Sepang reveals it won’t generate ticket revenue from F1 return as Bahrain GP host
The Sepang International Circuit will host the Bahrain Grand Prix in October due to ongoing conflict in Iran, but will not retain any ticket revenue. The circuit is covering operational costs while Bahrain retains the rights and profits from the event.
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This highlights the complex logistical and financial arrangements required to maintain international sporting calendars during geopolitical instability.
The Sepang circuit will not generate any ticket sale revenue from hosting the Bahrain GP
F1 returns to Sepang for the first time since 2017 in October (c) XPB Images Prefer Crash.Net on Google See our stories more often Add The Sepang International Circuit says “all ticket sales revenue will go back to Bahrain” as it gets set to return to the Formula 1 calendar in October.
The FIA announced last weekend that the cancelled Bahrain Grand Prix will be rescheduled for the weekend of 2-4 October, but will be staged 6000km away at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit.
The Bahrain race was originally scheduled for April, but was cancelled due to the war in Iran.
Verstappen won the last F1 race held at Sepang With the conflict still ongoing, a decision was made to return to Sepang but under the Bahrain Grand Prix banner.
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