Formula One STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023

Formula One STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 is one of the events on the Formula One World Championship calendar, held at Jeddah Corniche Circuit, west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This race is considered the fastest Formula One race according to the International Automobile Federation and features twenty-seven turns.

The race took place from March 17 to 19, 2023. It is the third edition following the inaugural race in December 2021 and the second in March 2022.

Twenty drivers representing ten teams competed for the drivers' and manufacturers' titles, including: Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez from 'Red Bull Racing' team; Lewis Hamilton and George Russell from 'Mercedes' team; Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz from 'Ferrari' team; Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas from 'Alfa Romeo' team; Nick de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda from 'AlphaTauri' team; Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg from 'Haas' team; Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso from 'Aston Martin' team; Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon from 'Alpine' team; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from 'McLaren' team; and Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon from 'Williams' team.

The circuit was designed by Tilke Engineers & Architects in collaboration with the Formula One motorsport team and includes sixteen left turns and eleven right turns.

The circuit was constructed in less than seven months and has become the fastest street circuit in the world according to the International Automobile Federation, and is among the top five Formula One circuits, with a length of 6.175 km.

Before the 2023 edition, the circuit hosted two Formula One races with an average car speed exceeding 252 km/h, while the maximum speeds reached over 322 km/h along the final high-speed section of the circuit.

The stc Group provided the 2023 edition of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with digital infrastructure for the third consecutive year.

The group provided the best possible 5G networks in terms of speed, data capacity, and coverage reaching 100 percent, along with high-speed connectivity services for both drivers and audience. This also supported seamless data exchange between drivers and engineering teams at high speeds.

In line with the development of communication technologies for this global event, the enhanced stc network technologies enabled sensors and components on Formula One cars to transmit data between each other via integrated networks, as well as encrypt and send this data to teams via radio frequencies. Additionally, stc produced a Saudi version of the Formula One race music using local musical instruments performed by a Saudi orchestra, with top local talents.

The Saudi marshal team, consisting of eight hundred male and female volunteers, participated in organizing the event. They are the first line of defense for protecting both the driver and the circuit. The participating drivers and their teams rely on them as the first responders in case of any incidents occurring on the circuit before, during, and after the race. Their well-distributed presence around the circuit also allows them to assist in case of any vehicle breakdowns during the race.