost no elevation, the challenge is braking accurately through the haze.

Ways to race Iraq

Time TrialA lap for the Iraq 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 Iraq from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Iraq lap record

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

Set a lap in Iraq ▸

Iraq racing game: questions

How long is the straight on the Iraq track?

1,080 metres, ending at Ar Rutbah, the first corner. It's about a quarter of the 4.3 km lap.

Is the Iraq circuit flat?

Yes. It climbs only 5 metres in total, an oasis-town lap where the sand haze is the main thing to manage.

How long is the Iraq circuit?

4.3 km, with 11 turns and 5 metres of climb. The main straight is 1080 metres long, and the slowest corner, Persian Gulf, is taken at 85 km/h.

Can I race Iraq 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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