CBB Medal - Hamad Grand Prix 10th Anniversary

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Bahrain International Circuit and VIP Sakhir Tower

Script: Latin

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CELEBRATION 10 YEARS
10
2004 - 2014
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT ·

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Issued by: Central Bank of Bahrain

The Bahrain Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎) is a Formula One Championship race in Bahrain sponsored by Gulf Air. The first race took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004. It made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East, and was given the award for the "Best Organised Grand Prix" by the FIA.
In 2014, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the first staging of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the race was held as a night event under floodlights. In so doing it became the second Formula One night race after the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008. Bahrain's inaugural night event was won by Lewis Hamilton. Subsequent races have also been night races.
Shortly after the Formula One February 2014 testing, Grand Prix organizers for Bahrain announced a decision to name the first corner of the iconic track after former seven-time champion German driver Michael Schumacher in honor of his achievements and also in support after the driver suffered an almost fatal skiing accident late December 2013.

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