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Bahrain Touring Car Challenge 2026/27

Round 1

Friday 30 October 2026Day race

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Bahrain Touring Car Challenge · Season 3 · 2026/27

Championship standings

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PosNo.DriverCarPts
137Ali ALMANSOORI#37 · Honda CivicHonda Civic80
27Freddie TAYLOR#7 · Volkswagen SciroccoVolkswagen Scirocco53
340Isa EBRAHIM#40 · Honda CivicHonda Civic49
411James TAYLOR#11 · BMW 135iBMW 135i44
524Moaaz ELZAHRAWI#24 · Honda CivicHonda Civic27
6=17Hamad KHAMIS#17 · Honda CivicHonda Civic26
6=99Abdulaziz TALEB#99 · BMW 135iBMW 135i26
6=53Isa MAHMOOD#53 · Acura RSX DC5Acura RSX DC526
913Andreas BUELOW#13 · Audi TTAudi TT22
1023Ahmed BAJNAID#23 · Honda CivicHonda Civic21
1129Abdalla ALSEBA#29 · BMW 330iBMW 330i20

Bahrain Touring Car Challenge

Season calendar 2026/27

Day raceNight race
  • Shakedown 16 Oct · Night race Upcoming
  • Round 1 30 Oct · Day race Upcoming
  • Round 2 13 Nov · Night race Upcoming
  • Round 3 28 Nov · Day race Upcoming
  • Round 4 15 Jan · Day race Upcoming
  • Round 5 29 Jan · Day race Upcoming
  • Round 6 02 Apr · Night race Upcoming
  • Round 7 16 Apr · Night race Upcoming

Season 2 champion

Ali Almansoori

#37 · Honda Civic

280 points

Fastest lap

1:16.338

Almansoori · Round 6, Race 1

Pole positions

7/7

Almansoori · Season 2

Press releases

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National Race Day to bring touring car and motorbike thrills to BIC on Friday

Round 2 · Preview — National Race Day 2026/27 at Bahrain International Circuit

Round 2 · Preview · Bahrain Touring Car Challenge 2026/27

Round two on Friday 13 November pairs the Bahrain Touring Car Challenge with the season opener of the Bahrain Motorcycle Championship on the 2.55 km Inner Track, racing from 3.25pm until around 9pm under the lights. Ali Almansoori, a double winner at round one, leads a 10-car BTCC field: practice at 3.25pm, qualifying at 5pm and two 15-lap races at 6.15pm and 8.20pm. Tickets are BD2 for adults and BD1 for children.

Source: Bahrain International Circuit · Read the full press release →

BIC set for season-opening round of National Race Day this Friday in Sakhir

Round 1 · Preview — National Race Day 2026/27 at Bahrain International Circuit

Round 1 · Preview · Bahrain Touring Car Challenge 2026/27

The 2026/27 National Race Day season opens on Friday 30 October with the Bahrain Touring Car Challenge and Bahrain Time Attack on the 2.55 km Inner Track. Defending champion Ali Almansoori, unbeaten in all 14 races last season, heads a 10-car BTCC field, with practice at 11:05, qualifying at 12:25 and two 15-lap races in the afternoon and under the lights. Tickets are BD2 for adults and BD1 for children, with views from the Beyon Grandstand.

Source: Bahrain International Circuit · Read the full press release →

BIC wraps up another incredible National Race Day season

Round 7 · Report — National Race Day 2025/26 at Bahrain International Circuit

Round 7 · Report · Bahrain Touring Car Challenge 2025/26

Almansoori completed an unprecedented clean sweep of all 14 BTCC races in 2025/26, topping every session at the finale. Saeed Al Sulaiti (1,000cc) and Yousif Al Darwish (600cc) won the motorcycle classes.

Source: Bahrain International Circuit · Read the full press release →

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Since 2004, the Bahrain Circuit Racing Commission has organised and run circuit racing in Bahrain: 13 championships, 59 seasons and more than 330 championship rounds. Today a commission of the Bahrain Motor Federation, CRC brings two decades of technical and sporting expertise to every event at Bahrain International Circuit.

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