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8 Hours of Bahrain

Sports car race

Sports car race

FieldValue
Race titleBHR 8 Hours of Bahrain
Logo8 Hours of Bahrain logo.svg
Track mapBahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Series longFIA WEC
Series shortWEC
VenueBahrain International Circuit
SponsorBapco
First race2012
First series race2012
Duration8 hours
Previous names6 Hours of Bahrain
Most wins driverGBR Mike Conway (6)
Most wins teamJPN Toyota Gazoo Racing (9)
Most wins manufacturerJPN Toyota (11)

The 8 Hours of Bahrain (previously 6 Hours of Bahrain) (بطولة ست ساعات في البحرين) is a sports car race that is held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was created for the FIA World Endurance Championship, and was held for the first time on 29 September 2012 as the sixth round of the 2012 World Endurance Championship. The creation of the race led to controversy, as the date for the inaugural race clashed with the 2012 Petit Le Mans.

2021 Double-header

On 7 July 2021, the ACO announced that the fifth round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship in Fuji had been cancelled due to the travel restrictions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by an additional 6-hour race in Bahrain on 30 October. The original 8 hour race would also be brought forward from 20 to 6 November, creating the first double-header in the championship's history.

Results

YearOverall winner(s)EntrantCarRace DurationRace DistanceChampionshipReportRef6 hour format[2012](2012-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2013](2013-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2014](2014-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2015](2015-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2016](2016-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2017](2017-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2021](2021-fia-world-endurance-championship)8 hour format[2019](2019-20-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2020](2019-20-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2021](2021-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2022](2022-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2023](2023-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2024](2024-fia-world-endurance-championship)[2025](2025-fia-world-endurance-championship)
FRA Benoît Tréluyer
DEU André Lotterer
SUI Marcel FässlerDEU Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattro6:00:561033.69 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2012-6-hours-of-bahrain)
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin
SUI Sébastien Buemi
GBR Anthony DavidsonJPN Toyota RacingToyota TS030 Hybrid6:01:151076.98 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2013-6-hours-of-bahrain)
AUT Alexander Wurz
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin
GBR Mike ConwayJPN Toyota RacingToyota TS040 Hybrid6:00:181055.34 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2014-6-hours-of-bahrain)
FRA Romain Dumas
DEU Marc Lieb
SUI Neel JaniDEU Porsche TeamPorsche 919 Hybrid6:00:521076.98 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2015-6-hours-of-bahrain)
BRA Lucas di Grassi
FRA Loïc Duval
GBR Oliver JarvisGER Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattro6:00:121052.86 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2016-6-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Anthony Davidson
CHE Sébastien Buemi
JPN Kazuki NakajimaJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid6:01:261047.03 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2017-6-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Mike Conway
JPN Kamui Kobayashi
ARG José María LópezJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid6:00:331000.96 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2021-6-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Mike Conway
JPN Kamui Kobayashi
ARG José María LópezJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid8:01:241390.62 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2019-8-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Mike Conway
JPN Kamui Kobayashi
ARG José María LópezJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid8:00:131423.09 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2020-8-hours-of-bahrain)
CHE Sébastien Buemi
NZ Brendon Hartley
JPN Kazuki NakajimaJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid8:01:251336.50 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2021-8-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Mike Conway
JPN Kamui Kobayashi
ARG José María LópezJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid8:00:401325.69 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2022-8-hours-of-bahrain)
CHE Sébastien Buemi
NZL Brendon Hartley
JPN Ryo HirakawaJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid8:01:251347.34 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2023-8-hours-of-bahrain)
CHE Sébastien Buemi
NZL Brendon Hartley
JPN Ryo HirakawaJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid8:01:251271.57 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2024-8-hours-of-bahrain)
GBR Mike Conway
JPN Kamui Kobayashi
NED Nyck de VriesJPN Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 Hybrid8:01:081282.64 kmFIA World Endurance Championship[Report](2025-8-hours-of-bahrain)

Statistics

Wins by manufacturer

RankConstructorWinsYears123
JPN Toyota112013, 2014, 2017, 2019–2025
GER Audi22012, 2016
GER Porsche12015

References

References

  1. Dagys, John. (12 November 2011). "LE MANS: 2012 WEC Schedule Released". Speed Channel, Inc..
  2. Watkins, Gary. (14 November 2011). "ALMS boss unhappy as Petit Le Mans is excluded from World Endurance Championship". [[Crain Communications]].
  3. (7 July 2021). "FIA WEC Japanese round cancelled; Bahrain becomes double-header". fiawec.com.
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  7. "Bahrain 6 Hours 2015". Racing Sports Cars.
  8. "Bahrain 6 Hours 2016". Racing Sports Cars.
  9. "Bahrain 6 Hours 2017". Racing Sports Cars.
  10. "6 h Bahrain 2021". Racing Sports Cars.
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  12. "Bahrain 8 Hours 2020". Racing Sports Cars.
  13. "2021 Bahrain results". FIA World Endurance Championship.
  14. "2022 Bahrain results". FIA World Endurance Championship.
  15. "2023 Bahrain results". FIA World Endurance Championship.
  16. "2024 Bahrain results". FIA World Endurance Championship.
  17. "2025 Bahrain results". FIA World Endurance Championship.
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