8 Hours of Bahrain

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]

8 Hours of Bahrain
FIA WEC
VenueBahrain International Circuit
First race2012
Last race2020
Duration8 hours
Previous names6 Hours of Bahrain
Most wins (driver) Mike Conway (3)
Most wins (team) Toyota Gazoo Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (5)

Results

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Race Duration Race Distance Championship Report
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Statistics

Wins by manufacturer

RankConstructorWinsYears
1 Toyota52013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020
2 Audi22012, 2016
3 Porsche12015

References

  1. Dagys, John (12 November 2011). "LE MANS: 2012 WEC Schedule Released". Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. Watkins, Gary (14 November 2011). "ALMS boss unhappy as Petit Le Mans is excluded from World Endurance Championship". AutoWeek. Crain Communications. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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