The Royal Bahrain Concours 2026 took place on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November at the Royal Golf Club in Riffa. The organiser lists 60 collector cars on the lawn, 40 from GCC collections and 20 from abroad, alongside 200 cars from Gulf car clubs. A 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR won Best of Show. Below is who brought what, the full list of winners, and how tickets worked.
Dates, venue and tickets
This was the second edition of the Concours, after the first in November 2025. It was held under the patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and organised by Thorough Events W.L.L. with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA). Thorough Events also runs the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace and the London Concours.
Royal Bahrain Concours 2026 | Details |
Edition | Second (first held November 2025) |
Dates | Friday 6 Nov (Showcase Day), Saturday 7 Nov (Awards Day) |
Venue | Royal Golf Club, Riffa |
Opening hours | 12:00 to 21:00 both days |
Cars | 60 collector cars + 200 GCC car-club cars |
Tickets | On sale from 6 May via royalconcours.com; VIP Hospitality packages on Platinumlist |
Age rule | All ages; under-16s with an adult |
The VIP Hospitality ticket covered admission, lounge access from 12:00 to 18:00, lunch and afternoon tea, issued as two digital tickets per booking. Neither the organiser nor Platinumlist published a general-admission price, so if you are planning for 2027, watch royalconcours.com for the ticket release, which came six months ahead this year.
The automotive partners and what each showed
Bahrain's main distributors used the lawn as a showroom. Each partner's own release names what it brought:
Partner | Brands | On display | Release |
Ebrahim K. Kanoo | Toyota | Three vehicles from the current range | 20 Sep 2026 |
Ebrahim K. Kanoo | Lexus | Three vehicles, plus the Saturday fashion show on the Main Concours Stage | 20 Sep 2026 |
Al Haddad Motors | Mercedes-Benz | A display of Mercedes-Benz models | 21 Sep 2026 |
Behbehani Brothers | Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, Škoda | Six brands, up from four in 2025, plus "special additions" | 14 Sep 2026 |
Fakhro Motors | BYD, DENZA, YANGWANG | YANGWANG U9 Xtreme | 11 Oct 2026 |
Euro Motors | BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Maserati, Range Rover | Official automotive sponsor; VIP transport fleet | 23 Sep 2026 |
McLaren Bahrain | McLaren | Three modern supercars | 28 Sep 2026 |
Kanoo Performance AUTOSPA | Detailing | Car care partner | Partner list |
Ebrahim K. Kanoo is Toyota's sole distributor in Bahrain and has served the Kingdom for more than 60 years. It took two stands: Toyota, and Lexus, which also hosted the Saturday fashion show. Khaled Fuad Kanoo, Director at Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo & Toyota, called the Concours "a meaningful setting" to celebrate Toyota's history in Bahrain.
Al Haddad Motors is the official Mercedes-Benz distributor in Bahrain and has represented the brand for more than six decades. Its stand had a link to the main prize: a Mercedes-Benz took Best of Show.
Behbehani Brothers returned with the largest portfolio on the lawn. Volkswagen and Škoda joined Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini, which Head of Automotive David Williams said "better reflects the scale" of its Bahrain business.
Fakhro Motors, the exclusive Bahrain distributor of BYD, DENZA and YANGWANG, brought the one new car most visitors came to photograph. Browse current models from all of these brands on new cars in Bahrain.
BBK was the exclusive banking partner, and it handed over its Al Hayrat draw prizes, including a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, during the weekend.
Highlights from the lawn
YANGWANG U9 Xtreme. Fakhro's release says production is capped at 30 cars worldwide. Four electric motors make more than 3,000 hp, and in September 2025 the car reached 496.22 km/h at a test track in Germany, a production-car speed record at the time. It was the only Chinese-brand hypercar on a lawn of European classics. If you searched for the YANGWANG U9 in Bahrain after seeing it, Fakhro Motors is the official dealer.
YANGWANG U9 Xtreme | Figure |
Production | 30 cars worldwide |
Motors | Four electric motors |
Power | 3,000+ hp |
Top speed | 496.22 km/h (September 2025) |
Bahrain distributor | Fakhro Motors |
The classics. The judged field ran from a 1939 Packard to the 2006 Porsche Carrera GT. The Hypercars class went to a 1997 McLaren F1 owned by HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
After the weekend: the winners
HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister attended the closing ceremony on 7 November. The first-place winners were:
Award | Car | Owner |
Best of Show | 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Dr. Khalid M. Abdulrahim |
Patron's Award | 1985 Audi Sport Quattro | Faisal bin Laden |
Steering Committee Award | 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow | Sh. Mohamed bin Rashid Al Khalifa |
Pre-1940 Cars | 1939 Packard | Sh. Mishal bin Jaber Al Sabah |
Sports and Race Classics | 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Dr. Khalid M. Abdulrahim |
American Classics and Muscle Cars | 1989 Stutz Bearcat II | Sh. Ahmed bin Ali Al Khalifa |
British Classics | 2000 Aston Martin V600 Le Mans | HH Sh. Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
European Classics | 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | Isa Abdulrahim |
Flat Tops | 1988 Italdesign Aztec | Private collection |
Modern Classics | 1994 Jaguar XJ220 | Private collection |
Supercars | 2006 Porsche Carrera GT | Private collection |
Hypercars | 1997 McLaren F1 | HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
Big Six: Ferrari | Ferrari 288 GTO | Not stated |
Mercedes-Benz Black Series | SLS AMG Black Series | Private collection |
Dr. Khalid M. Abdulrahim has now won Best of Show at both editions: in 2025 with a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV "Shah of Iran", and in 2026 with the CLK GTR.
If the Concours has you shopping, compare prices for Toyota, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, YANGWANG and every other brand on the lawn on YallaMotor Bahrain's new car pages.
