The 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the final round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and the last race under the Toro Rosso team name before rebranding to AlphaTauri.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 1 December 2019
- Championship round
- 21st and final round of 2019 season
- Circuit
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi GP edition
- 11th running since inaugural 2009 event
- December race rarity
- First December race since 1963 South African GP
- Team rebrand
- Final race for Toro Rosso before becoming AlphaTauri
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2019 Formula One World Championship calendar placed the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as its season finale, continuing a tradition established since the circuit joined the calendar in 2009. The scheduling also made it the first race held in December since the 1963 South African Grand Prix, due to the late-season calendar placement.
On 1 December 2019, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held at the Yas Marina Circuit, constituting the twenty-first and final round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship. It was the eleventh running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a World Championship event.
The race concluded the 2019 Formula One World Championship season. It also marked the end of the Toro Rosso identity in Formula One, as the team was officially rebranded as Scuderia AlphaTauri ahead of the 2020 season, reflecting a broader commercial and branding shift by parent company Red Bull.
Result
at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE