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The Bahrain Grand Prix, officially known as the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons or in 2026 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, 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”.
More on Wikipedia ↗IN FOCUS: The uniquely named ‘Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia’ takes place at the popular Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. With the war in the Middle East ongoing, Kieran Jackson explains how F1 acted quickly to add another event onto the much-changed 2026 schedule