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circuits near each other, attracts international championships during the winter months.
Hosting these events has also contributed significantly to the local economy.

As an example, we had 70 cars compete at the Hankook 24H Dubai earlier this year,
each team has approximately 15 staff and drivers that travel with them. They are usually
in the country for five to seven days.

These contribute significantly to Dubai’s economy through hotel room nights, F&B,
rental cars, flights and of course, the numerous containers that are shipped with the
race cars.

How is Dubai Autodrome adapting to new technologies and trends in the world of
motorsport?

Dubai Autodrome has been home to several manufacturers who use our facilities for hot
weather testing of their vehicles. This is something that has been growing in recent
years with more and more manufacturers booking the circuit during the summer
months.

Additionally, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League utilised our track for a
substantial amount of research and development to test their first autonomous vehicles
in preparation for the races taking place.

How is Dubai Autodrome supporting the emirate’s net-zero goals?

On a group-wide level, Union Properties has set a mandate to align itself and all its
subsidiaries with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 strategy.

As part of our efforts to be a sustainable venue, Dubai Autodrome eliminated 4,544
metric tonnes of CO2 emissions through its solar panels project in the last 12 months,
while almost a quarter of its total annual unused solar energy was put back into Dubai’s
electricity grid to help serve the UAE’s communities.

The figure is the equivalent of the removal of 965 trucks from roads in one year or
552,844,819 smartphones being charged, with Dubai Autodrome beginning to reap the
benefits since its solar project operated one year ago.

Having partnered with SirajPower to install more than 5,000 solar panels around the
venue, a total of 10,828,139.29 Kilowatt-Hours of power was produced, of which
2,053,820 Kilowatt-Hours was put back into public electricity systems to help meet the
emirate’s power needs across various neighbourhoods.

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