MOTORSPORT – ON-track action in the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) 2025 gets underway today at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir.
Nearly 400 of the world’s best karters are in the kingdom to compete in this week’s highly-anticipated event, which begins with the opening non-qualifying practices today. They continue tomorrow and Wednesday, while qualifying practices will also be held Wednesday along with the first qualifying heats, which carry over to Thursday.
The pre-finals are then set to take place under lights on Friday, setting the stage for the finals on Saturday on the concluding day of this year’s karting spectacle.
Ahead of today’s start to racing, the raffle of karts was conducted for all competitors yesterday. The karters also participated in the traditional track walk, the drivers’ briefings and presentation, and a welcome get-together.
Team Bahrain are in the event with 11 karters flying the kingdom’s flag at their home track. They include Tariq Soofi in the Micro MAX class, Shaikh Ahmed bin Saqer Al Khalifa and Jude Andrews in the Mini MAX, Demir Abali and Rashid Hilal in the Junior MAX, Tye Mejia in the Senior MAX, Abdulla Sajjad and Abdulqader Qasem in the DD2, and Yousif Alaali, Vedant Menon, and Mohammed Alhasan in the E20 Senior.
All are welcome to attend from Wednesday onwards and enjoy the high-intensity, wheel-to-wheel racing. Entrance is free of charge and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
BIKC will be opening its gates to fans from 10am until the end of track activity on each day, except for Friday, when spectators can access the circuit from 4.30pm.
This week’s thrilling battles will be held along BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre CIK-FIA track, which has also hosted world championship events in past years.
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