2009 Formula One World Championship kept on the calendar, with the organisers of both events pulling out due to financial issues. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made its début appearance as the last round of the season, at the Hermann Tilke-designed Yas Marina Circuit. The race, starting at sunset, was Formula One's first day-night race. The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season. All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres. The new look cars did not
Circuit des Nations Circuit des Nations The Circuit des Nations ("Circuit of the Nations") is a long street circuit of 4110 meters between Lake Geneva and the Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. It hosted the "Grand Prix de Nations", similar to a Formula One race; the "Grand Prix de Genève", similar to a Formula Two race; and various championship events. The first "Grand Prix de Genève" was held in Meyrin in 1931 and won by Marcel Lehoux, racing for Bugatti. The Geneva race-track was established between the lake (Geneva) and the Nations square. Its length was . Grand-Prix races were organised after