Kuwait Motor Town 2023 - The Best Race Track In The Middle East?

Here's an F1 onboard lap at Kuwait Motor Town. I did a lap on this circuit a few years ago but the track mod has been improved immensely, and I wanted to provide a better representation of Kuwait's high-speed circuit. It is 5.609 km long and classified as FIA Grade 1. That means that this circuit could easily host a Formula 1 race.
This Formula 1 hotlap is driven in Assetto Corsa with Charles Leclerc in the F1 2023 Ferrari SF-23.
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[@dams19-08]

this circuit is perfect for the 2023-2024 f1 fantasy season

[@hugopardotrigo5660]

That's good idea

[@juanindojorgijanad782]

How about the #KuwaitGP at the Kuwait Motor Town before Eurovision gets underway in Liverpool?

I watched this where drive Formula Regional or Formula 4 i think, and it looks good for Formula 1

[@cassiosantos8937]

The infield section is amazing, the only part of the track I didn't like is the first turn, that could be tighter, in my opinion

[@LeonardoAld]

I find it quite similar to Turkey turn 11, just a little bend on the straight that doesn't really affect racing

[@ub1s.23]

Really good, solid track. I would love to see in F1 calendar instead of Qatar.

[@ahmadalmousherji8191]

yes .. by far

[@johnasimoglou8226]

Έχεις τιμονιέρα ? η με controller?

[@Mitsos1311]

Eχω το G29

[@sarangh3648]

It's an amazing circuit, just perfect in my opinion. But F1 is not going to race here, it wants to go to Miami and Las Vegas.....I just lost most of the interest now watching F1.

[@OmarAhmed-mq2jb]

Bro they really named a racetrack "Motor Town" lmao 💀

[@JUFFAIR101]

Its not just a Race track

[@fah3d]

because it also has a drag strip, MX, karting, drift arena etc

[@eholanda01]

I don't know about Paddock, but in terms of track itself, it could perfectly receive a F1 race. Even is already FIA Grade 1 track. Great lap, as always my friend !!

[@TrolledBy]

I'm pretty sure FIA track rating also includes paddocks and other necessities. So it really is an F1 ready package

[@mrporgmotorsport7822]

@@TrolledByCorrect. Tbh, if you read into it, FIA Grade 1 and Grade 2 are nearly identical in terms of safety, the separation is almost solely in facilities.

[@qadirbuhlal5649]

@@TrolledBy the trouble is promotor, i think this circuit is suitable for both MotoGP and F1

[@WarPro747]

Maybe it would need one or two zones with tougher braking in order to ease the overtakes, but for the rest it could be a legit track for F1

[@MrSkeleton131]

you're right, the entire time I was thinking "where are you supposed to overtake on this track?"

[@RockSolitude]

@@MrSkeleton131 the straight bits, the corners, the esses?

[@benben3409]

@@RockSolitude All the overtakes would be done long before the corners

[@cjflash99]

Finally! A corner that rival’s Turkey’s turn 8’s 4 apexes Kuwait has 5!!

[@nicola4251]

I only count 4 here as well

[@AdamReidCommentator]

Mark my words. Kuwait will join the 2026 Formula 1 Calendar

[@mustafashulqamy1844]

Hope so. Can't wait to have an F1 race here at home. So jealous of our neighbors in bahrain, qatar, jeddah and abu dhabi 😅

[@qadirbuhlal5649]

and MotoGP too

[@tdyerwestfield]

It reminds me a lot of the proposed Circuit of Wales that was scrapped a few years ago.

[@Brasidas.the.Spartan]

Not bad, second only to Bahrein imo in Middle Orient

[@GuilhermePlays21]

Next f1 race at Asseto Corsa will be at Macau 2023 Mitstos please

[@jonaszahid3892]

It is very slightly behind the Dubai Autodrome, but it is awesome

[@pembuatjedagjedug2138]

Apart from Formula One, the Kuwait Circuit is also suitable for other international racing events such as MotoGP, WSBK, Asia Road Racing Championship, FIM EWC, SuperGT, FIA WEC, and so on. If there is an opportunity, Kuwait Motor Town can organize MotoGP and Formula One for the next season, provided that: 1. repair facilities in the Pit stop area and increase safety standards in the circuit area 2. increase the lighting (if you want to organize a night race) and the level of lighting can be compared to other circuits in the Middle East (Losail, Sakhir, Jeddah and Yas Marina) 3. Resurfacing (if the asphalt quality is not acceptable) and repair of run off areas 4. Adding and increasing the number of spectator stands (which allows you to increase the number of spectators) ❤❤❤

[@Salim_shahidy]

if that were to happen, i would be so happy. it would help immensely on developing the other tracks, like the drift track. other tracks in KMT are meh imo (excluding the drag strip).

