Bahrain will play host to its first-ever electric motorsport event in December, and is set to host a number of international and local championships in the upcoming season at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), writes Naman Arora.
The 21st Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) Grand Finals will take place in Bahrain between December 11 and 18, attracting 380 karting drivers from 75 countries and more than 3,000 team members and guests.
This year will also witness the first-ever E-Kart champion being crowned in the history of this prestigious racing event.
Eighteen drivers from all over the world will have the chance to compete for the E-Kart title in Sakhir.
The Rotax Project E20 E-Kart has impressed racing enthusiasts as well as professional racers throughout the year with its ‘unbelievable performance’ from a faster, lighter and more balanced electric race package than ever before, according to motorsport journalists.
The RMC Grand Finals is part of a packed calendar at the BIC, including a Formula 1 grand prix, World Endurance Championship double-header and the first-ever Bahrain ProAm 1000, which were also announced during a Press conference last night.
“It is a new season of great excitement; a mixture of new events and experiences, new racing championships, big international races, major karting events, as well as many of our established popular activities,” said BIC chief executive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The Rotax MAX race action will be held at the adjacent Bahrain International Karting Circuit and is expected to attract drivers that might, in a few years, follow in the footsteps of Formula 1 drivers like world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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