Bahrain: Middle East’s motor sport hub to host 2007 Grand Prix for another year

The Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious and sought after motor sport event in the world and, with millions of followers around the world, is a highly vied for event for the tourism industry.

To cater for the world-wide population of F1 racing fanatics, the Grand Prix does a tour of some of the world’s most technologically advanced, state-of-the-art racing circuits and the only one in the Middle East for the 2007 Grand Prix will be in Bahrain.

“This will be the fourth Grand Prix hosted by the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), which translate into an accolade for the nation and its people,” said BIC Director of Governmental Affairs and Public Relations Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa. “We are proud to hone the world of motorsport in the region. The circuit has kick started many regional championships and has complemented the new circuits that have developed in the past two years and the new ones on the rise.”

In fact, the countdown for the eagerly awaited Gulf Air sponsored 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix has begun with a regional tour of the Middle East.

The road show will begin in Grand Prix host city Bahrain on January 17 and from there, will move through Muscat, Beirut, Cairo, Kuwait, Doha, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai and the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. This will be the fourth time that this Gulf Air-BIC sponsored roadshow has been run and will be making 2007 an especially big year in an attempt to overshadow the success of all previous ones.

As manager sports marketing and sponsorship Hisham Abu Al Fateh said: “The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is the Middle East’s only F1 race and we want this event to be a shining example of the region’s emergence as a hub for motor sports.”

About F1 season 2007