Bahrain Grand Prix
 Bahrain International Circuit
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| Main sponsor: | Gulf Air (since 2004) |
| in the racing calendar: | 2004–2010, since 2012 |
| Route length: | 5.412 km |
| Race length: | 308.238 km in 57 laps |
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| Lap record: | 1: 30,252 ( 2004 , Michael Schumacher , Ferrari ) |
| Lap record qualification: | 1: 27.866 ( 2019 , Charles Leclerc , Ferrari ) |
| Most wins: | Sebastian Vettel (4) |
| Most Poles: | Sebastian Vettel (3) |
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The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula 1 race that was first held in 2004 on the Bahrain International Circuit in as-Sachir , Bahrain . Like all newer routes ( Malaysia , China and Turkey ), the route in Sakhir was built by the German architect Hermann Tilke , around 30 km from the gates of Manama . The special thing about Bahrain is that the race takes place in the desert. Therefore, in addition to the sometimes oppressive heat, small sand and dust particles in the gearbox, engine and cooling inlets, or on the brake pads, cause major problems for cars, which can lead to defects in these components.
A dry race is almost certain, as rain only falls in Bahrain 3 to 5 days a year. Nevertheless, it did drizzle at times during the 2004 race weekend.
In 2005 and early 2006, some teams used the Bahrain track as a test track. In 2005 only Ferrari, in 2006 Scuderia Toro Rosso and Honda . Ferrari justified the enormous costs by saying that in Spain and Italy , where testing is normally carried out, it is cold and wet in winter.
Previous Formula 1 races on the circuit
In 2004 the sand caused problems for McLaren-Mercedes in particular . Both drivers, the Finn Kimi Räikkönen and the Scot David Coulthard , had their engines bursting (which happened more often during the season). The failure of Raikkonen looked particularly spectacular, because a fire even ignited on his vehicle. Like the entire 2004 season, Ferrari dominated the 2004 Bahrain GP with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello and drove to a double victory in that order. The BAR Honda driver Jenson Button finished third . Since they adhered to the Islamic alcohol law , they did not have a champagne shower at the award ceremony. Rose water was used instead . The most spectacular scene of the race was delivered by Ralf Schumacher in the BMW-Williams and Takuma Satō in the BAR-Honda. Both collided in the bend after the start and finish straight, overturning Schumacher. However, both were able to continue and were also in the points.
In 2005 the race was also very exciting. The injured McLaren-Mercedes driver Juan Pablo Montoya was replaced by test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa . He delivered a thrilling race and looked surprisingly strong against team-mate Kimi Räikkönen, who was runner-up in 2005. In qualifying he won the duel against Raikkonen. During the race he had some exciting fights in which he went off the track several times and spun. In the end, he turned the fastest race lap and finished 5th. Team mate Raikkonen came in 3rd place. The victory went to the future world champion Fernando Alonso in a Renault, who was badly harassed at the beginning of the race by the then world champion Michael Schumacher (in a Ferrari). However, he later retired with a hydraulic defect . David Coulthard in the Red Bull-Cosworth and Jacques Villeneuve in the Sauber-Petronas fought a tough battle at the end of the race for 8th place and thus for the last championship point. Coulthard caused a collision that meant the end of the race for Villeneuve; However, he received from Coulthard half of the money that he had received for rank 8.
In 2006 the Bahrain GP took place for the first time as a World Cup prelude. In 2007, as from 1996 to 2005, the Australian GP in Melbourne took over this role again. It wasn't until 2010 that the opening Grand Prix returned to Bahrain.
On February 21, 2011, the opening race was canceled due to political unrest . On June 3, 2011, the FIA announced that the race will be rescheduled on October 30, 2011. On June 10, 2011, the chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit, Zayed Rasched al-Zayani, announced that the Bahrain Grand Prix for 2011 would be definitely canceled.
In the 2012 season , the race was held on schedule on April 22nd, which led to fierce criticism from opposition and human rights organizations. Amnesty International described the announced political reforms as "superficial and half-hearted" . According to an analysis by the human rights organization, there have been numerous reports of torture and the use of disproportionate force by the police. If the race had been canceled, Formula 1 managing director Bernie Ecclestone would have had to forego around EUR 30 million in entry fee. The government of Bahrain, the route operators and national media in turn accused human rights organizations and the international press of scaremongering. Protesters called for "three days of anger" before the race. According to al-Wifaq, the largest Shiite-Islamist opposition group, one person was killed and numerous injured in the Shiite village of Shakhura near the capital Manama on the Formula 1 weekend.
Others
In Bahrain, just like in Abu Dhabi, the winner has to forego the compulsory champagne shower because, out of consideration for the Islamic hosts, drinking and spraying alcohol is avoided. Instead, rose water used.
The Grand Prix has been taking place at night since 2014, so driving under floodlights.
Amnesty International criticizes the human rights violations behind the race and calls on the Bahraini government to withdraw laws criminalizing free speech .
The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus epidemic .
Results
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.n-tv.de/sport/formel1/Auftakt-in-Bahrain-faellt-aus-article2664931.html
- ↑ "Bahrain gives up: 2011 no Grand Prix! (Motorsport-Total.com on June 10, 2011)
- ^ Gehlen, Martin: Heavy street battles before the "Grand Prix of Bahrain" from Die Presse , April 19, 2012 (accessed on April 21, 2012).
- ↑ GP Bahrain: Business comes before security . In: Auto Bild Motorsport , April 20, 2012, No. 16, p. 4.
- ↑ A question of timing is also a question of time . In: Der Standard , April 20, 2012, p. 27.
- ^ "Days of Anger": New riots before Formula 1 races. Swiss television , April 21, 2012, archived from the original on April 26, 2012 ; accessed on April 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Reiners, Andreas: Protests claim fatalities - silence in the paddock at Abendblatt.de, April 21, 2012 (accessed on April 22, 2012).
- ↑ Floodlight premiere in Bahrain: Difference like day and night? - Formula1.de-F1-News . In: Formel1.de . ( formel1.de [accessed on February 21, 2017]).
- ^ Bahrain's grim human rights violations are behind the glamor of the Grand Prix. In: Amnesty International . March 27, 2019, accessed April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/offiziell-start-der-formel-1-saison-2020-fruehesten-im-juni-in-baku-20031912
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Coordinates: 26 ° 1 ′ 53.5 ″ N , 50 ° 30 ′ 47.9 ″ E