13 May 2018 - World champion Lewis Hamilton stormed to an impressive pole-to-flag victory today in the Formula 1 Gran Premio De Espana Emirates 2018. After getting away at the lights with a clean start, the Briton put in a flawless drive and was unstoppable as he cruised to the finish line with a massive gap over his closest challenger, teammate Valtteri Bottas. They completed a well-deserved one-two for Mercedes. Hamilton registered a winning race time of 1 hour 35 minutes 29.972 seconds for his 64th (...)

29 April 2018 - World champion Lewis Hamilton came away with a surprise victory today at an eventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was gifted the win after Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture while leading the race with only two laps to go. Bottas’s right-rear tyre damage was caused by some on-track debris and it cost him his race. He eventually had a DNF, which cleared the way for a trailing Hamilton to claim his first victory of the season. The result was also Hamilton’s 63rd career (...)

22 April 2018 - Shaikh Salman bin Isa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Ahmed Almuyini dominated the final round of National Race Day at BIC, held over the weekend in Sakhir. Shaikh Salman clinched both races in the BIC 2,000cc Challenge while Almuyini swept through the sprints in the Bahrain Superbike Championship (BSBK) and the Bahrain Motorcycle Racing (BMR) 600. Hussain Al Aswad also had reason to celebrate, winning the meeting’s lone race in the Bahrain Super Sport Championship (BSSP). All the action (...)

18 April 2018 - An exciting final round of National Race Day is set for this Friday at BIC in Sakhir, “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”. Four of the kingdom’s most competitive circuit racing series will be getting into the action along BIC’s 2.55-kilometre Inner Track. These include the BIC 2,000cc Challenge, the Bahrain Superbike Championship (BSBK), the Bahrain Motorcycle Racing (BMR) 600 and the Bahrain Super Sport Championship (BSSP) 125. All motorsport fans are welcome to attend the round. (...)

15 April 2018 - Daniel Ricciado claimed a sensational victory today for Red Bull Racing in this year’s Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit. After starting from sixth, the Australian brilliantly overtook the best of his rivals midway through the race including teammate Max Verstappen, defending World champion Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Sebastian Vettel. With 12 laps to go, Ricciardo was able to pass Valtteri Bottas for the lead and he charged to the chequered flag from there. (...)

13 April 2018 - Najashi Rashdan and Abdulla Buhindi were among the newly crowned champions following the fifth and final round of the 2017/2018 Bahrain Karting Sprints Championship (BKSC). The BKSC features both the Bahrain Rotax Mojo Max Challenge (BRMMC) and the Bahrain Sodi Sprint World Series (BSSWS). Rashdan emerged as the season’s winner in the BRMMC’s Senior Max category despite finishing second in his final race. Buhindi, on the other hand, had enough points to claim his crown even after finishing (...)

08 April 2018 -  Record Paddock Club and Corporate Lounge sales. Paddock Club sales up 15% compared to last year  33,000 Race Day attendance, same as 2017. Total attendance of 95,000 over race weekend [2017: 93,000]  BIC supports Liberty’s broad vision of the future of F1, announced this weekend Following the conclusion of the Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, Arif Rahimi, Chairman of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), said: “I congratulate Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Ferrari on a superb (...)

08 April 2018 - Sebastian Vettel powered Ferrari to a sensational victory on Sunday night in a drama-filled Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, held under the bright lights of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir. Vettel overcame a threatening challenge from Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes who tried to chase him down and steal the chequered flag late on. But Vettel was able to hold on to the slightest of advantages despite a slower car over the race’s last few laps. The German eventually won (...)

08 April 2018 - Al Faisal Al Zubair of Oman capped a dream season in style on Sunday after winning race two in the final round of the 2017/2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, held in support of the Bahrain Grand Prix. After officially securing the drivers’ title on Saturday with a win in race one, Al Zubair completed a weekend double with another pole-to-flag triumph. It was his fourth victory of the season and first double of the campaign. Bahrain’s His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa (...)

08 April 2018 - Artem Markelov of Russian Time raced to an impressive victory on Sunday in the sprint race of round one in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, held in support of the Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Markelov started from sixth following the reverse grid rule but did well at the lights to go directly into third place behind Nyck de Vries pf Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing and pole-sitter Maximillan Gunther of BWT Arden. He took over as leader on lap nine and maintained his position (...)