FIA Formula One World Championship · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
The Bahrain Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة البحرين الكبرى), officially known as the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, is a Formula One motor racing event held in Bahrain. The inaugural race took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004. It was the first Formula One Grand Prix held in the Middle East and was awarded the FIA’s prize for “Best Organised Grand Prix”. The event has variously been the second, third, or fourth round of the F1 calendar. In 2006, it replaced the Australian Grand Prix as the season opener, as the latter was delayed to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games. Bahrain held the opening race in 2010 as well, when the longer 6.299 km (3.914 mi) “Endurance Circuit” was used to mark Formula One’s diamond jubilee. In 2021, the Grand Prix opened the season once more after the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Grand Prix due to the COVID
Typical window: March, often the season opener. Organisers publish the following year's date at different points in the season — the official site above is the authority. This page is rebuilt on every deploy, so a confirmed date appears here as soon as it is public.