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 MoreKobayashi-Conway-Lopez keep Toyota Gazoo Racing on top
Kobayashi-Conway-Lopez keep Toyota Gazoo Racing on top
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s #7 crew of Kamui Kobayashi-Mike Conway-Jose Maria Lopez set the pace in Free Practice 2 this morning in the FIA WEC Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain weekend at Bahrain International Circuit.
The trio had a best lap of 1min 49.063secs in their GR010 Hybrid to post the overall best time and also lead the Hypercar class.
Free Practice 1 leaders, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s #8 crew of Sebastien Buemi-Kazuki Nakajima-Brendon Hartley, were just 0.030secs slower, while Alpine Elf Matmut’s Andre Negrao-Nicolas Lapierre-Matthieu Vaxiviere were third in class 1.131secs off the pace in their #36 A480-Gibson.
Leading the LMP2 class were the #28 Oreca 07-Gibson of JOTA’s Sean Gelael-Stoffel Vandoorne-Tom Blomqvist. They had a fastest lap of 1:50.199.
The LMGTE categories had a pair of Porsches in front. Leading the Pro category were Neel Jani and Kevin Estre in their #92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 with a best lap of 1:56.411, while Team Project 1’s Egidio Perfetti-Matteo Cairoli-Riccardo Pera in their #56 911 RSR-19 were the frontrunners amongst the LMGTE Am competitors with a time of 1:58.015.
The WEC competitors will be back on track this afternoon for an hour-long Free Practice 3 starting at 12.45pm. Qualifying will then follow in the late afternoon.
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