BIC launches tickets for next month’s Formula 1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2026

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, announced today the launch of ticket sales for Formula 1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2026.

With F1 set to begin a new era with a host of transformative new regulations and an 11th team joining the grid, six days of testing will be held in Sakhir from 11 to 13 February and from 18 to 20 February. It will be the first chance for F1 fans to witness in person the next generation of F1 cars in action ahead of the start of the 2026 campaign. Fans will be able to access the tests on the last two days of each three-day session – first on 12 and 13 February and then again on 19 and 20 February. Tickets cost BD10 per day for adults and BD5 per day for children.

There is also free access on both open days of the second Bahrain test (19 and 20 February) for all who purchased their tickets to the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 during BIC’s Early Bird promotion. This means that fans who had bought tickets before 8 September last year will have access to two both public days of the second test.

To buy or to get more information, visit the circuit’s official website bahraingp.com or call the BIC Hotline on +973- 17450000.

BIC is also offering exclusive hospitality packages during testing, featuring the best views of the action along with incredible, five-star cuisine, and beverage selection throughout the day. The hospitality lounge is located right above the F1 pit lane.

For the first week of testing, hospitality will be available on 12 and 13 February, at a price of BD 539.11 per day-. They can be booked by calling +973-17451086. For information regarding hospitality for the second week of Bahrain testing, please contact the same telephone number.

This year’s F1 pre-season tests will be the sixth consecutive year that Sakhir has been selected as the venue for F1’s most important preparation period ahead of the new world championship. Testing was first held in Bahrain in 2009 and then again in 2014. They have since taken place in Bahrain each year from 2021.

The event will bring together all 11 F1 teams and it will be the first opportunity for fans in Bahrain and worldwide to see the brand new Cadillac F1 Team, who are set to join McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing, Williams, Haas, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin, Alpine, and Audi in motorsport’s top flight.

The pre-season tests will pave the way for the start of the new season, which will kick off a couple of weeks later with the Australian Grand Prix weekend, scheduled for 6 to 8 March. The season will continue with races in China and Japan, before returning to the Kingdom for the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 from 10 to 12 April – the fourth round of the 24-race world championship.

For more information on F1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2026, the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2026, or on other events and activities at BIC, visit bahraingp.com, call the BIC Hotline, or follow the circuit on social media.