- A large crowd attended on the first day of the global race!
- Tomorrow, Friday, is the concert by artist Zedd
- The doors of the Bahrain International Circuit are open to fans from 9 am to 11 pm
The first events of the FORMULA 1 race – the 2024 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix – began on the Bahrain International Circuit track, “the home of motorsport in the Middle East”, where the racing activities will continue for two more days until Saturday, March 2, and the 20th edition of Formula One races will begin in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Announcing the launch of the opening round of this season, in addition to a schedule full of support races, entertainment events in the “Formula One Village” and concerts.
Ricciardo is fastest in the opening of the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Formula One season
Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo topped the standings in the first testing session for the opening of the 2024 season of the Formula One World Championship, which was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
Daniel Ricciardo, who returned last season to the competition, led the team renamed to RB to lead the first sessions of the upcoming season, although the results in these sessions do not necessarily give any indications of what can be predicted, especially since the teams rely on these sessions to collect data and adjust the car settings while Some latecomer teams are completing their development programme.
Ricciardo recorded 1 minute and 32.869 seconds on the soft tires, ahead of McLaren driver Lando Norris, who achieved the second fastest time by 0.032 part of a second.
The top four places went to the teams that relied on soft tires in their flights, specifically the RB and McLaren teams, as Piastri occupied third place, 0.032 behind the leader, followed by Japanese Yuki Tsunoda, who occupied fourth place, 0.314 behind.
Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso drove an Aston Martin to the lead in cars that used soft tires, ahead of world champion Red Bull driver Max Vertsaben, who finished sixth.
The first session of the season took place in a calm atmosphere despite the winds that blew on the track, an indication of the amount of focus and effort towards collecting more data and information to complement what the teams began in the official pre-season experiments.
Mercedes driver George Russell finished seventh, ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished eighth in front of Lewis Hamilton, while Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas completed the top ten.
German Hahn leads the first Porsche test at the opening of the Bahrain Grand Prix
The first day of the Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 opened with the first practice session of the fifth round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East for the 2023/2024 season. The teams and their drivers rely on free trial sessions to familiarize themselves with the track and adjust the standards and settings before entering the official competitions, starting with the qualifying session scheduled to be held tomorrow, Friday.
Although it is still early to talk about the candidates for this round, driver Hugh Overhouse achieved a remarkable lead during the first tests. The German driver recorded the fastest lap of 2 minutes and 02.464 seconds, completing 17 laps in the 45-minute session, which was the first track event of the Grand Prix weekend. He was followed in the standings by Dutchman Robert De Haan with a best lap of 2:02.500, while Dutchman Flint Schuring also took third place in the timesheets with a best lap of 2:02.527. All three are competing this weekend in the Pro category. The Bahrain team was represented by Sheikh Jaber bin Ali Al Khalifa in the Ams category, while Ahmed Al Shehabi drove the Kuwait team’s car in the ProAms category.
Hadjar leads the first Formula 2 test
French Campos Racing driver Issac Hadjar topped the first free trials of the opening round of the Formula 2 World Championship, which is held within the support races for the 2024 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.
Hadjar recorded the best time in the 45-minute session, one minute and 45.099 seconds, ahead of Argentine MD Motorsport driver Franco Colapinto, who recorded a time of one minute and 45.236 seconds.
The Formula 2 World Championship is considered the main feeder for Formula One competitions and one of the most important tributaries for producing young drivers and completing their qualification programmes.
Completing the ranking of the fastest drivers in the first period of the round was Rodin Motorsport team driver Zani Maloney, who recorded the third best time in the session, ahead of his Japanese teammate Ritomo Miyata.
The Formula 2 championship resumes its activity on the track at 4:55 p.m. with the qualifying session.
Bruning achieves the fastest time in Formula 3 testing
The FIA Formula 3 World Championship kicked off the first event of its new season accompanying the Formula 1 racing calendar at the Bahrain International Circuit as part of the 2024 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, the first round of the world championship.
The first stage of the competition was led by Hitech GP driver Luke Brunnig, who recorded the fastest time in the first trials with a time of 1 minute and 47.828 seconds in the 45-minute session.
Brünnig surpassed the time of the Italian Trident team driver, Leonardo Fornarelli, who achieved the second fastest lap time by 1 minute and 47.883 minutes.
Teams usually rely on free trials to obtain track data and adjust car settings, and it is an ideal opportunity for promising drivers to get to know the track, especially since it is the first round of the season.
The Formula 3 championship includes a majority of new drivers who are making their way to the elite championships, which puts them under the eyes of observers.
Driver Dino Pejanovic from the Prema Racing team came in third place with a time of 1:48.576 minutes.
30 cars participated in the session for the new season of the Formula 3 championship, and they will return to the track later today at four o’clock in the evening to participate in the qualifying competitions.
Tomorrow is the concert by the artist Zedd..
Today, the track is presenting to Formula One racing fans a concert by Grammy Award-winning artist Zedd. The concert will be held on Friday, March 1. Entrance to the concert will be free and without additional fees. The concert will begin immediately after the excitement on the track ends, at 9:30 pm on the main platform in the entertainment area.
Don’t miss today’s Formula One driver interviews!
Fans and fans of Formula One racing will also have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers and teams within the Formula One championship, today, Friday, in the Formula Village on the main stage of the Formula One Entertainment Village, as part of the exclusive interviews event for Formula One drivers.
The interviews will continue on Friday, March 1, and begin with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, Alpine drivers, at 1 p.m. At 1.55pm, seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate George Russell will join the stage, then at 2.05pm Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will be interviewed, along with Red Bull driver and world champion Sergio Perez. Three times Max Verstappen.
Later on Friday evening, Mercedes reserve driver Fred Veste will give his live interview at 6.10pm, followed by former Formula One driver Jean Alesi at 6.20pm. The final on-stage interview of the weekend will then take place with Red Bull and Team RB reserve driver Liam Lawson at 6.30pm.
All ticket holders and race fans are invited to follow these live interviews and be near the main stage in the Formula One Entertainment Village at the specified time so that they do not miss seeing their favorite stars and being close to them.
A large audience presence.. and the entertainment village is waiting for you today..
Yesterday, the fans enjoyed a busy and special day at the start of the 2024 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, and the “Formula One Village” in the entertainment area witnessed a large crowd attending to experience the atmosphere of the largest sporting event in the Middle East and enjoy all the fun activities aimed at individuals and families.
Since the early morning, the Bahrain International Circuit witnessed an influx of fans, and the fans also enjoyed many events and performances, led by the bands that began playing their tunes on the main stage from morning until evening.
The children had the largest share of fun and entertainment through the activities dedicated to children, which received great demand from families and children as well, in addition to the bands roaming throughout the village, which entertained the crowds with the most beautiful comedic and artistic performances, which was an appropriate opportunity to take souvenir photos. All of these events and more will be present over the next two days in the entertainment area located behind the main grandstand.
Schedule of events for Friday, March 1
12:05* 12:35² Porsche Carrera Challenge qualifying session
13:15 – 14:00 Formula 3 Sprint Race (19 laps or 40 minutes)
15:30 16:30¹ Formula One Third Free Practice Session – Circuit
17:15 18:05 Formula 2 Short Race (23 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap)
19:00 20:00 Formula One qualifying trials – circuit
20:45 21:15 Porsche Carrera Challenge Race 1 (11 laps or 25 minutes)
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