{"id":51295,"date":"2026-02-05T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=51295"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:24:13","slug":"yas-speed-festival-2026-a-racing-weekend-you-cant-miss-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/yas-speed-festival-2026-a-racing-weekend-you-cant-miss-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Yas Speed Festival 2026: A Racing Weekend You Can\u2019t Miss in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re in Abu Dhabi this weekend, don&#8217;t miss <strong>Yas Speed Festival 2026<\/strong>! Happening <strong>on February 7-8<\/strong>, this event is bringing the heat with high-speed action and tons of entertainment. The festival will feature international teams battling it out in some of the most cutting-edge cars you\u2019ve ever seen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Asian Le Mans Series<\/strong>, a world-class endurance racing championship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gulf ProCar Championship<\/strong> with GT, Touring, Saloon, and Prototype cars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gulf Radical Cup<\/strong> with lightweight, high-performance prototype cars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian motorsport superstar and 3rd place in AM Class European Endurance Championship 2025 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ajithkumarracing\">Ajith Kumar<\/a> will be participating<\/strong>, both as a racer and a team founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YMC_YRS_G2-1280x720px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Off the track, the event offers visitors a <strong>massive gathering of 400 cars<\/strong> to admire. Plus, there will be a <strong>fan zone with games, activities, and plenty of selfie spots<\/strong>. And Kids&#8217; play area and food trucks will turn the festival into a fun outing for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you\u2019re looking for something cool to do this February in the capital, Yas Speed Festival is definitely worth your time. Can&#8217;t make it this time? No worries! The second edition of the festival will take place on February 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need more ideas of what to do in Abu Dhabi this winter? You can swing by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/new-at-saadiyat-island-check-out-this-pedestrian-promenade-with-pop-up-cafes\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51262\">Saadiyat Island&#8217;s pedestrian promenade<\/a> and try its pop-up cafes<\/strong> or check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/masquerave-3-at-louvre-abu-dhabi-join-adriatique-for-an-electrifying-night-this-weekend\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51191\">MASQUERAVE 3<\/a> at Louvre Abu Dhabi<\/strong> if you haven\u2019t sorted your weekend plans yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re in Abu Dhabi this weekend, don&#8217;t miss Yas Speed Festival 2026! Happening on February 7-8, this event is bringing the heat with high-speed action and tons of entertainment. The festival will feature international teams battling it out in some of the most cutting-edge cars you\u2019ve ever seen: Indian motorsport superstar and 3rd place [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":51300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}