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Sports car race
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 .
[1] The creation of the race led to controversy, as the date for the inaugural race clashed with the
2012 Petit Le Mans .
[2]
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.
[3]
Results
Year
Overall Winner(s)
Entrant
Car
Race Duration
Race Distance
Championship
Report
Ref
6 hour format
2012
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer
Marcel Fässler
Audi Sport Team Joest
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
6:00:56
1,033.69 km (642.31 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[4]
2013
Stéphane Sarrazin
Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson
Toyota Racing
Toyota TS030 Hybrid
6:01:15
1,076.98 km (669.20 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[5]
2014
Alexander Wurz
Stéphane Sarrazin
Mike Conway
Toyota Racing
Toyota TS040 Hybrid
6:00:18
1,055.34 km (655.76 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[6]
2015
Romain Dumas
Marc Lieb
Neel Jani
Porsche Team
Porsche 919 Hybrid
6:00:52
1,076.98 km (669.20 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[7]
2016
Lucas di Grassi
Loïc Duval
Oliver Jarvis
Audi Sport Team Joest
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
6:00:12
1,052.86 km (654.22 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[8]
2017
Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
6:01:26
1,047.03 km (650.59 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[9]
2021
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
6:00:33
1,000.96 km (621.97 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[10]
8 hour format
2019
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
8:01:24
1,390.62 km (864.09 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[11]
2020
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
8:00:13
1,423.09 km (884.27 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[12]
2021
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
8:01:25
1,336.50 km (830.46 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[13]
2022
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
8:00:40
1,325.69 km (823.75 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[14]
2023
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
8:01:25
1,347.34 km (837.20 mi)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Report
[15]
Statistics
Wins by manufacturer
Rank
Constructor
Wins
Years
1
Toyota
9
2013, 2014, 2017, 2019–2023
[a]
2
Audi
2
2012, 2016
3
Porsche
1
2015
^ Two races were held in Bahrain as part of the 2021 season finale. Toyota won both of them.
References
6-hour format 8-hour format
24 hours 12 hours 10 hours 9 hours 8 hours 6 hours 1000 miles 1000 km 4 Hours Other Defunct races are indicated in italics