What is Bahrain International Circuit?
{{coord|26|1|57|N|50|30|38|E|type:landmark|display=title}} {{Motorsport venue | Name = Bahrain International Circuit | Location = [[Sakhir]], [[Bahrain]] | Time = [[GMT]] +3 | Image = [[File:Bahrain International Circuit back straight.jpg|220px|Bahrain International Circuit]] | Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br />[[Bahrain Grand Prix]]<br /> GP2, GP2 Asia, V8 Supercars, F3, GT Festival, Drag racing | Layout1 = [[File:Bahrain_International_Circuit--Grand_Prix_Layout.svg|180px]]<br>Grand Prix Circuit | Length_km = 5.4086 | Length_mi = 3.3596 | Turns = 15 | Record_time = 1:30.252 | Record_driver = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]] | Record_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | Record_year = {{f1|2004}} | Record_class = [[Formula One]] | Layout2 = [[File:Bahrain International Circuit--Endurance Circuit.svg|180px]]<br>Endurance Circuit | Length_km2 = 6.2967 | Length_mi2 = 3.9126 | Turns2 = 24 | Record_time2 = 1:58.287 | Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]] | Record_team2 = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | Record_year2 = {{f1|2010}} | Record_class2 = [[Formula One]] }} The '''Bahrain International Circuit''' (BIC) is a [[motorsport]] track opened in 2004 and used for [[auto racing]]. The main race is the [[Bahrain Grand Prix]]. The [[2004 Formula One season|2004]] Grand Prix was the first held in the [[Middle East]]. In 2006, Australian [[V8 Supercar]] started racing at the BIC. 24 Hour endurance races also hosted at BIC.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bahraingp.com.bh/page.aspx?id=52|title=24 hour Race of Bahrain 15-16 December 2006|access-date=2009-09-11|date=n.d.|publisher=bahraingp.com.bh}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == History == Building the [[Bahrain]] circuit (track) was important for Bahrain, and was started by the Crown Prince, Shaikh [[Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa]]. The Crown Prince is the Honorary President of th