Finally came Sunday, the day of the race. Prior to the main Formula 1 race, there are support races involving GP2/GP3 cars.

The main Formula 1 race starts off in Abu Dhabi at 1700 hours (local time) and continues until around 1830 to 1900 hours depending on any racing incidents which might extend the time of the race.

All of the GP3 cars:



A few GP3 cars that crashed:







This one, sadly, caught fire upon crashing:





Since Etihad Airways is the title sponsor of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, they conduct a flypast 5 minutes prior to the start of the main race.

Here's Etihad's Airbus A380 conducting a flypast over the Yas Marina Circuit whilst being escorted by the Al Fursan, UAE aerobatic display team:





Formation lap:



First lap and the racing action begins: