The Bahrain International Circuit is a 5.412 km (3.363 mi) motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 Series, and the annual Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. Beginning in 2006, Australian V8 Supercars raced at the BIC, with the event known as the Desert 400. However, the V8 Supercars did not return for the 2011 V8 Supercar season. 24 Hour endurance races are also hosted at BIC. The circuit has a FIA Grade 1 license. The circuit also has multiple layouts.
DAMS is an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. In 2022 it was bought by ex-F1 driver Charles Pic. It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.
The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1. The series was organized by Bruno Michel. In 2010, the GP3 Series class was launched, as a feeder class for the GP2 series. In 2017, the series was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Rodolfo González is a retired Venezuelan racing driver.
The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series.
Romain Grosjean is a Swiss-French racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport in the 2022 IndyCar season. Grosjean had previously spent nine full-time seasons in Formula One for a variety of teams, picking up 10 podiums, all with Lotus.
Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho is a Brazilian racing driver.
The 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season was the third season of the GP2 Asia Series. It began on 31 October 2009 and ended on 14 March 2010 after four double-header rounds. All teams from the 2009 GP2 Series season except for Racing Engineering were due to take part, with the thirteenth slot being filled by MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com. Durango withdrew from the season for financial reasons. The season was the last to use the first specification of the GP2/05 car, as used in Europe between 2005 and 2007.
The 2009-10 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round was the fourth round of the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 13 and 14, 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other being the 2009-10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round. This event will support the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, and therefore use a different layout to an earlier race in the series, The Endurance Circuit. Luca Filippi started from pole position, won the race (first win for MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com and set fastest lap, forming a perfect weekend. Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.
Motopark Academy is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Time.
The 2011 GP2 Asia Series was the fourth and final season of the GP2 Asia Series, and the second to be held entirely in a single calendar year. Rather than starting at the end of 2010 and running through the winter as with the previous two seasons of GP2 Asia, the 2011 season did not start until the beginning of February, to allow for the delivery of the brand new GP2/11 car to the teams and allow for testing before using it in the Asia Series. Previously the Asia Series had used the first generation GP2 car. The season also saw the début of three teams in the Series: two new teams, Carlin and Team Air Asia, as well as Racing Engineering, who had not competed in the Asia Series since its establishment.
The 2012 GP2 Series season was the forty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the GP2 Series moniker and also the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series. The championship was expanded to include rounds in Malaysia, Bahrain and Singapore, in support of the 2012 Formula One season.
The 2012 Bahrain 1st GP2 Series round was the second round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 21 and 22 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The race supported the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. The second round was held one week later as an independent round of the championship, the only one of its kind on the 2012 calendar.
The 2014 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 5 and 6 April 2014 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the first round of the 2014 GP2 Series and was run in support of the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix. The first race, a 32-lap feature event, was won by ART Grand Prix driver Stoffel Vandoorne after starting from second position. Julián Leal finished second for the Carlin team and DAMS driver Jolyon Palmer took third. Palmer won the shorter 23-lap sprint race from Rapax's Simon Trummer in second and Leal third.
2007 Nürburgring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 21 July and 22 July at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the sixth round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2007 European Grand Prix.
2007 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on June 30 and July 1, 2007, at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fourth race of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2007 French Grand Prix.
2007 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 May 2007 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2007 GP2 Series. The race was used to support the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.
2007 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 12 May and 13 May 2007 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the second race of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix.
2007 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2007 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2007 British Grand Prix.
The 2015 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on November 20 and 21, 2015 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. It was the tenth round of the 2015 GP2 Series. The first Bahrain round was held a April. The race supported the 2015 6 Hours of Bahrain.
Luca Filippi 
Timo Glock 
Andreas Zuber 
Kazuki Nakajima 
Nicolas Lapierre 
