A McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks is shown to Britain's Prince William. An F1 Lego car is being built in Jeddah, ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. AFP
A McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks is shown to Britain's Prince William. An F1 Lego car is being built in Jeddah, ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. AFP
A McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks is shown to Britain's Prince William. An F1 Lego car is being built in Jeddah, ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. AFP
A McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks is shown to Britain's Prince William. An F1 Lego car is being built in Jeddah, ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. AFP

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Saudi Arabia to assemble world's largest Lego brick-build of a Formula 1 car

The Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place in the Red Sea city of Jeddah from December 3 to 5

The National

September 10, 2021

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Saudi Arabia's Formula 1 Grand Prix promoter is going to assemble the world's largest Lego brick-build of a racing car to help a local charity.

The Saudi Grand Prix will take place in the Red Sea city of Jeddah from December 3 to December 5, as Saudi Arabia ramps up efforts to attract regional and international tourists as part of its diversification plans.

The Formula 1 Lego car will take a week to assemble and will be displayed at the Red Sea Mall in Jeddah. It will be put together between September 15 and 23.

The project will require 500,000 bricks, which are available for purchase online. Proceeds from the purchase of the Lego bricks will go towards Ehsan – the Saudi platform for its National Campaign for Charitable Work.

"We are delighted to have another record breaker on our hands, with the Jeddah Corniche Circuit also set to become the longest and fastest street circuit in the world," said Prince Khalid bin Sultan, chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.

Saudi Arabia is set to host the longest and fastest street circuit in F1. Featuring 27 corners, the Jeddah circuit stretches to 6.175km – making it the second-longest on the current F1 calendar, behind the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.

Dubai welcomed a special guest, Emirati youth Mohammed bin Ahmed Jaber Al Harbi, to officially unveil the world's tallest Lego building structure — Burj Khalifa in Miniland, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Dubai welcomed a special guest, Emirati youth Mohammed bin Ahmed Jaber Al Harbi, to officially unveil the world's tallest Lego building structure — Burj Khalifa in Miniland, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The Pyramids of Lego at Miniland, Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National)
The Pyramids of Lego at Miniland, Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National)
The Burj Al Arab hotel at Miniland in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The Burj Al Arab hotel at Miniland in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
View of the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National )
View of the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National )
A visitor takes pictures of a Volkswagen van made of Lego bricks during preparations for a leisure and travel fair in Munich, Germany. AFP
A visitor takes pictures of a Volkswagen van made of Lego bricks during preparations for a leisure and travel fair in Munich, Germany. AFP
A model of the Sydney Opera House built from Lego on display at the 'Brick Man Experience — The Complete Collection', by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
A model of the Sydney Opera House built from Lego on display at the 'Brick Man Experience — The Complete Collection', by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
A Lego Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter at the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland at the 'Triple Force Friday' near Grindelwald in 2019. The life-size Starfighter is built out of 2,5 million Lego bricks and measures 10 metres by 10 metres. Getty Images
A Lego Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter at the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland at the 'Triple Force Friday' near Grindelwald in 2019. The life-size Starfighter is built out of 2,5 million Lego bricks and measures 10 metres by 10 metres. Getty Images
Thomas Bjorn poses with the largest replica Ryder Cup trophy made entirely from Lego bricks, crafted by the Lego Group to honour the first Danish European Team captain before the 42nd Ryder Cup in Paris. Getty Images
Thomas Bjorn poses with the largest replica Ryder Cup trophy made entirely from Lego bricks, crafted by the Lego Group to honour the first Danish European Team captain before the 42nd Ryder Cup in Paris. Getty Images
A Lord of the Rings display includes Smaug the dragon, made from 83,433 bricks that took 625 hours to build, with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf at ExCel. Getty Images
A Lord of the Rings display includes Smaug the dragon, made from 83,433 bricks that took 625 hours to build, with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf at ExCel. Getty Images
Lego builder Phil Traviss puts the finishing touches to his Titanic, made from 120,000 bricks over a period of three months at ExCel in London, 2015. Getty Images
Lego builder Phil Traviss puts the finishing touches to his Titanic, made from 120,000 bricks over a period of three months at ExCel in London, 2015. Getty Images
Visitors inspect a driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, built using more than a million pieces, weighs 1,500 kilograms and has a top speed of 20ph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
Visitors inspect a driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, built using more than a million pieces, weighs 1,500 kilograms and has a top speed of 20ph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
A Qantas A380 built from Lego at the Brick Man Experience — the Complete Collection, by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
A Qantas A380 built from Lego at the Brick Man Experience — the Complete Collection, by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
A Lego grand prix car at the Regent Street Festival in central London. Getty Images
A Lego grand prix car at the Regent Street Festival in central London. Getty Images
Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar movie 'Cars 2'. The model is made from 325,000 Lego bricks for display at the Toy Fair at the Javits Centre in New York. AFP
Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar movie 'Cars 2'. The model is made from 325,000 Lego bricks for display at the Toy Fair at the Javits Centre in New York. AFP
Britain's Prince William, second left, admires a McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks while on a tour of the McLaren Automotive Production Centre in Woking, west of London. AFP
Britain's Prince William, second left, admires a McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks while on a tour of the McLaren Automotive Production Centre in Woking, west of London. AFP
In Melbourne, Australia, an exhibition transformed the blockbuster Jurassic World franchise into the largest Lego experience in Australian history. More than 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities were built using more than six million Lego bricks, including velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T Rex. Getty Images
In Melbourne, Australia, an exhibition transformed the blockbuster Jurassic World franchise into the largest Lego experience in Australian history. More than 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities were built using more than six million Lego bricks, including velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T Rex. Getty Images
A driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, which is built using more than a million pieces and weighs 1,500 kilograms, has a top speed of 20kph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
A driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, which is built using more than a million pieces and weighs 1,500 kilograms, has a top speed of 20kph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
A Lego model depicting an imaginary scene from the royal wedding on March 30, 2011 in Windsor, England. The scene in front of Buckingham Palace includes models of the couple, Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton. Lego models of distinguished guests including the Beckhams, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, complete the scene. Getty Images
A Lego model depicting an imaginary scene from the royal wedding on March 30, 2011 in Windsor, England. The scene in front of Buckingham Palace includes models of the couple, Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton. Lego models of distinguished guests including the Beckhams, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, complete the scene. Getty Images
Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany tries out the Lego Ferrari at the launch of the new 1998 F300 Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. Allsport
Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany tries out the Lego Ferrari at the launch of the new 1998 F300 Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. Allsport
Philippe Gerard's Lego collection. Reem Mohammad / The National
Philippe Gerard's Lego collection. Reem Mohammad / The National
A view of the Dubai skyline at the Miniland made with Lego bricks at Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A view of the Dubai skyline at the Miniland made with Lego bricks at Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
View of the Taj Mahal at the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
View of the Taj Mahal at the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Items on display at the Lego shop after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Items on display at the Lego shop after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Tickets for the first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix went on sale in July.

The addition of Saudi Arabia to the F1 calendar means there will be three Gulf races in 2021. The Bahrain Grand Prix took place on March 28, a week after the season opener in Australia.

Abu Dhabi retains its traditional season finale slot, with the 2021 race set for December 12 at the Yas Marina Circuit.







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