F1: Top drivers set for new karting season – Gulf Digital News

F1: Top drivers set for new karting season – Gulf Digital News

Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, has lined up another fantastic season of national karting championships, beginning later this month and continuing all the way until March next year.

Set to be hosted at BIC’s world-class grassroots motorsport facility, Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC), the new campaign will feature plenty of high-octane, wheel-to-wheel racing in two of the most sought-after local series featuring many of the kingdom’s best drivers of various ages and nationalities.

The 2022-23 BIKC season is set to be headlined by the Bahrain Rotax MAX Challenge (BRMC) and the Sakhir Rotax MAX Challenge (SRMC) – both top-class championships that will see the competitors line up on the grid in their very own Rotax-powered karts.

The BRMC boasts a packed schedule of eight meetings on the calendar, while the SRMC will take place over four events.

BIKC’s world-renowned 1.414-kilometre CIK-FIA track will be the stage where the kingdom’s karting protagonists will perform, and racing will be held in both daylight and night time conditions.

There will be five race classes for the drivers, including the Micro MAX, Mini MAX, Junior MAX, Senior MAX and DD2.

The SRMC will be the first to hit the tarmac. The four rounds