Timetable: (GMT +3):
Friday 24th April:
Speedcar Qualifying Session 08:30 - 09:15
Formula One Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
GP2 Asia Practice Session 11:55 - 12:25
Chevrolet Super Car Middle East Qualifying Session 12:50 - 13:20
Formula One Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Formula One Press Conference - Press Room 16:00 - 17:00
GP2 Asia Qualifying Session 16:00 - 16:30
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Practice Session 17:00 - 17:45
Saturday 25th April:
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Qualifying Session 08:35 - 09:05
Speedcar First Race (40 Mins) 09:30 - 10:15
Formula One Saturday Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup First Race (12 Laps or 30 Mins) 12:25 - 13:00
Air Display Parachute Jump 13:45 - 13:55
Formula One Qualifying 14:00 - 15:00
GP2 Asia First Race (34 Laps or 75 Mins) 15:50 - 17:10
Chevrolet Super Car Middle East First Race (8 Laps or 25 Mins) 17:30 - 18:00
Sunday 26th April
Speedcar Second Race (40 Mins) 09:00 - 09:45
Chevrolet Super Car Middle East Second Race (8 Laps or 25 Minutes) 10:15 - 10:45
GP2 Asia Second Race (23 Laps or 45 Minutes) 11:30 - 12:20
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Second Race (12 Laps) 12:45 - 13:20
Formula One Drivers' Track Parade 13:30
Starting Grid Demonstration Underwater World Record Attempt 13:30 - 14:00
Air Display Helicopter Air Display 14:00 - 14:15
Air Display F16 Fly Past 14:30 - 14:35
Formula One Race 15:00
Just in case you wanted to know
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Track Info:
Track Length - 5.412km
Race distance - 57 lap / 308.238km
Full throttle - 63%
Top speed - 309kph
Longest flat-out section - 14s / 1.05km
Right/left-hand turns - 9/6
Lap Record Race: 1:30,252 (Michael Schumacher, 2004, Ferrari)
Lap Record Qualifying: 1:29,848 (Fernando Alonso, 2005, Renault)
Championship Standings:
1. Jenson Button 21
2. Rubens Barrichello 15
3. Sebastian Vettel 10
4. Timo Glock 10
5. Mark Webber 9,5
6. Jarno Trulli 8,5
7. Nick Heidfeld 4
8. Fernando Alonso 4
9. Heikki Kovalainen 4
10. Lewis Hamilton 4
11. Nico Rosberg 3,5
12. Sebastian Buemi 3
13. Sebastian Bourdaís 1
14. Adrian Sutil 0
15. Felipe Massa 0
16. Kimi Räikkönen 0
17. Giancarlo Fisichella 0
18. Kazuki Nakajima 0
19. Robert Kubica 0
20. Nelson Piquet Jr. 0
Previous Winners:
2004: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2005: Fernando Alonso (Renault)
2006: Fernando Alonso (Renault)
2007: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
2008: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
Last Year's Results:
1. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
2. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
3. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)
4. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
5. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren Mercedes)
6. Jarno Trulli (Toyota)
7. Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault)
8. Nico Rosberg (Williams Toyota)
9. Timo Glock (Toyota)
10. Fernando Alonso (Renault)
11. Rubens Barrichello (Honda)
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India Ferrari)
13. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes)
14. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams Toyota)
15. Sebastíen Bourdais (Toro Rosso Ferrari)
16. Anthony Davidson (Super Aguri Honda)
17. Takuma Sato (Super Aguri Honda)
18. David Coulthard (Red Bull Renault)
19. Adrian Sutil (Force India Ferrari)
Retired:
20. Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault)
21. Jenson Button (Honda)
22. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso Ferrari)
Weather forecast and an onboard lap from 2006
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