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Formula One Gulf Air Grand Prix Bahrain 2010

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2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
RACING AHEAD
19-20-21 APRIL
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Gulf air A340 fly by on bahrain international airshow 2010

Gulf air A340 fly by on bahrain international airshow 2010 REG-LE
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Bahrain GP 2010 from main stand

Bahrain grand prix 2010 start from my seat in the main grandstand
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2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

10TH RACE Anniversary.
10 years Leading The Region. A Decade of Glory.
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2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Visit Bahrain

Visit Bahrain is proud to offer 4 complimentary tickets to the 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Race Is About To Begin

2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Video

A fascinating weekend of motorsport and entertainment, highlighted by the first-ever Formula One night race in the Kingdom of Bahrain, awaits fans this April 4-5-6 at the 2014 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

2017 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Join us at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), “The Home Of Motorsport In The Middle East”, which will host the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix From April 14 to 16 In Sakhir.

The Bahrain Grand Prix - Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain

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Date 21 April 2013
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 mi)
Attendance 73,000 (Weekend) 31,000 (Race Day)

Pole position
Driver
Germany Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
Time 1:32.330F

Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:36.961 on lap 55

Podium
First
Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault

Second
Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault

Third
France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault

The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, with Lotus F1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean completing the podium.

Contested over 57 laps, it was the fourth round of the 2013 season, and the ninth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The controversial race went ahead despite ongoing protests which had been taking place since the cancellation of the 2011 event. This race also marked the 200th Grand Prix for Mark Webber.

This was also the last Bahrain Grand Prix to take place during the daytime, as the event switched to a night race from the 2014 race onwards.

Background
Tyre supplier Pirelli had originally planned to bring their hard and soft compounds of tyre to the race, to be designated as the prime and the option respectively. However, the teams experienced problems with the soft compound at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the tyres degrading after just seven laps, which prompted Pirelli to alter their allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix, changing the options from the soft compound to the medium. Before the race, a minute of silence was held as a mark of respect for those who had lost their lives in the Boston Marathon bombings six days earlier.


Anti-government protests
A Bahraini protester holding an anti-F1 sign
In the context of the ongoing Bahraini uprising, public protests also occurred over the 2013 staging of the race, after the 2011 event was cancelled and the 2012 event went ahead despite efforts by demonstrators to disrupt the race. According to Reuters, the race went ahead largely unhindered by the protests. Reflecting on the changes in the government strategy compared to 2012, they concluded that the public relations battle over this year's race had produced a stalemate, reflecting the situation in the opposition movement generally.

Race
At the start, Nico Rosberg kept his lead into the first corner, with Vettel and Alonso keeping close company. On the second lap, Vettel went into the lead, and Alonso went into second place. Around the same time, Adrian Sutil, Jean-Éric Vergne and Giedo van der Garde were involved in a collision. Vergne eventually retired on lap 16, with damage caused by a puncture. Sutil would remain in 13th place, stuck behind Nico Hülkenberg for most of the race. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso was complaining about his DRS system not working properly. It was in fact stuck open. He pitted to get the wing fixed. However, when trying to overtake, it got stuck open again, and was forced to remain without DRS for the rest of the race. He eventually finished 8th as a result. There was drama between the two McLarens of Jenson Button and Sergio Pérez. The two went onto the radio, and complained about each other battling aggressively for the past few laps. Button fell to 10th by the closing stages, while Pérez managed to get into 6th, only two seconds ahead of Webber and Alonso, and only 6 tenths behind Lewis Hamilton at the finish. Rosberg had fallen rapidly down the field, and would barely finish in the points, in 9th. Paul di Resta on the other hand, was more successful. He was running in third place at the finishing stages, before Romain Grosjean took the honours with just a few laps remaining. Grosjean's teammate Kimi Räikkönen managed to get into second place, and stay there until the end of the race. Vettel was challenged by him, but he held his own until the flag had fallen, taking his second victory of the season. Felipe Massa on the other hand, had a disappointing weekend. He qualified well in 4th place, but during the race, dropped to 15th place due to two tyre failures.

Airshow in F1 bahrain

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F1 Bahrain 2008

The 2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix took place on April 6, 2008. The race included 57 laps, of 5.4 km each. The lap record for the Bahrain circuit is still held by Michael Schumacher who had set a time of 1:30.252 back in 2004.
Felipe Massa won the Bahrain F1. Felipe dominated the race and led from the start. Here's the Brazil national anthem.
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Gulf Air (Bahrain Grand Prix livery) Airbus A330-243 (A332) contrails spotting

Opazovanje kondenzacijskih sledi (contrails spotting)

Airline: Gulf Air (Bahrain Grand Prix livery)
Flight: GF18
From: Paris, Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
To: Bahrain, Bahrain (BAH)
Aircraft: Airbus A330-243 (A332)
Reg: A9C-KB
Hex: 89402A
Altitude: 41000 ft (12497 m)
Speed: 477 kt (883 km/h, 549 mph)

The Inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix 04/04/04

A series of pics from the first race

2017 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX PRESS CONFERENCE

Bahrain International Circuit reveals its plans in hosting the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix this April 14-15-16. Catch the launching Press conference live and online right here at the circuit's official YouTube channel. Conference is scheduled to start at around 4.30pm, local time.

Airbus A330 at Bahrain F1

Gulf Air Airbus A330 flying low over the Bahrain Formula 1 Race Track.

Gulf Air F1 livery 2010

This video shows the new Gulf Air Formula 1 livery promoting the Grand Prix in Bahrain. Always nice to see this really nice repaint in Frankfurt.

Some facts: Nearly 32 technicians spent more than 7,000 man hours in about 21 days on the A330 aircraft painting the design that consumed 7000 litres of paint.

Aircraft-ID: A9C-KB
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Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 + Gulf Air 'Fly By'...

Bahrain Grand Prix 2008! Slideshow of photos & video including the Gulf Air Fly By...

Airshow in F1 Bahrain 2

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Greetings from Bahrain (Heikki Kovalainen)

Greetings to all my fans from Bahrain traffic jam! My website is now live at please check it out and join the contest.

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 Low Passes at 2022 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 performing several extremely low and skillful passes of the Bahrain International Circuit just before the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022. You won't want to miss this one!

#Gulfair #787 #Boeing #Bahrain #Sakhir #Bahraininternationalcircuit #Bahraingp #Sakhirgp #Grandprix #2022 #Formula1 #F1

Bahrain F1 Airbus 330 pass 6 April 2008

The Airbus 330 low pass at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix 642008

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