F1: Bapco karting teams shine in 24-hour endurance spectacle – Gulf Digital News

F1: Bapco karting teams shine in 24-hour endurance spectacle – Gulf Digital News

Bapco karting teams swept all four trophies in an exciting Bahrain 24-Hour Karting Championship, held over the weekend at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir.

Bapco Engineering clinched first place overall as well as victory in the Pro class, while Bapco Sadeem captured the Nations category and Bapco Motorsport claimed the Corporate division.

A total of 14 teams featuring many of the kingdom’s talented karters of different ages and nationalities battled it out around BIKC’s 1.414 CIK-FIA track in the gruelling endurance event.

It was a true test not only of their racing skills and teamwork, but also of their ability to adapt to the elements, varying track conditions and fatigue.

Motorsport kicked off the meeting by setting the fastest time in qualifying with a best lap of one minute 12.757 seconds.

Bapco BMP then secured pole position on the starting grid after finishing first in the Super Pole session with their quickest time of 1:14.457.

But as the race began, the pole-sitter ran into trouble although their teammates in the other Bapco squads were able to push ahead.

Engineering, featuring Faisal Alshafei, Osama Albuflasa, Talal Beshara and Yousif Khamiri were engaged in a tight finish for the overall victory against BirelArt Bahrain team, consisting