CIRCUITMAP
Bahrain
CIRCUITMAP Bahrain
308,24
Length
57
Rounds
2004
First GP
Basket
Characteristics
Bahrain Grand Prix
History
Bahrain International Circuit is located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama. The Hermann Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex.
The circuit offers its own unique challenges, with slow-speed corners at the end of long straights making it tough on brakes and a difficult circuit to overtake. Since 2014 the Grand Prix is held as “Night Race”.
A unique problem is sand that might get blown on the circuit. To counteract this a special adhesive is sprayed on the sand around the track.
Winner 2016: Nico Rosberg
Currency: Bahrain-Dinar
statistics
| Description | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| In the racing calendar | 2004-2010, since 2012 | |
| route length | 5,412 km | |
| race length | 308,238 km in 57 round | |
| lap record (race) | 1:30,252 (2004, Michael Schumacher) | |
| lap record (Quali) | 1:28.769 | |
| most victories | Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel (3) | |
| Most poles | Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton (2)) | |
| how often? | 13 | |
| first time | 2004 |