卢旺达确认将从2030年代初开始举办一级方程式赛车，这将是非洲大陆30年来首次举办这项全球顶级赛事。1 赛道将在基加利国际机场附近的布盖塞拉建设。1
人权倡导人士对该举措的动机提出了警惕。人权观察组织中非地区主任刘易斯·穆奇指出，该组织已在2025年2月致函F1，询问其如何应对活动的人权影响，但未获回复。1 卢旺达人权基金会非洲政策官员穆罕默德·凯塔指出，"世界上最昂贵的运动"进入了"世界上最贫穷的国家之一"，卢旺达在联合国最不发达国家名单中排名前25。1 凯塔还强调，F1在过去30年间将这一全球性运动排除在世界第二大陆之外是"不可辩护的"。1
赛道资金配置也引发关注——基加利国际机场60%由卡塔尔航空公司拥有，而卡塔尔航空也是F1的赞助商。1 此外，南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨在社交媒体上表示南非"甚至会在2030年之前获得F1"。1
Rwanda has confirmed it will host Formula 1 racing from the early 2030s onwards, marking the first time the sport will be held on the African continent in three decades 1. The circuit will be constructed near Kigali International Airport in Bugesera, an airport that is 60% owned by Qatar Airways, which is also a Formula 1 sponsor 1.
The announcement has stirred both optimism and controversy. Supporters of the initiative point to the potential to inspire African audiences and develop the continent's motorsport industry. However, human rights organizations have raised concerns about the move, with some questioning whether it represents an attempt by Rwandan President Paul Kagame to divert public attention from the country's human rights record. Lewis Muchoki, Central Africa director at Human Rights Watch, stated: "Human Rights Watch wrote to F1 in February 2025 asking how they will address the human rights impacts of the event, but we have not received a response" 1.
Critics have also highlighted the economic disparity underlying the decision. Mohamed Keta, an African policy officer at the Rwandan Human Rights Foundation, remarked: "It is indefensible that F1 has excluded this global sport from the world's second-largest continent for 30 years" 1. He further emphasized: "This is the world's most expensive sport entering one of the world's poorest countries, with Rwanda ranking in the top 25 of the UN's Least Developed Countries list" 1. The Formula 1 industry itself is valued at approximately $34 billion, according to Sportico data 1.
Africa's last Formula 1 race took place in 1993 on the Kyalami circuit in Johannesburg, South Africa 1, while the continent's earliest F1 event occurred in 1958 in Morocco 1. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated on social media that South Africa might secure F1 races even before 2030 1.
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