Gulf Air adds premium flights and other new lots for charity auction ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today that it has expanded the list of valuable items available in the special online auction being held ahead of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025.

BIC has joined forces with leading online auction company Mazad to launch this special charity auction to raise money for the Royal Humanitarian Foundation.

As part of the circuit’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, this auction runs until race day of this year’s F1 weekend, taking place in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 11 to 13 April.

Fans have the opportunity to place an online bid for a number of unique items, including motorsport and darts memorabilia signed by some of the sport’s biggest stars. The auction can be accessed on mazad.app under the ‘BIC Memorabilia’ category until 13 April.

The new items have been provided by the Kingdom’s national career and the title sponsor of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Gulf Air. They include: -

Falcon Gold tickets for two from Bahrain to Singapore, Shanghai, or Guangzhou - Two separate special edition Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 1:100 aircraft models in retro Gulf Air livery These add to the other items announced earlier, including: - An F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 licence plate signed by F1 drivers in a presentation frame with plaque

- A framed print of a Mercedes F1 car design, signed by Lewis Hamilton

- Limited edition print artwork of George Russell’s car, signed by the driver

- Racing gloves signed by Valtteri Bottas -

Commentary notes from Sky F1’s David Croft from the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Signed and framed with plaque

- 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters match-used darts board, framed and signed by all players, including World Champion Luke Littler

- Signed F1 memorabilia from teams including Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari The Royal Humanitarian Foundation conducts work both in Bahrain and abroad on a huge number of important humanitarian projects.

This special online charity auction is part of the off-track activities organised by BIC leading up to and supporting the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025. The sporting and entertainment extravaganza marks the fourth round of this year’s FIA F1 World Championship.

F1’s 2025 campaign celebrates the 75th anniversary of both F1 and Gulf Air.