The key figures of the Bahrain Grand Prix
After long months of absence, the single-seaters are back on the track for the first Grand Prix of the season, in Bahrain.
The opportunity to review the key figures of this Sakhir circuit, on the island of Bahrain.
2004: The Sakhir circuit was inaugurated in 2004, when Formula 1 cars set foot on the Bahrain track for the first time.
1’27”264: This is the track record, held by Lewis Hamilton. The British driver set this time during the qualifying session in 2020.
57: This is the number of laps that the drivers will have to complete.
302,826: This is the distance of the Grand Prix, in kilometers.
5,412: The length of the route, in kilometers.
65: On this track, Michael Schumacher equaled Ayrton Senna’s career pole position record.
5: The record for victories in Sakhir, held by Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021).
18: The number of races held under the name Grand Prix of Bahrain. In 2020, another Grand Prix race is held here, on the outer track, but under the name Grand Prix of Sakhir.
1: Charles Leclerc achieved his first hat-trick, in Bahrain, last year.
2: The number of Grand Prix races held on this circuit in 2020 to compensate for the lack of available infrastructure during the COVID pandemic.
2036: The Bahrain Grand Prix should be on the calendar until 2036.
45: The number of minutes it takes to reach the circuit from the capital, Manama, on a normal day, by car.
