- 2010 Formula1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix will be held from the 12 March - 14 March 2010
Bahrain Grand Prix 2010 track
- Designed by Hermann Tilke — the architect responsible for the Sepang, Shanghai, Istanbul Park and Valencia GP venues — the grand prix circuit (configured using the inner and outer circuits) presents drivers with an exceptional challenge.
The bare statistics: 3.36 miles (5.41km); 15 turns (nine right, six left); four straights, the longest of which is 1090m; a change in elevation of 18m; a variation in width from 14m to 22m; a lap of just over 1m 30s.
Now the human story behind them: a (maximum) workforce of 3000 expended 8265 million man hours between November 2002 and March 2004 to excavate 968,459m3 of rock, to lay 120,000 tonnes of asphalt in three layers over the track’s 272,648m2 surface (that doesn’t include its 140,000m2 of run-off), to erect 8500 tonnes of steel and pour 70,000m3 of concrete.
And that’s not all. They also had to construct 12,000m of guard rail, protect 4100m of it with 82,000 tyres and attach 5000m of FIA safety fencing to it. As a final touch they laid 5000m2 of grass carpet.
Bahraini V8 Lumina Champion Fahad Al Musalam has probably raced on the Grand Prix track more than anyone. “The Grand Prix track has lots of overtaking opportunities because of its width and layout,” he says. “Its surface is very grippy. People worry there might be problems because of the sand, but 30 minutes into a session you would be unable to tell that this circuit is in the middle of the desert.
“Driving this track is always a thrill but my favourite part is the Esses. A driver can’t ask for more: BIC is one helluva nice facility to have, to test on, to race on. I have raced every configuration. They each have their own feel. Sometimes you feel you as though you could be at a totally different venue, so different can the configurations look and feel.
“BIC is demanding and technical, but if you get it right, keep it between the white lines, you can really race hard. Fantastic.”
Event Information
- 2010 Formula1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix will be held from the 12 March - 14 March 2010
- *All prices are quoted in Australian Dollars only.
- 50% discount on all Grandstand tickets for children (Age: 3-15)
- All students of any university in Bahrain are eligible to a 10% discount. Following conditions apply:
* Students MUST display their University ID while purchasing
* Discount is not valid with other offers e.g. Child Discount
* Each student is eligible for 1 ticket only upon presentation of their University ID
- Seniors (55+ for women, 60+ for men) will recieve a 10% discount. Following conditions apply:
* Discount is not applied if other discounts are applied, Gulf Air staff discount is an example
* Each person can buy 1 ticket only presenting his/her CPR number
* Random ID check will occur at the gates for such tickets
- People with special needs (wheelchair, etc) will recieve a 25% discount. Following conditions apply:
* Discount is not applied if other discounts are applied, Gulf Air staff discount is an example
* Each person can buy 1 ticket only
* Wheelchair platform is only available in the Oasis Complex and the Main Grandstand
