The Bahrain International Circuit (in Arabic حلبة البحرين الدولية barahin al-intarnals wadjaviyaa), also known as the International Circuit de Sakhir, is an autodrome located in the desert area of Sakhir, within the South Governorate of the country, approximately 31 km from the capital Manama. Since 2004 it is the current venue of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, being at the time the first race held in the Middle East within said category.
History
The construction of the circuit to be able to host a date of the Formula 1 season was a national objective for Bahrain, promoted by Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The organizers of the Grand Prix feared that the construction needed to hold the event would not be completed in time, and asked F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to postpone it to 2005. Ecclestone refused, and the race went ahead despite the fact that the autodrome was not completely finished.
One of the possible problems that were feared in the event had to do with the fact that the circuit is located in the middle of the desert, with which the winds could drag sand towards the track and thus alter the operation of the machines. In any case, the organizers of the Grand Prix managed to keep the sand off the track, by using an adhesive that is sprayed on the sands surrounding the track.
The circuit was designed by the German Hermann Tilke, and cost approximately 150 million dollars. Currently, it is also used as a scoring date for the World Endurance Championship since 2012 with a 6-hour race.
Shortly after Formula 1 testing in February 2014, the track's first turn was named after German driver Michael Schumacher in honor of his achievements and also in support of him after he suffered a near-fatal skiing accident at end of December 2013.
Winners
Formula 1
Main articles: Baréin Grand Prix and Sakhir Grand Prix.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
| Year
| Pilot
| Scuderia
| Date
| Results
|
|---|
| 2017
|  Artiom Markélov
| RUSSIAN TIME
| 15 April
| Results
|
|---|
 Charles Leclerc
|  PREMA Racing
| 16 April
|
| 2018
|  Lando Norris
| Carlin
| 7 April
| Results
|
|---|
| Artiom Markélov
| RUSSIAN TIME
| 8 April
|
| 2019
|  Nicholas Latifi
|  DAMS
| 30 March
| Results
|
|---|
| Luca Ghiotto
| UNI-Virtuosi Racing
| 31 March
|
| 2020
|  Felipe Drugovich
|  MP Motorsport
| 28 November
| Results
|
|---|
| Robert Shwartzman
| PREMA Racing
| 29 November
|
 Yuki Tsunoda
| Carlin
| 5 December
| Results
|
 Jehan Daruvala
| Carlin
| 6 December
|
| 2021
|  Liam Lawson
| Hitech Grand Prix
| 27 March
| Results
|
|---|
 Oscar Piastri
| PREMA Racing
|
 Guanyu Zhou
| UNI-Virtuosi Racing
| 28 March
|
| 2022
| Richard Verschoor
| Trident
| 19 March
| Results
|
|---|
| Théo Pourchaire
| ART Grand Prix
| 20 March
|
| 2023
|  Ralph Boschung
|  Campos Racing
| 4 March
| Results
|
|---|
| Théo Pourchaire
| ART Grand Prix
| 5 March
|
FIA Formula 3 Championship
| Year
| Pilot
| Scuderia
| Date
| Results
|
|---|
| 2022
| Isack Hadjar
| Hitech Grand Prix
| 19 March
| Results
|
|---|
| Victor Martins
| ART Grand Prix
| 20 March
|
| 2023
| Pepe Martí
| Campos Racing
| 4 March
| Results
|
|---|
| Gabriel Bortoleto
| Trident
| 5 March
|
6 Hours of Bahrain
| Year
| Pilots
| Equipment
| Automobile
|
|---|
| 2012
| Marcel Fässler | Benoît Tréluyer |  André Lotterer
| Audi Sport Team Joest
| Audi R18 e-tron quattro
|
|---|
| 2013
| Sébastien Buemi | Stéphane Sarrazin | Anthony Davidson
| Toyota Racing
| Toyota TS030 Hybrid
|
|---|
| 2014
|  Alexander Wurz | Stéphane Sarrazin | Mike Conway
| Toyota Racing
| Toyota TS040 Hybrid
|
|---|
| 2015
| Marc Lieb | Romain Dumas | Neel Jani
| Porsche Team
| Porsche 919 Hybrid
|
|---|
| 2016
| Oliver Jarvis | Lucas di Grassi | Loic Duval
| Audi Sport Team Joest
| Audi R18
|
|---|
Records
| Cat. | Pilot
| Chasis
| Time
| Event
|
|---|
| Grand Prix Track: 5,412 km (2005-)
|
|---|
| Formula 1
| Pedro de la Rosa
| McLaren MP4-20
| 1:31.447 | 2005 Baréin Grand Prix
|
| WEC - LMP1
| Lucas di Grassi
| Audi R18
| 1:41.511 | 6 Hours of Baréin 2016
|
| GP2 Series
|  Stoffel Vandoorne
| Dallara GP2/11
| 1:43.166 | 2015 Sakhir Round
|
| Formula 2
| Charles Leclerc
| 1:44.074 | 2017 Sakhir Round
|
| World Series Formula V8 3.5
| Yu Kanamaru
| Dallara T12
| 1:48.216 | 2017 Sakhir Round
|
| GP3 Series
| Luca Ghiotto
| Dallara GP3/13
| 1:48.228 | 2015 Sakhir Round
|
| WEC - LMP2
| Paul di Resta
| Oreca 07
| 1:48.579 | 8 Hours of Baréin 2019
|
| WEC - Hypercar
| Sébastien Buemi
| Toyota GR010 Hybrid
| 1:48.926 | 6 Hours of Baréin 2021
|
| FIA GT - GT1
| Jamie Davies
| Maserati MC12 GT1
| 1:56.478 | Supercar 500 de Baréin 2005
|
| WEC - LMGTE
| Miguel Molina
| Ferrari 488 ATE Evo
| 1:56.942 | 8 Hours of Baréin 2019
|
| GT3
| Ben Barnicoat
| McLaren 720S GT3
| 2:00.675 | 12 Hours Gulf 2020
|
| V8 Supercars
| Shane van Gisbergen
| Ford FG Falcon
| 2:06.9097 | Desert 400 2010
|
| TCR International Series
| Gianni Morbidelli
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)
| 2:12.602 | 2016 Sakhir Round
|
| Outdoor Track: 3,543 km (2004-)
|
|---|
| Formula 1
| George Russell
| Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance
| 55.404 | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
|
| Formula 2
| Mick Schumacher
| Dallara F2 2018
| 1:04.087 | 2020 Sakhir Round
|
| Pista Endurance: 6,299 km (2005-)
|
|---|
| Formula 1
| Fernando Alonso
| Ferrari F10
| 1:58.287 | 2010 Baréin Grand Prix
|
| GP2 Asia Series
| Luca Filippi
| Dallara GP2/08
| 2:09.823 | 2010 Sakhir Round
|
| Paddock Track: 3,823 km (2004-present)
|
|---|
| V8 Supercars
| Jason Bright
| Ford BA Falcon
| 1:24.910 | Baréin Race 2006
|
| Grand Prix Track: 5,417 km (2004)
|
|---|
| Formula 1
| Michael Schumacher
| Ferrari F2004
| 1:30.252 | Baréin Grand Prix 2004
|
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Paths
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