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The corkscrew, Lebanon: the Lebanon racing game

Flag of LebanonLebanese Grand Prix

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

Drive Lebanon, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
4.9km
Turns
15
Main straight
830m
Slowest corner
70km/h
Climb
61m
Setting
Alpine

From the coast at Beirut to the Beqaa and back, the Lebanon racing game is one long mountain climb. It's a track drawn from Lebanon's border and coast: Beirut, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon first, then a string of hill corners from Hokr ed Dâhri to Râs el Ouichel, down into the Beqaa past Zahlé, and south through An Nabatiyah and Mhaïbib to South Lebanon. Fifteen corners in 4.9 km.

The Lebanese Grand Prix is an alpine lap, dramatic with 120 metres of climb.

The Lebanon circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Lebanon's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Beirut
  2. T2Mount Lebanon
  3. T3North Lebanon
  4. T4Hokr ed Dâhri
  5. T5Tallet ez Zouaïtini
  6. T6Harf el Hsayn
  7. T7El Qasr
  8. T8Râs el Ouichel
  9. T9Beqaa
  10. T10Ras Ouadi es Safra
  11. T11Zahlé
  12. T12Qalaat Jhaïlif
  13. T13An Nabatiyah
  14. T14Mhaïbib
  15. T15South Lebanon

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

Screenshots from the Lebanon circuit

Through the slowest corner, South Lebanon
On the grid for the Lebanese Grand Prix: Lebanon racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Lebanese Grand Prix
Compression into the crest, Lebanon: Lebanon racing game screenshot
Compression into the crest, Lebanon
The corkscrew, Lebanon: Lebanon racing game screenshot
The corkscrew, Lebanon
On board around Lebanon: Lebanon racing game screenshot
On board around Lebanon
Over the viaduct, Lebanon: Lebanon racing game screenshot
Over the viaduct, Lebanon

Around the Lebanon track

The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek is the landmark, its great stone columns standing above the valley. A cedar of Lebanon spreads its branches by the road, and the Mohammad Al-Amin mosque marks the city. Vineyards climb the slopes, Mediterranean houses cling to the hillsides, and cars and mopeds are parked along the fences. The banner reads أهلاً وسهلاً, and the boards name Byblos, Tripoli, the Bekaa and the Cedars.

  • Baalbek Temple of Bacchus
  • Cedar of Lebanon
  • Mohammad Al-Amin mosque

How to drive the Lebanon circuit

The 830-metre main straight ends at Beirut, turn 1. The slowest corner is the last one, South Lebanon at 70 km/h, so the exit there decides your speed down the straight. In between, the road climbs and falls through 120 metres of mountain.

Ways to race Lebanon

Time TrialA lap for the Lebanon 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 Lebanon from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Lebanon lap record

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

Set a lap in Lebanon ▸

Lebanon racing game: questions

Is the Lebanon track hilly?

Very. It's an alpine mountain circuit with 120 metres of climb over 4.9 km.

Where is the slowest corner on the Lebanon circuit?

It's the final corner, South Lebanon, at 70 km/h, just before the main straight to Beirut.

How long is the Lebanon circuit?

4.9 km, with 15 turns and 61 metres of climb. The main straight is 830 metres long, and the slowest corner, South Lebanon, is taken at 70 km/h.

Can I race Lebanon 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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