[@qadirbuhlal5649]

bener banget tuh bang mana dorna lagi mode pemalas lagi

[@pembuatjedagjedug2138]

@@qadirbuhlal5649 benar, semoga timur tengah bisa mendapatkan tambahan jatah supaya bisa gelar MotoGP, karena saat ini spanyol sudah terlalu banyak, jadi ya sudah waktunya untuk mengurangi jatah spanyol sekaligus memberikan kesempatan negara lain buat bisa gelar MotoGP di masa yang akan datang.

[@formulanova12]

Oh so this is the track map, Marcel Fischer uploaded a few videos on this before but there was no track map, not this gives a much better idea

[@Mitsos1311]

I’m trying to go through some of my older, lower quality videos as well and redo them in higher quality + track ma + new graphics

[@formulanova12]

@@Mitsos1311 Oh I see nice

[@yoelelectron]

Better than Jeddah, Miami and Mexico by far

[@jackfromzanderclan4366]

That first corner is nuts

[@GSA_chappa81]

Idk why but it kinda reminds me of COTA's penultimate corner

[@rahmatraharjo229]

MADE BY TILKE 💥💥💥

[@federicotombolini_]

The best one is Sakhir, by far, for many years to come. This is just the nth tilkodrome with the same ingredients mixed in always similar ways. Anyway, Kuwait is doing much more than Saudi Arabia for developing the sport in its own country by building this big permanent autodrome.

[@FCB001]

Not sure if it's better than Bahrain, but definitly way better than Losail and Yas Marina.

[@mrbungle3310]

Underrated track

[@alvarogaldames4259]

Fantastic in you Race Onboard

[@TheKenny195]

its better than Saudi and Abu Dhabi combined lmao

[@peterzhang3136]

sector two and three is like austria backwards

[@srthebox4946]

Its very flowy so I can imagine overtaking would be quite difficult though. First and 2nd to last corner would be good braking zones for overtaking though.

[@huseynovsabir01]

very very nice circuit

[@radekszafran1896]

finally

[@3km143]

This track is definitely an unorthodox one, with weird areas like outer pits, esses made by rough instead of smoother turns, a massive straight after T1 and that one roundabout after that one straight

[@jeanscuissiato135]

Boy that track is a massive tyre killer.

[@lll0063]

Yes.

[@AndrewLewer90]

@404 TV Perhaps

[@nickjasperse9903]

It is a grade 1 circuit ant that means f1

[@rahmatraharjo229]

Last sector-First sector is buriram reversed

[@molineuxtv]

For F1 i don't see many overtaking opportunities after the two long straights

[@xha3e769]

kuwait could host f1 for this circuit but the circuit is 30 mins drive from the airport to the circuit

[@hugopardotrigo5660]

OMG This track is very nice Change elevation, all type of curve's and good points to made a overtake

[@CarlosCanepa41]

I think this track is great but i think onr thing its missing is a good, hard braking zone to see some overtakes

[@DonLee1980]

long flat out straight section leading to constant cornering section... my money on redbull.

[@kylejohnson3647]

Would have been a tire disaster in pre-2022 races

[@FormulaProg]

No thanks 4 tracks there is already too many don't give them any ideas. It's where the money is so we could genuinely end up with 10 races there.

[@Mitsos1311]

Would prefer Kuwait over Qatar myself tbh

[@FormulaProg]

@@Mitsos1311 I like the Qatar track cus I'm a Moto GP fan haha

[@Ak1mboYT]

Qatar on MotoGP is good just bad with F1

[@FormulaProg]

@@Ak1mboYT I liked it for F1 it's fast and flowing.

[@Mohammad-md9lt]

The track dimensions are crazy accurate 👍💯🔥

[@leslieloud17]

Where's the track located

[@Mitsos1311]

I think it might be Kuwait 🤔

[@fatty1728]

Hey... incase we want to see a race, is there any ticket?

[@shmet]

Dubai autodrome might be a close contender to this one

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Yet another middle east grand prix 😭

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

It's a great track. 👍

[@Weerknuffelbeer]

A no for me. - Start/ finish straight is way too long (I'm including the straight after the first corner here because thatś going to be flat for most racing classes). - corners 5 and 6 go on for waaaaay too long. - features a weird wannabe Istanbul Park 4 apex corner that fails because it's to tight.

[@abualifah82]

Perfect circuit😊

[@shmet]

Looks a bit like Bahrain in reverse though

[@derPorsche911er]

No Joke this Race Track is the Best Race Track in the Middle East

[@amazinggameryt8898]

When is the next race??

