Saudi Arabia’s circuit-racing scene is getting another entry point with the arrival of Motor Mania GT.
Created by ALTAWKILAT Motorsport, the new Saudi-promoted GT race will join the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship as an official support series, adding production-derived performance machinery to weekends already built around single-seater racing.
It’s a notable move for the region because it gives drivers, teams and fans a more varied race programme, while also widening the pathway into professionally organised GT competition.
At a glance
- ALTAWKILAT Motorsport has launched Motor Mania GT as an official support series to the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship.
- The series will feature a 12-car, multi-class grid with machinery from brands including Ferrari, Radical, McLaren and Ginetta.
- The 2026 calendar includes rounds at Jeddah Corniche Circuit and Lusail International Circuit, with registration opening soon.
A GT platform with regional ambitions
Motor Mania GT sits within ALTAWKILAT Motorsport’s broader push to develop a connected motorsport platform across Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The idea is straightforward but important. Give drivers a structured environment, give teams more reasons to build programmes, and give spectators a fuller weekend beyond a single headline championship.
The series will run under the sporting regulations of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, with participating drivers required to hold a valid SAMF race licence.
That framework matters, particularly for a category aimed at accessibility as much as spectacle.
Multi-class racing with serious track appeal
GT racing works because it’s easy to understand from the grandstand and still demanding from the cockpit.
Motor Mania GT will use a 12-car, multi-class format, bringing together cars from Ferrari, Radical, McLaren and Ginetta among the expected mix.
That spread should give the grid a more varied visual and performance profile than a single-make field, while keeping the scale compact enough for tight, competitive racing.
Each day of track activity will include practice, qualifying and a race, with 35-minute contests beginning under a rolling start format.
Jeddah and Lusail give the calendar two distinct stages
The first announced Motor Mania GT calendar places the series at two of the region’s most recognisable modern circuits.
Jeddah Corniche Circuit will host the opening event on 2–3 October 2026, before the championship moves to Lusail International Circuit in Qatar on 7–8 December 2026.
The venue pairing underlines the regional character of the project and gives the series two very different backdrops, from Jeddah’s high-speed coastal layout to Lusail’s established international circuit environment.
Motor Mania GT also expands the wider Motor Mania platform, which already includes the Motor Mania Track Challenge.
Details & Specifications
| Series | Motor Mania GT |
|---|---|
| Promoter | ALTAWKILAT Motorsport |
| Role | Official support series to the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship |
| Regulations | Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation sporting regulations |
| Grid format | 12-car, multi-class grid |
| Featured marques | Ferrari, Radical, McLaren and Ginetta |
| Practice | 25 minutes per day of track activity |
| Qualifying | 25 minutes per day of track activity |
| Race | 35 minutes |
| Start format | Rolling start |
| Driver requirement | Valid SAMF race licence |
| Event 1 | 2–3 October 2026, Jeddah Corniche Circuit |
| Event 2 | 7–8 December 2026, Lusail International Circuit |
| Registration | Opening soon, with limited grid places available |
For drivers looking beyond track days and into proper race weekends, Motor Mania GT looks positioned as a practical bridge into GT competition.
For fans, it should bring more noise, variety and wheel-to-wheel racing to an Aramco F4 weekend, which is exactly the kind of layered programme regional motorsport needs as it continues to grow.
