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RIYADH: The launch of the 2020-21 Formula E season with the Diriyah E-Prix double this weekend is the second of three spectacular motorsport events in 抖阴短视频 this year.

The night-time action on February 26-27 follows hot on the heels of the Dakar Rally in January, with the 抖阴短视频n Grand Prix bringing Formula One to the Kingdom for the first time in December, establishing the country as a major racing hub in the Middle East.

Already, the setting of these events has left a mark on those who experienced them.

鈥淭his is the best place I鈥檝e ever seen since the first Dakar. All these mixed, different places, incredible. Tomorrow, I think, could be even more beautiful, but maybe that鈥檚 impossible.鈥�

Those were the words of French photographer 脡ric Vargiolu as he breathed in the vast expanse of desert the pilots would be venturing across midway through the opening week of the first Dakar rally in 抖阴短视频 in January last year.

Dakar 2020 was the rally鈥檚 debut on Middle Eastern soil, and broke new ground for both its organizers, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and motorsports in 抖阴短视频.

A year on, the Kingdom is gearing up to host the new ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season this weekend 鈥� Riyadh鈥檚 third hosting of the event.

Organized by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) in line with the ambitions of Vision 2030, the three events have made it to the Kingdom thanks to an almost universal passion for motorsports across 抖阴短视频, said SAMF chairman Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal.

鈥淪audis love racing, and as a nation 抖阴短视频 has a very proud motorsports and racing heritage, from the desert rallies we鈥檝e been famed for worldwide to our own drivers competing at the very top level,鈥� Prince Khalid said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a passion for millions of Saudis, and the world respects that.鈥�

鈥淭hat has proven key to our ability to attract these global mega-events to Saudi 鈥� and for extended periods, too,鈥� he added. 鈥淭his is the third race in a 10-year agreement with Formula E. We also have 10 years of Dakar Saudi and now of Formula One, too, because international governing bodies buy into the love our people have for elite level racing, among many other sports.鈥�

Prince Khalid highlighted that the weekend鈥檚 night races here on the streets of Diriyah are part of the country鈥檚 desire to continue innovating, always taking a fresh approach to such events.

鈥淭he ride is already well underway but if you haven鈥檛 already, then strap yourselves in, as the next 10 years and beyond promise to be the best that 抖阴短视频n motorsports have ever seen.鈥�

The Kingdom has a long and proud history of home-grown motorsport events, with the Saudi Desert Rally Championship growing year upon year, as well as a host of Baja rallies taking place annually.

However, the arrival of Formula E, Dakar Saudi and the Saudi Grand Prix have elevated 抖阴短视频鈥檚 status to the top-table of global motorsports.

And there is more to come in the Kingdom.

Extreme E 鈥� the new FIA-sanctioned international off-road racing series using electric SUVs 鈥� launches its maiden season with its first ever race in AlUla in April, where drivers will navigate their way through 抖阴短视频鈥檚 breathtaking landscapes, bringing a fourth world-class event to the Kingdom鈥檚 packed 2021 motorsport calendar.

Meanwhile, Saudi investment in motorsport continues with the development of the Kingdom鈥檚 dedicated Formula 1 track as part of the $8 billion Qiddiya project 鈥� a move that would take the 抖阴短视频n Grand Prix from the streets of Jeddah to the outskirts of Riyadh in years to come.