Sepang sets record with nearly 100,000 tickets sold as Malaysia gears up for Bahrain Grand Prix

Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is fully prepared for the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia this weekend, achieving record ticket sales with nearly 100,000 tickets sold.

SIC CEO Azhan Shafriman Hanif highlighted their impressive readiness, achieved in under two months, and noted that air quality is being closely monitored in coordination with national agencies.

Cloud seeding operations have been undertaken to ensure favorable conditions, with contingency plans in place if air pollutant levels rise.

Malaysia will host the event from October 2-4, marking the return of F1 racing to Sepang after its last Malaysian GP in 2017.

SEPANG, Oct 1 — Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is fully prepared ahead of the Formula 1 (F1) Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (GP) in Malaysia this weekend, with nearly 100,000 tickets sold, thus setting a record for the highest ticket sales in the history of races held at the circuit.

SIC chief executive officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif said about 3,000 tickets still remained, comprising grandstand and hillstand seats, which could still be purchased online via bahraingp.com.

“This is a figure we have never seen before in terms of ticket sales,” he told a media conference here yesterday.

Commenting on preparations at the circuit, he said that readiness has reached 100 per cent, with almost all logistics cargo having arrived ahead of the paddock activation today.

He described the achievement as very commendable, given that SIC only had less than two months to prepare, compared with the usual six to seven months.

“It has been a roller coaster moment for all of us. We have certainly faced various challenges over the past two months.

“All this while, we have been homologated as an F1 Grade 1 circuit. To elevate it to the level of an F1 event, it takes a lot of effort from all parties, and what we have accomplished in these two months is, to me, truly astounding,” he said.

Meanwhile, Azhan Shafriman said SIC is working with the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) to monitor air quality levels ahead of the race.

He said cloud seeding operations had also been carried out in areas surrounding SIC to induce rainfall over the next two days, thus helping to clear the air in Sepang.

“We have made various preparations aimed at achieving ideal conditions. But if conditions are not ideal, we have to assess the situation at that time.

“In terms of haze, we have a threshold value (API level) for cancelling or postponing the race. With cloud seeding, we hope the resulting rain will help reduce the haze and that the API (Air Pollutant Index) level will not be as high as expected,” he said.

Malaysia will host the Gulf Air Bahrain GP from Friday to Sunday (Oct 2-4) following an agreement signed between Formula 1, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and governments of Malaysia and Bahrain.

The agreement allows the Bahrain GP to remain on the 2026 F1 calendar after the race was cancelled earlier this season due to geopolitical tensions in West Asia.

Malaysia previously hosted the Malaysian GP at Sepang from 1999 to 2017 before the race was dropped from the F1 calendar. — Bernama

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雪邦国际赛道（SIC）已为本周末在马来西亚举行的F1海湾航空巴林大奖赛做好了充分准备，门票销售创下纪录，售出近10万张。

SIC 首席执行官 Azhan Shafriman Hanif 强调了他们在不到两个月的时间内取得的令人印象深刻的准备成果，并指出他们正在与国家机构协调密切监测空气质量。

已开展人工增雨作业以确保有利条件，并制定了应急预案，以应对空气污染物水平上升的情况。

马来西亚将于 10 月 2 日至 4 日举办该赛事，标志着 F1 赛车自 2017 年上次在马来西亚举办大奖赛后重返雪邦赛道。

雪邦，10 月 1 日讯——雪邦国际赛道 (SIC) 已为本周末在马来西亚举行的 F1 海湾航空巴林大奖赛做好了充分准备，门票已售出近 10 万张，创下了该赛道举办赛事历史上最高的门票销售纪录。

沙特国际赛车场首席执行官阿扎恩·沙夫里曼·哈尼夫表示，目前仍有约 3000 张门票剩余，包括看台和山坡看台的座位，这些门票仍然可以通过 bahraingp.com 在线购买。

“这是我们以前从未见过的门票销售数字，”他昨天在这里举行的新闻发布会上说。

在谈到赛道的准备工作时，他表示准备工作已达到 100%，几乎所有物流货物都已在今天围场启用前抵达。

他认为，考虑到 SIC 只有不到两个月的准备时间（通常需要六到七个月），取得这样的成绩非常值得称赞。

“对我们所有人来说，这段时间就像坐过山车一样。过去两个月里，我们确实面临着各种各样的挑战。”

“一直以来，我们都已获得F1一级赛道认证。要将其提升到F1赛事的水平，需要各方付出巨大的努力，而我们在这两个月里取得的成就，在我看来，真是令人惊叹，”他说道。

与此同时，阿兹汉·沙夫里曼表示，沙巴国际赛车场正在与国家灾害管理机构（Nadma）和马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）合作，在比赛前监测空气质量水平。

他表示，雪邦国际机场周边地区也已开展人工增雨作业，以期在未来两天内带来降雨，从而帮助净化雪邦的空气。

“我们已经做了各种准备工作，力求达到理想条件。但如果条件不理想，我们届时必须评估情况。”

“就雾霾而言，我们设定了一个阈值（空气污染指数），超过这个阈值就会取消或推迟比赛。我们希望通过人工增雨，降雨能够帮助减少雾霾，并且空气污染指数不会像预期的那样高，”他说道。

根据一级方程式赛车、国际汽车联合会（FIA）以及马来西亚和巴林政府签署的协议，马来西亚将于周五至周日（10月2日至4日）举办海湾航空巴林大奖赛。

该协议使得巴林大奖赛得以保留在 2026 年 F1 赛历上。此前，由于西亚地缘政治紧张局势，该赛事在本赛季早些时候被取消。

马来西亚此前曾于1999年至2017年在雪邦赛道举办马来西亚大奖赛，之后该赛事被从F1赛历中移除。——马新社

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