11 June 2017 - A dominant Lewis Hamilton triumphed ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas today to give Mercedes their first one-two of the 2017 Formula 1 season at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal Hamilton enjoyed a flawless race which he led from the lights in pole position all the way to the chequered flag, where he was a massive 20 seconds clear of the rest of the field. It was his third victory of the year and 56th of his career. It was also his third win in a row in Canada, where he has claimed (...)

28 May 2017 - Sebastian Vettel was on the winning end of a Ferrari one-two today at an exciting Monaco Grand Prix, round six of the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Vettel raced to victory after gaining the lead from teammate and pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen through the lone round of pit-stops. Vettel eventually took the chequered flag in a total winning time of 1 hour 44 minutes 44.340 seconds. Raikkonen finished 3.145s behind, while Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing took the final podium place (...)

23 May 2017 - A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bahrain International Circuit and Wheels of Arabia (WOA) to establish a Ducati Experience Centre at the BIC premises in Sakhir WOA are the leading dealers of Ducati motorcycles in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Ducati Experience Centre at BIC would give motorsport fans a venue where they can taste the very best of motor biking in a world-class setting. The Ducati Experience Centre in BIC is a unique facility that aids in the training of (...)

22 May 2017 - Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) will be holding the Ramadan Karting Challenge at its premises in Sakhir This event is a first-of-its-kind organised by BIKC and it has been designed to help cater to the demands of racing aficionados during the Holy Month. The challenge is set to feature two rounds – the first will be held on June 5 followed by round two on June 12. Racing is scheduled for a 9.30pm start on both nights. The format of the challenge is similar to the Bahrain (...)

14 May 2017 - Lewis Hamilton took his 55th career victory on Sunday with his second triumph at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and second of the 2017 season The Mercedes superstar finished on the winning side of a tense battle with Ferrari ace Sebastian Vettel. The pair were so close heading towards the final stages that they ended up banging wheels at one point. Hamilton finally took the chequered flag with a winning race time of one hour 35 minutes 56.497 seconds. Vettel finished 3.490s behind, (...)

07 May 2017 - Tim Birkin clinched the 2016/2017 title of the BIC 2,000cc Challenge last Friday night Birkin did so in style, taking both a podium and a victory in the season’s seventh and final round, held at a brilliantly floodlit Bahrain International Circuit. Only one other driver still had a mathematical chance of stealing away the championship, but chief rival Mohamed Faqihi had an unlucky finale. That helped seal the title for Birkin, who managed to finish his campaign strong with a third-place (...)

04 May 2017 - Tim Birkin and Mohamed Faqihi are headed for an exciting showdown on Friday for the coveted drivers’ title in the 2016/2017 BIC 2,000cc Challenge The season’s seventh and concluding round decides the matter and BIC’s brilliantly floodlit 2.55-kilometre Inner Track provides a top-class setting for the championship finale. Birkin, who drives a Honda Integra, heads into the meeting with 181 points. He is the title-favourite as he enjoys a 28-point lead over Faqihi, who boasts 153 markers. (...)

30 April 2017 - Valtteri Bottas took his maiden Formula One victory today after jumping the two Ferraris off the start, then edging out Sebastian Vettel in a nail-biting, race-long battle Bottas claimed the victory in a total race time of one hour 28 minutes 08.743 seconds. Vettel was the runner-up 0.617 behind, while Ferrari teammate Raikkonen completed the podium placers 11.000s back. Today’s result marks the 400th podium finish for Mercedes-Benz Power in Formula One. Vettel continues to lead the (...)

25 April 2017 - Khaled Alsaei was crowned the MAX category champion in the Bahrain Rotax Mojo Max Challenge (BRMMC) following the narrowest of victories in the season-ending race held at Bahrain International Karting Circuit in Sakhir Alsaie won the championship finale by just 0.504 seconds ahead of Abdulla Al Thawadi and 4.078s in front of Hussain Hassan. That earned him enough points to just get by with the title, as he topped the overall classification by just two markers. In other classes, Talal (...)

25 April 2017 - Bahrain International Circuit recently held its annual staff party The event took place at ART Rotana Hotel and Resort in Amwaj Islands on April 24. It followed the grand success of the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, which took place over an action-packed weekend at BIC from April 14 to 16. The event was attended by a number of senior officials from the circuit. Among them were BIC Chairman of the Board Mr. Arif Rahimi and BIC Chief Executive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al (...)