Bahrain International Circuit hosted round three of the BIC 2000cc challenge as the first event of the year at the circuit. The challenge is organized by the Circuit Racing Club which falls under the umbrella of the Bahrain Motor Federation.
Qualifying kicked off with the second pole position for Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa this season in Class A with Stephen Kellogg in second place and Tim Birkin in third while in Class B Raed Himmo grabbed the lead from second place Hisham Al-Othman and third Place Rashid Al Jowder
The first race witnessed Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa al Khalifa dominating the race from the start in his Honda Civic completing the 15 lap race in 20 minutes 44.164 Second, with Tim Birkens in second place driving his Honda Integra and Stephan Kellogg in third place in his Honda Civic followed by Hussein Karimi and Ahmed Kuzbar respectively in fourth and fifth. In Class B Hisham Al-Othamn was able to steal an early lead from the pack but was not able to maintain the lead after suffering mechanical failure giving the chance for Rashid al Jowder to grab the win in 21 minutes 26.436 seconds followed by Read Himmo in second.
The second race started in a reversed grid formation based on the final completed positions in race one as per the challenge regulations state to ensure more racing action in the series. Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa forced his way to the front of the grid despite starting from last within the first two laps of the race securing the win and claiming double victory while a fierce battle brew between Tim Birkens, Stephen Kellogg, and rookie joiner Hassan Karimi to the final stages of the race that completed in 20 minutes 15.664 seconds with Tim Birkens finishing in second place and Hussein Karimi in an impressive debut showing in third place while Stephan Kellogg had to settle in fourth. In CLASS B Read Himmo managed to win race two and lead his Class in 21 minutes 20.382 second.
Fastest Laps were scored by Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in Class A for race one with 1 minute 20.539 and race two with 1 minute 19.709 seconds, and for class B Hisham al Othman was fastest 1 Minute 22.485 and Read Himmo in race two scored 1 minute 21.572 seconds