GLOBE PRIX
Craning over the Palau track: the Palau racing game

Flag of PalauGrand Prix of Palau

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

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Length
4.9km
Turns
15
Main straight
970m
Slowest corner
74km/h
Climb
85m
Setting
Cliff road

The Rock Islands scatter the sea below this Palau racing game, a dramatic cliff road with 85 metres of climb. It's a track drawn from Palau's coastline, 15 corners in 4.9 km: Melekeok at the end of the straight, south through Ngchesar and Airai to Koror, then up the west side through Aimeliik, Ngatpang, Ngeremlengui and Ngardmau, round to Ngaraard and finally Ngarchelong at the northern end.

The Grand Prix of Palau ends with its slowest corner, so the last few bends decide the lap.

The Palau circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Palau's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Melekeok
  2. T2Ngermelech Hamlet
  3. T3Ngchesar
  4. T4Oikull Hamlet
  5. T5Airai
  6. T6Koror
  7. T7Aimeliik
  8. T8Rois Emiangel
  9. T9Ngerikoek
  10. T10Ngatpang
  11. T11Ngeruach
  12. T12Ngeremlengui
  13. T13Ngardmau
  14. T14Ngaraard
  15. T15Ngarchelong

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

Screenshots from the Palau circuit

Through the slowest corner, Ngarchelong
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Palau: Palau racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Grand Prix of Palau
Compression into the crest, Palau: Palau racing game screenshot
Compression into the crest, Palau
The corkscrew, Palau: Palau racing game screenshot
The corkscrew, Palau
Over the viaduct, Palau: Palau racing game screenshot
Over the viaduct, Palau
On board around Palau: Palau racing game screenshot
On board around Palau

Around the Palau track

The Rock Islands, green mushroom-shaped domes of limestone, rise from the water below the cliffs. A bai meeting house stands by the road, outrigger canoes sit on the beach, and banana plants fill the slopes between thatched houses. Pickups and mopeds are parked by the barriers. The banner reads 'Alii · Welcome', and the boards name Ngerulmud and Palau.

  • Rock Islands
  • Bai meeting house
  • Outrigger

How to drive the Palau circuit

From the line, 970 metres of straight lead to Melekeok at turn 1. The cliff road then works hard, climbing and dropping 85 metres through the hills. The slowest corner is the very last one, Ngarchelong, at 74 km/h, and the exit decides how fast you hit the straight.

Ways to race Palau

Time TrialA lap for the Palau 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 Palau from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Palau lap record

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

Set a lap in Palau ▸

Palau racing game: questions

Where is the slowest corner on the Palau track?

It's the last one, Ngarchelong, turn 15, taken at about 74 km/h.

Can you see the Rock Islands from the Palau circuit?

Yes. The Rock Islands are the main landmark, rising from the sea below the cliff road.

How long is the Palau circuit?

4.9 km, with 15 turns and 85 metres of climb. The main straight is 970 metres long, and the slowest corner, Ngarchelong, is taken at 74 km/h.

Can I race Palau 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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