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Friday 12 March 2010

10:00 (Local) 07:00 (UTC)
Watch 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 1 Live

14:00 (Local) 11:00 (UTC)
Watch 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 2 Live

Saturday 13 March 2010

11:00 (Local) 08:00 (UTC)
Watch 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 3 Live

14:00 (Local) 11:00 (UTC)
Watch 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Live

Sunday 14 March 2010

15:00 (Local) 12:00 (UTC)
Watch 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Live

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The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit.

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. For the first time in 2006, there was a V8 Supercar race, named the Desert 400, and also a 24 Hour Race.

The Bahrain International Circuit is a magnificent complex built expressly to host Formula One in the region. Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island’s capital, Manama, the Herman Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex.

The construction of the Bahrain circuit was a national objective for Bahrain, initiated by the Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The Crown Prince is the Honorary President of the Bahrain Motor Federation. 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 circuit posed a unique problem. Positioned in the middle of a desert, there were worries that sand would blow onto the circuit and disrupt the race. However, organizers were able to keep the sand off the track by spraying an adhesive on the sand around the track

The track 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 11-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities. The inaugural race was given the award for the ‘Best Organised Grand Prix’ by the FIA.