2009 Formula 1 Etihad Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Following extensive involvement in track preparation at the Bahrain F1 and Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, Roadgrip were invited to apply the track markings at the stunning new circuit on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

The initial scope of works was to apply the two edge lines and paint the kerbs. This evolved into apply a 2m wide Yas Marina Blue tramline on both sides of the track, and the iconic Philippe Gurdjian inspired run off designs in Marina Blue, Ivory and Red. To put the task in hand into perspective, the Run Off designs were started 2 weeks before the lights turned green to signal the start of the last race of the season.

Towards the end of the project Roadgrip had a team of 10 at the track working late into the night under the track Floodlights to achieve the spectacular end product unveiled to the Motorsports world on November 1st 2009.

By the end of the project, 3000 Gallons of Paint had been applied to 60,000m2 of new surfaces over 9 intensive weeks. Alongside this, there was time to detail and finish 2 full pit lanes, 2 starting grids and 3 temporary heli-pads!