[@Mitsos1311]

It won’t be happening for a while, please stop asking

[@amazinggameryt8898]

I'm sorry

[@danielmp2085]

Even though I don't think this would be better than Bahrain it certainly feels like it would be better than Qatar or even Abu Dhabi, and I'm not an Abu Dhabi hater.

[@skojuzija]

Woow looks very nice. Long straigths and tricky middle sector. This should replace Qatar bcs although Qatar is cool track, it kinda doesnt work the best with Formula cars. Qatar is better for MotoGp

[@DiveEntertainment47]

The best Track in the Middle east, was, is and will always be Bahrain.

[@NickArvan]

Just like Bahrain and Yeongam had a baby with Turkey's turn 8 included

[@F1Legend33]

Nipe. Have to say the Dubai Autodrome is much nicer. That being said this is an entertaining ride

[@manosm2003]

Technical , with some elevation changes ❤❤❤❤❤. But i got used to jeddah so its like bahrain

[@magnussencube]

This is literally his best work in the region, Jeddah a close 2nd

[@that-plane-guy]

I have always loved this track! Maybe for fantasy season?

[@Mitsos1311]

Definitely a good idea for it

[@mustafashulqamy1844]

2026 Q8 GP 🏁🇰🇼

[@joej1511]

Sector 2 😍😍😍

[@GPoliveira321]

What game is this ?

[@pierre-lucarguin2025]

Is it just me but this track is almost identical to Austria but in reverse?

[@Diodeorant]

how do you get the tire texture on that sf23 mod? i got no tire texture on mine

[@christiandavehilario5051]

This is like Red Bull Ring with Extra steps

[@AHB23Gtag]

I’m from that country and I go there daily

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

If F1 wants to have good racing and stay in the Middle Eastern market; Keep Bahrain, ditch Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, and add Kuwait 🇧🇭 (Sakhir) 🇲🇾 (Sepang) 🇦🇺 (Albert Park) 🇿🇦 (Kyalami) 🇵🇹/🇪🇸 (Portimao and Jerez/Ricardo Tormo alternation) 🇲🇨 (Monte Carlo) 🇨🇦 (Montreal) 🇬🇧 (Silverstone) 🇩🇪 (Hockenheim) 🇦🇹 (Red Bull Ring) 🇭🇺 (Budapest) 🇧🇪/🇳🇱 (Spa and Zandvoort alternation) 🇮🇹 (Monza) 🇹🇷/🇦🇿 (Istanbul and Baku alternation) 🇰🇼 (Motor Town) 🇸🇬/🇻🇳 (Marina Bay and Hanoi alternation) 🇯🇵 (Suzuka) 🇺🇸 (COTA) 🇮🇳 (Buddh) 🇲🇽/🇦🇷 (Mexico City and Beunos Aires alternation) 🇧🇷 (Interlagos)

[@omarrock9899]

I hope this track will be on the calendar sooner epic 🔥🔥🔥

[@stijn6935]

this circuit looks like the old ÖsterreichRing

[@definitely_not_nick41]

This should replace Qatar

[@3joeBC]

no where to overtake i feel

[@fasihghani8133]

first straight, second straight and the last straight with DRS could change your view possibly. middle sector also gives portimao vibes and that track had excellent racing so you never know

[@bradonyoutube8638]

Sector 1 is horrible

[@Mitsos1311]

It's alright innit

[@pierre-lucarguin2025]

This is a real circuit! Love it

[@YeungMarcus]

try bugatti circuit

[@Mitsos1311]

Already done that ✅

[@Farigeri]

Interesting, at first I dont really like it

[@DimitarFCBM]

Red Bull Ring without overtaking opportunities

[@Sagitariosun1776]

I looks very demanding.

[@-EMSER-]

Looks horrible

[@MatthiaGryffine]

5.607 km? Sounds like Tilke. I would love to see a Tilke circuit that is shorter than 5 km long if such a thing exists. Seriously, we need some shorter circuits on the F1 calendar.

[@sgtepicspeed3033]

Chang International Circuit in Thailand is designed by Tilke and FIA Grade 1 certified (though license recently expired)

[@TrolledBy]

Most F1's Tilke circuits follow very strict rules. If you look at his portfolio of FIA grade 2 tracks or less, there are a lot of hidden gems and beautiful pieces of tarmac.

[@toxicnooob6036]

if las vegas gp flops, then this should be before abu dhabi, as its way closer to the season finale and is just simply a better track! however i will never think this will replace las vegas because of $$$💵💵

[@iCrapBubbles]

I think I still prefer Dubai, but this is a good track :)