Juffali is the first women to challenge participants in the male-dominated motor sport.
Until June last year, such feats for women were unimaginable in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. As part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging liberalisation drive, the world’s only ban on female motorcyclists was overturned.
Juffali, a 27-year-old who made her motoring debut just months after the decades-old ban ended, will compete Friday and Saturday in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, an all-electric race in Diriyah, close to the capital Riyadh.
Juffali hails from Jeddah and has studied in the United States. She will participate as what organisers call a "VIP" guest driver, becoming the first Saudi woman to race on home soil.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's sports authority chief, has touted it as a "watershed" moment for the kingdom.
"Reema will have thousands cheering her on, as a professional racing driver," the prince told AFP.
Juffali has earlier made appearances in competitive racing at the F4 British Championship and has a year of professional racing experience under her belt.
The AFP report says Juffali grew up watching Formula One and has always had a passion for fast cars.
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