Ranking the best F1 rookie performances in Bahrain

The Sakhir International Circuit has hosted the opening round of the F1 season on four previous occasions since it made its debut on the calendar in 2004 – claiming the honour in 2006, 2010, 2021 and 2022.

In each of those years, at least one driver made their first F1 start in the Bahrain Grand Prix, while in 2020 the track hosted two races on consecutive weekends with the Sakhir Grand Prix on the shortened outer loop track also marking the first appearances of…