With most of the on-track action taking place late in the afternoon and at night (avoiding the worst of the daytime heat), you can have a lazy start to the day in Bahrain and still make it to Sakhir Circuit in time for the best racing. The first F1 practice sessions run during the day, but qualifying and the race take place after night falls. Sunset in Bahrain during March is around 5:45pm.
Due to the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on March 10 this year, both the Bahrain Grand Prix (March 2) and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (March 9) will be staged from Thursday to Saturday. F1 session times for the 2024 season have been published. The start times for Bahrain are listed below.