General Information

• Circuit : Bahrain International Circuit
• Location : Sakhir, 30 min. from Bahrain Int’l airport
• Opened : 2004
• Grand Prix Held : 5
• Years : 2004-2008
• First Grand Prix : 2004
• Last Grand Prix : 2008
• Circuit Length : 5.412 km
• Race Distance : 308.238 km (57 laps)
• Circuit Details : Permanent road course, clockwise
• Corners : 15
• Spectator Capacity : 50,000

Recent Stats

• Lap Record : M Schumacher - 1:30.252 (2004, Ferrari)
• Fastest Lap 2008 : H Kovalainen - 1:33.193 (Mclaren-Mercedes)
• Pole 2008 : R Kubica - 1:33.096 (BMW Sauber)
• Podium 2008 : 1. F Massa, 2. K Raikkonen, 3. R Kubica

History

The Bahrain GP was staged for the first time in 2004.

The circuit at Sakhir has accommodation for 50,000 spectators housed in two fixed grandstands and other temporary ones.

The circuit built specially for the arrival of F1 racing, is almost five and a half kilometres long and boasts an inner track of 2.4km with eight turns and an outer track of 3.66km with 10 turns.

The circuit is designed by renowned specialist Hermann Tilke, who was also responsible for the Sepang circuit in Malaysia and carried out the recent modifications to the Nurburgring and Hockenheim circuits.