Formula 1 Racetrack

Bahrain


The Al Sakhir Tower of the Formula 1 Racetrack rises above the desert like a beacon. If you're visiting Bahrain out of season and want to see what a state-of-the-art track looks like, then you can either walk straight into the stand and admire it from afar or join a 40-minute tour of the grounds, media centre, control room and the world-famous track.

Be sure to check the events calendar as the track is also used for drag racing, drifting and superbike races throughout the year.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bahrain attractions

1. Al Areen Wildlife Park & Reserve

1.64 MILES

Ignore the tacky cardboard cutouts of animals leading up to the entrance – this is a great-value day out for the entire family in one of Bahrain's three…

2. Dar Al Naft Oil Museum

2.7 MILES

This grand white stone building, complete with neoclassical pillars, looks odd surrounded by nodding donkeys and sprawling pipelines, but this is where …

3. Al Jazaer Beach

4.38 MILES

This beach won't win any Blue Flag awards for cleanliness, but if you do find yourself this far south, it's a nice enough spot to cool off. The clean,…

4. Tree of Life

5.41 MILES

Although the Tree of Life's age has now been established, the mystique and allure of this lone, green, desert dweller remains strong. Planted around 1583,…

5. Riffa Fort

6.62 MILES

The completely restored Riffa Fort was built in 1812 by Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmad Al Fatih, the 19th-century ruler of Bahrain. A classic piece of Bahraini…

6. Al Bahair Mini Canyon & Wetlands

8.59 MILES

Unlike any other place in Bahrain, these huge, beautiful, natural rock formations of varying shapes are yellowish in colour and sit right in the middle of…

7. Pottery District

8.62 MILES

Look out for the giant amphorae and head inwards from the corner of the highway and Ave 42 to explore Bahrain’s most famous pottery district, where…

8. A'Ali Royal Burial Mounds

8.69 MILES

There are more than 100,000 Dilmun-era burial mounds scattered across Bahrain, but none come close to the magnificence of these. That A'Ali was an…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "bahrain/attractions/formula-1-racetrack/a/poi-sig/1306687/361009",
      "destination": "Bahrain",
      "continent": "Middle-East",
      "country": "Bahrain",
      "position": "superzone"
    }