27 Days
Until WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
FIA World Endurance Championship
The WEC has established itself as one of the premier championships under the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the leading global series for endurance racing.
View More
BIC to host highly anticipated first round of National Race Day this Friday in Sakhir
BIC to host highly anticipated first round of National Race Day this Friday in Sakhir
- Exciting double-header on the cards with Bahrain Touring Car Challenge and Time Attack hitting the track
- All are invited; tickets cost BD2 for adults and BD1 for children, with racing taking place from 3pm to after 10pm
Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, hosts the first round of National Race Day this 2025/2026 season on Friday in Sakhir.
The event is set to feature an exciting double-header with the Bahrain Touring Car Challenge (BTCC) and Time Attack.
Action will be taking place along BIC’s 2.55-kilometre Inner Track, and the meeting is being organised and will be run by BIC, in cooperation with the Bahrain Motor Federation, the Circuit Racing Commission, and the Auto X and Drift Commission.
Racing is scheduled to be held from 3.20pm under daylight conditions and continue until after 10.30pm at night under BIC’s bright, state-of-the-art floodlights – making for an extra challenge of varying conditions for the participants.
All are invited to attend and enjoy the heated racing action. Tickets cost BD2 for adults and BD1 for children. Race-goers will get to watch from BIC’s Beyon Grandstand, offering fantastic views of the key parts of the circuit, including the Inner Straight where the start and finish lines are located. Tickets can be purchased online at bahraingp.com, by calling the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000, or at the gate.
The BTCC is one of the region’s longest-running national racing championships and it continues its legacy in its current format, after being formerly known as the BIC, 2,000cc Challenge.
Last year’s champion Isa Ebrahim is returning to defend his crown. He will be getting behind the wheel of his Honda Civic challenger, and will be joined in round one by Moazz Elzahrawi, Ahmed Algaidy, Ahmed Bajnaid, Ali Almansoori, Hamad Khamis, Andreas Buelow, and Rakan Al Fayez, all of whom are also driving Honda Civics.
Completing the BTCC’s entry list this season-opener are Jamal Ebrahim in a Nissan Skyline, James Taylor in an Acura RSX DC5, and Carina Abdulrahman in a Volkswagen Scirocco.
BTCC practice will be kicking off the series’ programme at 4.35pm, and then qualifying will take place at 6pm. The first of two 15-lap races is then scheduled to flag off at 7.40pm, followed by the second at 10pm.
Time Attack, meanwhile, is a race against the clock – with the final classification being determined by the times participants need to negotiate the track from start to finish. Entrants will be battling it out in six different classes based on their cars, including SU, UL, MA, SA, MB, and SB categories.
Time Attack practice for all competitors is scheduled to kick off the day’s action at 3.20pm, to be followed by heat one for SU, UL, and MA classes at 5.10pm, and then heat one for SA, MB, and SB categories at 6.35pm.
The second heat for all racers is then set for 8.15pm.
At the end of the day’s schedule, the podium ceremonies for both BTCC and Time Attack will be held, starting at 10.45pm.
BIC’s 2025/2026 racing calendar is set to feature seven rounds of National Race Day. Round two is slated for 24 October, while round three will be held on 21 November. The campaign resumes next calendar year with round four on 10 January, and then round five will be held on 6 February. The sixth and penultimate meeting will then take place on 13 March, setting the stage for the grand finale on 24 April.
Images
Can we help you?