The Bahrain International Circuit plays host to the third round of the Formula One championship this weekend.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at the key statistics and trivia ahead of Sunday's race.
:: Lewis Hamilton is tied with Sebastian Vettel on 43 points at the summit of the championship after his fifth win in China. Hamilton, 32, is now only the second driver in history, after Michael Schumacher, to have five wins on three or more tracks.
:: Hamilton dominated in Shanghai to seal the third 'Grand Slam' - that of pole position, victory and fastest lap - of his career. Britain's double world champion Jim Clark holds the record with eight.
:: Fernando Alonso, who announced earlier this week that he will miss May's Monaco Grand Prix to take part in the Indianapolis 500, is the most successful driver in the history of the Bahrain race having won here three times. Title rivals Hamilton and Vettel have both tasted victory on two occasions at the Sakhir circuit.
:: Kimi Raikkonen has endured a troubled start to the season, but Bahrain has proved to be a good stomping ground in the past. The Finn has scored more podium finishes here (eight) than anyone else.
:: Hamilton and Vettel have both been on pole twice in Bahrain. Five of the 12 winners here have come from the top slot. But the race has never been won from further back than fourth on the grid.
:: This will be the fourth Bahrain race to be staged under the floodlights. It is the third grand prix on the calendar to be run at night - Singapore and Abu Dhabi are the other two.
Venue: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
Circuit length: 5.412km/3.638miles
Laps: 57
Race distance: 308.238km/191.530miles
Lap record: 1min 31.447secs (Pedro de la Rosa, 2005)
2016 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1min 29.493secs
2016 winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2016 fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1min 34.482secs
Number of corners: 15 (6 left, 9 right)
Tyre compounds to be used: medium/soft/supersoft
Bumpiness: low
Overtaking chance: Into turn one
Engine severity: high
Brake wear severity: high
Gearbox severity: medium
Winners from pole position since 2005: 5
Number of safety cars deployed since 2005: 2
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Schedule (British Summer Time)
Saturday 15th April
Free Practice 3: 13:00-14:00
Qualifying: 16:00
Sunday 16th April
Bahrain Grand Prix: 16:00
Source: PA
