Bahrain Grand Prix
2004 saw the first ever F1 Race in the Middle East which was hosted in Bahrain, the country fought of strong interest from other Middle eastern countries to host this race at the time and they have not looked back since. This years race will be held on Sunday 14th March 2010 and they have been given the honour of being the new curtain raiser for the season.
The eyes of the World will be on the Sakhir track as Michael Schumacher makes his return to Formula 1 in the Mercedes car, it will be vital for all the top drivers to get their season off to a good start if they have designs on winning the World title. Fernando Alonso will be making his debut for Ferrari while World Champion Jenson Button will be in a McLaren car for the first time.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2010 Result
The first race of the season was an exciting one with a new pints system in action for the very first time. It was dominated by Ferrari though as Fernando Alonso won his first race for the Italian team with Felipe Massa back in second. Michael Schumacher came in 6th on his comeback to the sport while Jenson Button was down in 7th in his first race for the McLaren team.
- 1st - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
- 2nd - Felipe Massa - Ferrari
- 3rd - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren
- 4th - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
- 5th - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
- 6th - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes
- 7th - Jenson Button - McLaren
- 8th - Mark Webber - Red Bull
- 9th - Antonio Liuzzi - Red Bull
- 10th - Rubens Barrichello - Williams
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The Circuit Details
Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Herman Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex.The 5.411 km Grand Prix circuit has been designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 are expected over the race weekend) will get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield.
The track gives the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for different racing lines, and the 12-corner design is expected to provide at least three genuine overtaking opportunities, which all add to a fantastic race. The lap record for the Sakhir track is held by Michael Schumacher at 1.30.252
2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Result
1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 10
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 8
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 5
5 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 4
6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 3
7 Timo Glock Toyota 2
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1
2008 Bahrain Grand Prix Result
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
6 Jarno Trulli Toyota
7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
8 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota