The helicopter over the Saint Helena circuit: the Saint Helena racing game

Grand Prix of Saint Helena

Saint Helena Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from Saint Helena's outline

Length: 4.3km
Turns: 8
Main straight: 1580m
Slowest corner: 73km/h
Climb: 34m
Setting: Cliff road

Eight corners, one very long straight and a lot of ocean. This Saint Helena racing game wraps a track drawn from Saint Helena's coastline around the island: from the corner named Saint Helena it runs past The Barn and Little Stone Top, down to Sandy Bay Barn, over Scotts Hill and on to Rainy Point, Old Joan Point and finally West Point.

The Grand Prix of Saint Helena is a rolling cliff road, with 34 metres of climb and grey skies overhead.

The Saint Helena circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Saint Helena's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map

T1Saint Helena
T2The Barn
T3Little Stone Top
T4Sandy Bay Barn
T5Scotts Hill
T6Rainy Point
T7Old Joan Point
T8West Point

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

Screenshots from the Saint Helena circuit

Through the slowest corner, Sandy Bay Barn

On the grid for the Grand Prix of Saint Helena: Saint Helena racing game screenshot — On the grid for the Grand Prix of Saint Helena

Craning over the Saint Helena track: Saint Helena racing game screenshot — Craning over the Saint Helena track

Chasing through a corner in Saint Helena: Saint Helena racing game screenshot — Chasing through a corner in Saint Helena

Through the dip, Saint Helena: Saint Helena racing game screenshot — Through the dip, Saint Helena

On board around Saint Helena: Saint Helena racing game screenshot — On board around Saint Helena

Around the Saint Helena track

Jacob's Ladder climbs the hillside above Jamestown, the centrepiece of the view. Plantation House sits among the trees inland, and a giant tortoise rests on the grass near the track. The sky is overcast and the sea looks grey against the cliffs. The buildings are British terraces, cars and pickups are parked behind the fences, and a Welcome to Saint Helena banner hangs over the crowd.

Jacob's Ladder and Jamestown
Plantation House
Giant tortoise

How to drive the Saint Helena circuit

The main straight is 1,580 metres long and ends at turn 1, Saint Helena, where you brake from top speed. Sandy Bay Barn, turn 4, is the slowest corner at 73 km/h. With only eight turns, each one counts, and the rolling cliffs make the braking points hard to judge.

Ways to race Saint Helena

Time TrialA lap for the Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena from one lap

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

With sound: the video has a voiceover.