A fairly new entrant in the F1 GP circuit, Bahrain has made history by being the first Middle eastern country to host F1 Grand Prix.
Fighting off countries like UAE, Lebanon and Egypt, Bahrain won the honour to be the hosts starting 4th April, 2004. The race was a success and the FIA recognised it by awarding Bahrain with ‘Best Organised Grand Prix’.
Usually the third race in the F1 Championships, Bahrain got the rare opportunity to host the opening race in 2010 when Australia declined due to a tight Common Wealth Games schedule.
The Bahrain Grand Prix, is held every year in Sakhir and is called the Bahrain International Circuit.
Sakhir is about 30 kms in the south-west direction from Manama, which is the countries capital. The new circuit is very unique as its built circuit with five different layouts built inside one race track. the circuit was designed by the race track designer called Hermann Tilke, it soon became the heart of all motor sport racing in the Middle East and Gulf countries,
Apart from Formula one , Bahrain International circuit is also known to host, GT racing, drag races and Formula 3 grand prix racing.
They are safe as drivers can easily go off-track without much danger and it restricts any sand from entering the main track. In the 2010 race Bahrain used something called as the Endurance Circuit by adding a new track.
This made the circuit 6.299 kms long and the drivers had to do 49 laps on it to complete the race. This particular layout allowed the administrators to add more turns in the circuit ( about 5 turns were added), one left-right kink and a close hair pin that returned the drivers on the original track.
Winners of the Bahrain GP do not open Alcoholic champagne bottles, as is the tradition at all grand prix events . But they are given Waard, which is a non-alcoholic drink.
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