Ten reasons to get your Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain tickets!

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”, is all geared up to host the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain, the highly anticipated season-finale of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) taking place Friday and Saturday in Sakhir.

With just three days to go until the race weekend, here are your 10 reasons to snap up tickets now:

1. The Spirit of Le Mans – The Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain is part of the World Endurance Championship, the leading endurance series in the world with the 24 Hours of Le Mans acting as its cornerstone race.

2. It’s the last race of the 10th anniversary season and championship decider—fans will get to witness new world champions being crowned.

3. Stunt Shows – We have record breaking stunt shows off the track, including Terry Grand and Lee Bowers and the team at Stannage who will amaze with their incredible shows throughout each day.

4. A day for all the family – We have entertainment for kids of all ages, including live music from Blue Batucada and loads of kids entertainment.

5. Classic Car Show – The Bahrain Motor Club will have a display of some incredible and rare classic cars.

6. Green Tickets – In a landmark sustainability drive with our partners at nogaholding, for every ticket bought we will be making a donation to fund a mangrove planting programme in Bahrain.

7. It’s an open Paddock – A unique element to WEC is that all ticketholders are able to access the paddock at no extra cost.

You’ll be able to see all the team preparations as they get ready for racing and, if you are really lucky, you may get to see some superstar drivers.

8. The new Peugeot Hypercar – Peugeot entered the top tier of WEC this season, so they will be making their first appearance in Bahrain.

9. You could win grid access – Buy your ticket before midday on Wednesday and you could win an exclusive grid pass, to get up close to the teams on the grid just before the race starts.

10. Support races – The ontrack action is non-stop as we have the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup right here in Bahrain for the first time ever, together with our home favorite the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East.

And if all of that isn’t enough, tickets are just BD5 for adults and BD2.5 for kids.

Get yours at bahraingp.com. For more information, visit BIC’s website or call the circuit hotline on +973-17450000.