Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024
Event Overview
BIC is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, as the opening round of the 2024 season and its first-ever Saturday night race at the Home of Motorsport in the Middle East on 29 February to 2 March 2024.
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Hospitality
Due to exceptional demand, we have continued to expand our hospitality offerings. This year, we are delighted to offer The Dome Lounge by F1 Experiences, as well as The Champions Club, both tailor-made in response to the massive interest in hospitality options for the grand prix. In addition, the ultimate in world-class hospitality is available in The Paddock Cub Please note that Corporate boxes for 2024 are now sold out.
View MoreAzcona grabs pole for WTCR’s first race
Azcona grabs pole for WTCR’s first race
Mikel Azcona captured pole position for the first race of the WTCR Race of Bahrain, being held this weekend at Bahrain International Circuit in support of the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain.
The Spaniard clinched the leading grid position after clocking a fastest lap of two minutes 11.061 seconds in his Hyundai Elantra N TCR in Q3 of the series’ Qualifying today.
Azcona outpaced Nathanael Berthon of France by 0.114s, while starting from row two will be Nestor Girolami (+0.160) from Argentina and Norbert Michelisz (+0.361s) from Hungary.
Taking fifth on the grid was Nicky Catsburg from the Netherlands, who was the last participant in Q3.
Eliminated from Q2 were Attila Tassi from Hungary, Gilles Magnus of Belgium, Esteban Guerrieri and Franco Girolami from Argentina, Mehdi Bennani from Morocco, and Daniel Nagy and Bence Boldizs from Hungary.
Out of running at the end of Q1 were Tom Coronel from the Netherlands, Tiago Monteiro from Portugal and Viktor Davidovski from North Macedonia.
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