Yemeni Grand Prix
Yemen Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from Yemen's outline
- Length
- 4.3km
- Turns
- 10
- Main straight
- 700m
- Slowest corner
- 108km/h
- Climb
- 24m
- Setting
- Rock canyon
Even the slowest corner is fast in this Yemen racing game: 108 km/h at the Asir Mountains. The track is drawn from Yemen's border and coastline, starting in the east at Sāddat Ibn Ḩumūdah, running down the coast past Al Ghaydah and Ra’s Fartak, along the Gulf of Aden, through the Bab el Mandeb, the strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and up the Tihāmah before turning inland.
It's a rock canyon lap with ten corners and 24 metres of climb.
The Yemen circuit map
- T1Sāddat Ibn Ḩumūdah
- T2Al Ghaydah
- T3Al Mahrah
- T4Ra’s Fartak
- T5Gulf of Aden
- T6`Adan
- T7Bab el Mandeb
- T8Tihāmah
- T9Asir Mountains
- T10Hadramawt
Each corner is named after the place on Yemen's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Yemen circuit
Around the Yemen track
Shibam's mud-brick tower houses rise in a tight cluster from the canyon floor. The Dar al-Hajar rock palace stands on its outcrop, and a dragon blood tree from Socotra grows by the road. Mesas and dunes fill the land between, adobe buildings line the track, and pickups and land cruisers are parked at the fences. The welcome banner is in Arabic, and the boards read Aden, Socotra, Taiz, Mukalla and Hadramaut.
- Shibam mud-brick tower houses
- Dar al-Hajar rock palace
- Socotra dragon blood tree
How to drive the Yemen circuit
The 700-metre main straight ends at Sāddat Ibn Ḩumūdah, turn 1, the best overtaking spot. With the slowest corner taken at 108 km/h, at the Asir Mountains near the end, this is a lap of fast, open bends where commitment counts for more than braking. The canyon rises and falls gently throughout.
Ways to race Yemen
What country is this? Guess Yemen from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Yemen's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Yemen lap record
The Yemen leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Yemen racing game: questions
What is the slowest corner on the Yemen track?
The Asir Mountains, turn 9, at 108 km/h, which is quick for the slowest corner on a lap.
Can you see Shibam on the Yemen circuit?
Yes. The mud-brick tower houses of Shibam are the big landmark, with the Dar al-Hajar rock palace and a Socotra dragon blood tree nearby.
How long is the Yemen circuit?
4.3 km, with 10 turns and 24 metres of climb. The main straight is 700 metres long, and the slowest corner, Asir Mountains, is taken at 108 km/h.
Can I race Yemen 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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