Yas Marina Circuit Yas V8 400, in February 2010. Outside motorsport the circuit was used for the final stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour cycle race in 2015. The circuit has FIA Grade 1 license. The twenty-one corners twist through Yas Island off the Abu Dhabi coast, passing by the marina and through the Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi designed by New York-based architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote Architecture with a striking facade lighting design by Rogier van der Heide, and winding its way through sand dunes, with several long straights and tight corners. The marina-based development includes a
2016 Yas Marina GP2 and GP3 Series rounds Emil Bernstorff would be replacing Jimmy Eriksson. Pierre Gasly took a crucial pole position which would help his bid to win the 2016 GP2 Series, with closest rival, Antonio Giovinazzi qualifying in sixth place. 2016 Yas Marina GP2 and GP3 Series rounds The 2016 Yas Marina GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 26 and 27 November 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the final round of both the 2016 GP2 Series and the 2016 GP3