Bahrain International Circuit

Bahrain International Circuit

Address: Gate 255 Gulf of Bahrain Avenue Umm Jidar 1062, Sakhir
as-Sachir , Bahrain
Route type:	permanent race track
Architect:	Hermann Tilke
Opening:	March 17, 2004
Formula 1 venue :	2004–2010, since 2012
Time zone:	UTC + 3 ( AST )
Grand Prix Circuit
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 Formula 2 Formula 3 Dragster WEC
Route length:	5.407  km (3.36  mi )
Curves:	15th
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 30.252 min. ( Michael Schumacher , Ferrari , 2004 )
Endurance Circuit
Route data
Route length:	6.299  km (3.91  mi )
Curves:	23
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 58.287 min. ( Fernando Alonso , Ferrari , 2010 )
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Coordinates: 26 ° 1 ′ 53 ″  N , 50 ° 30 ′ 52 ″  E

Bahrain International Circuit is the name of a motorsport race in Bahrain , the inaugural for the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix of Formula 1 was built. It is located to the southwest in as-Sachir, around 27 kilometers from the center of the capital Manama .

Emergence

The construction of the racing facility was of national interest in Bahrain. The project was supported by Sheikh Salman ibn Hamad ibn Isa Al Chalifa , the Crown Prince of Bahrain, who is a motorsport enthusiast . At the same time, the Crown Prince is also the President of the Bahrain Motor Federation . Martin Whitaker is the managing director of the course.

When the racetrack was not yet completely finished in early 2004, the organizers feared that the Bahrain Grand Prix could not be held until 2005. Ultimately, by the time of the race in April 2004, which took place after non-stop work, not everything was finished, but the track was cleared for the race.

Route description

A unique problem of this track is the solitary location in the middle of the desert. It can happen that there is sand on the racetrack due to wind drifts, which could lead to racing interruptions. To counteract this, a special spray is sprayed onto the sand around the track, but this is not a solution against entries from more distant sources. In 2007, however, the huge run- off zones made of sand were replaced by a sand-colored layer of asphalt, which causes less damage to the vehicles than the usual layer of gravel. Special air filters are also used in Bahrain to protect the engines from the sand.

The Bahrain International Circuit was planned and designed by the German civil engineer and race track specialist Hermann Tilke . The construction cost 150 million euros .

The length of the racetrack is 5.412 km. The maximum gradient is 3.6%, the maximum gradient 5.6%. The start-finish straight is 1090 m long, the pit lane 417.9 m. The track has 14 curves, six of which are left and eight right. There is also a 3.596 km “paddock” version, which is mostly used for races in other racing series.

The 2010 Formula 1 World Championship opened on March 14th at the Bahrain International Circuit. With this race, the track layout has been changed, which now includes a new loop after Turn 4, which was completed in 2006. It consists of a fast right-hand bend, a complex of five further bends, as well as a left bend and a hairpin bend, which ultimately leads back to the original route. The extension of the route was justified with the increase in the number of participants to 26.

In the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship , however, the original and shorter route variant should be used again. On February 21, 2011, the original opening race of the 2011 season was canceled due to political unrest . In 2014, curve 1 was named the Michael Schumacher curve .

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Sakhir

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	2004	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 28: 34.875 h	5.417 km	57	209.143 km / h	0Apr 4	Bahrain
2	2005	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 29: 18.531 h	5.417 km	57	207.274 km / h	0Apr 3
3	2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 29: 46.205 h	5.412 km	57	206.018 km / h	March 12
4th	2007	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 33: 27.515 h	5.412 km	57	197.887 km / h	Apr 15
5	2008	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 31: 06.970 h	5.412 km	57	202.975 km / h	0Apr 6
6th	2009	Jenson Button	Brawn	Mercedes	B.	1: 31: 48.182 h	5.412 km	57	201.711 km / h	26 Apr
7th	2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 39: 20.396 h	6.299 km	49	186.272 km / h	14 Mar
-	2011	because of political unrest canceled
8th	2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 35: 10.990 h	5.412 km	57	201.143 km / h	Apr 22
9	2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 36: 00.498 h	5.412 km	57	192.632 km / h	Apr 21
10	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 39: 42.743 h	5.412 km	57	185.476 km / h	0Apr 6
11	2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 35: 05.809 h	5.412 km	57	186.587 km / h	19 Apr
12	2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 33: 34.696 h	5.412 km	57	197.634 km / h	0Apr 3
13	2017	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 33: 53.373 h	5.412 km	57	196.979 km / h	April 16
14th	2018	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 32: 01.940 h	5.412 km	57	200.954 km / h	0Apr 8
15th	2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 34: 21.295 h	5.412 km	57	196.008 km / h	31 Mar

Record winner
Driver: Sebastian Vettel (4) • Driver nations: Germany (6) • Constructors: Ferrari (6) • Engine manufacturer: Ferrari (6) • Tire manufacturer: Pirelli (8)

All winners of the FIA ​​WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain

year	date	team	Overall winner	vehicle	tires	Round
2012	September 29th	Audi Sport Team Joest	Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	191
2013	30th of November	Toyota Racing	Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin	Toyota TS030 - Hybrid	M.	199
2014	15th of November	Toyota Racing	Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson	Toyota TS040 - Hybrid	M.	195
2015	21st November	Porsche team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani Marc Lieb	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M.	199
2016	November 19th	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18 RP6	M.	201

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Circuit around the world. - Dr. Ing.hc F. Porsche AG. Retrieved May 30, 2017 . 
2. ↑ "2011: Old track layout in Bahrain" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 16, 2010)
3. ↑ http://www.n-tv.de/sport/formel1/Auftakt-in-Bahrain-faellt-aus-article2664931.html
4. ↑ In Bahrain there is now a Schumacher curve on welt.de from March 2, 2014