BIC to kick off six days of pre-season F1 and F2 testing on Monday

BIC to kick off six days of pre-season F1 and F2 testing on Monday

Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”, hosts six days of testing starting Monday (March 8), featuring two of the biggest single-seater racing series in the world.

First up at the Sakhir track will be three days of pre-season tests for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Formula 1’s leading feeder series, from Monday to Wednesday (March 10).

Then, from Friday to Sunday (March 12 to 14), the world’s most popular teams and drivers will hit the tarmac in pre-season testing for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

Each three-day session will have running from morning until the early evening. The F2 tests will be between 9am and 12noon and then again from 2pm to 5pm. The F1 tests will be from 10am to 2pm, and then again from 3pm to 7pm. Testing will be held without spectators, as the circuit prepares for fans for the main event at the end of this month.

The tests are part of both series’ final preparations for the start of their new seasons, both of which will be held in Bahrain. For all the competitors, it is their first chance to get an indication of how competitive their latest cars will be ahead of the first race of the season, making for a crucial period at BIC.

Bahrain has been given the honour to host the opening round of this year’s F1 World Championship, with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix taking place from March 26 to 28.

Tickets are now available for this year’s Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. To ensure that the event can proceed in a safe environment, and in line with government health advice, tickets are only available to vaccinated or COVID-19 recovered individuals.

Tickets are on sale now at bahraingp.com with a single discounted price of BD100 for tickets across stands for the three-day event.

F1 is being supported that weekend by the first round of F2.

From Monday, all 11 F2 teams will be on track getting some important mileage in their cars, including defending champions Prema Racing, Uni-Virtuosi Racing, Carlin, Hitech Grand Prix, ART Grand Prix, MP Motorsport, Charouz Racing System, Dams, Campos Racing, HWA Racelab and Trident.