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Facts and Stats: Your guide to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The new-for-2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix kicks off a season-ending double-header, with the Jeddah Corniche Circuit set to play host to another night race format.

Ahead of the weekend, we break down the key stats and facts from this brand-new, high-speed street circuit.

Designed by world-renowned Formula One circuit architect, Hermann Tilke, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is one of the longest on the 2021 calendar.

At 6.174km, it lies second only to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (7.004km) and just ahead of Baku City Circuit (6.003km).

With a total of 27 corners, the circuit also features four more turns than the absent-for-2021 Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, giving it comfortably the highest number of bends in modern-day F1.

Despite the amount of corners, this is a high-speed track. Simulations predict average speeds of around 252.8km/h: 1.2km/h faster than those of Silverstone and only marginally slower than those of Monza.

This would also make the Jeddah Corniche Circuit the fastest street circuit on the calendar, comfortably clear of Australia's Albert Park (237.2km/h).

Adding to the high-speed theme, the circuit has been designed to feature three DRS zones, a feature only seen at two other venues on the 2021 calendar: the Bahrain International Circuit and Austria's Red Bull Ring.