Sakhir
The 2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain marked the first ever round of the FIA Formula One World Championship to be held in the Middle East and the official culmination of a multi-million dollar project started back in September 2002 when the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a long-term deal to host the event.
Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Hermann Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex. Construction began in November 2002 and in the months prior to its March 2004 completion, work was going on around the clock. Over 12,000 tonnes of stone were used in the build, a third of it Welsh granite, chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities.
The original 5.412 km Grand Prix circuit was designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 over a race weekend) get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield. Up to 500 journalists can also witness the action from the venue's purpose-built media centre.
A revised 'endurance' track layout was used for the 2010 event, with an additional complex starting at Turn Four extending the lap to 23 corners and 6.299 km, but the event is expected to return to the original track configuration for 2012. It offers the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for diverse racing lines, and the 15-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities.
Session Times
Fri 20 April 2012
Practice 1 08:00 - 09:30
Practice 2 12:00 - 13:30
Sat 21 April 2012
Practice 3 09:00 - 10:00
Qualifying 12:00
Sun 22 April 2012
Race 13:00
All live on Sky Sports F1. For BBC times and info see here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18378942
Track:
Track Diagram
Track DRS
One DRS zone on the main straight.
Circuit information
Circuit Name: Bahrain International Circuit
Number of Laps: 57
Circuit Length: 5.412 km
Race Distance: 308.238 km
Lap Record: 1:30.252 - M Schumacher (2004)
2011 Race Edit - http://www.formula1.com/video/race_edits/
Current Standings
Team Preview
Pirelli - http://pitpass.com/46073-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Pirelli
Lotus -
Williams - http://pitpass.com/46074-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Williams
HRT - http://pitpass.com/46071-Bahrain-GP-Preview-HRT
Mclaren -
Mercedes - http://pitpass.com/46079-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Mercedes
Ferrari -
Caterham - http://pitpass.com/46070-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Caterham
Marussia - http://pitpass.com/46075-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Marussia
Red Bull -
Toro Rosso -
Sauber - http://pitpass.com/46069-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Sauber
Force India - http://pitpass.com/46080-Bahrain-GP-Preview-Force-India
Technical Changes
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/
Weather Forecast
News
- Button urges more contact with fans - http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-urges-more-contact-with-fans-7645897.html
- Red Bull will decide on its exhausts strategy over the new few days - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98910
- Force India might skip FP2 - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98982
Photos from the event
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/867/general/thursday.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/867/general/friday.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/867/general/saturday.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/867/general/sunday.html
FIA Press Conference
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/4/13246.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/4/13255.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/4/13264.html
Sunday -
Practice 1
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Laps[/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.572 11
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m33.877s + 0.305 21
3. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m34.150s + 0.578 26
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m34.249s + 0.677 23
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.277s + 0.705 14
6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m34.344s + 0.772 26
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m34.483s + 0.911 17
8. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m34.552s + 0.980 22
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m34.609s + 1.037 17
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m34.847s + 1.275 20
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.024s + 1.452 22
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m35.268s + 1.696 24
13. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.436s + 1.864 21
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m35.497s + 1.925 24
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.719s + 2.147 19
16. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.929s + 2.357 24
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.195s + 2.623 20
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m36.330s + 2.758 11
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m36.484s + 2.912 18
20. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.591s + 3.019 20
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.467s + 3.895 17
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m38.006s + 4.434 18
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m38.877s + 5.305 19
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m39.996s + 6.424 23Practice 2
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Laps[/b]
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.816s 35
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m33.262s + 0.446 26
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m33.525s + 0.709 28
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.747s + 0.931 26
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m33.862s + 1.046 31
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.246s + 1.430 28
7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m34.411s + 1.595 34
8. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m34.449s + 1.633 31
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m34.615s + 1.799 32
10. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m34.893s + 2.077 34
11. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.895s + 2.079 29
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m34.941s + 2.125 29
13. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m35.183s + 2.367 33
14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.229s + 2.413 26
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m35.459s + 2.643 38
16. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m35.913s + 3.097 32
17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m35.968s + 3.152 35
18. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m36.169s + 3.353 30
19. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m36.587s + 3.771 32
20. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.803s + 4.987 33
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m37.812s + 4.996 28
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m39.649s + 6.833 27Practice 3
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m33.254s 14
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m33.401s + 0.147s 14
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m33.663s + 0.409s 15
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.782s + 0.528s 16
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m33.796s + 0.542s 16
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.899s + 0.645s 14
7. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m33.976s + 0.722s 14
8. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.197s + 0.943s 14
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m34.401s + 1.147s 16
10. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m34.895s + 1.641s 11
11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m34.918s + 1.664s 12
12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.977s + 1.723s 12
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.067s + 1.813s 17
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.128s + 1.874s 14
15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m35.336s + 2.082s 22
16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.536s + 2.282s 15
17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m35.623s + 2.369s 16
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m35.694s + 2.440s 19
19. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m35.773s + 2.519s 21
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m36.532s + 3.278s 17
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.267s + 4.013s 18
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.654s + 4.400s 18
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m38.973s + 5.719s 11
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m39.221s + 5.967s 9Qualifying
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time [/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m32.422s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.520s + 0.098
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m32.637s + 0.215
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.711s + 0.289
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.821s + 0.399
6. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m32.912s + 0.490
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m33.008s + 0.586
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.394s + 0.972
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari No time
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes No time
11. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m33.789s + 1.367
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.806s + 1.384
13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m33.807s + 1.385
14. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m33.912s + 1.490
15. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m34.017s + 1.595
16. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m36.132s + 3.710
17. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m34.865s + 2.443
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.014s + 2.592
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m35.823s + 3.401
20. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.683s + 5.261
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m37.883s + 5.461
22. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault No time
23. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.905s + 5.483
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m38.314s + 5.892Race
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time[/b]
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h35:10.990
2. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 3.333
3. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 10.194
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 38.788
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 55.460
6. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 57.543
7. Alonso Ferrari + 57.803
8. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 58.984
9. Massa Ferrari + 1:04.999
10. Schumacher Mercedes + 1:11.490
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1:12.702
12. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 1:16.539
13. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:30.334
14. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:33.723
15. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
17. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
18. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 1 lap
19. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 2 laps
20. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
21. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
22. Senna Williams-Renault + 3 lapsWorld Championship standings, round 4:
Code:
[b]Drivers: Constructors: [/b]
1. Vettel 53 1. Red Bull-Renault 101
2. Hamilton 49 2. McLaren-Mercedes 92
3. Webber 48 3. Lotus-Renault 57
4. Button 43 4. Ferrari 45
5. Alonso 43 5. Mercedes 37
6. Rosberg 35 6. Sauber-Ferrari 31
7. Raikkonen 34 7. Williams-Renault 18
8. Grosjean 23 8. Force India-Mercedes 17
9. Perez 22 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6
10. Di Resta 15
11. Senna 14
12. Kobayashi 9
13. Vergne 4
14. Maldonado 4
15. Hulkenberg 2
16. Schumacher 2
17. Massa 2
18. Ricciardo 2
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