Bahrain 8 Hours 2024 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain		Date: 2.11.2024
Track: Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), 5.412 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Bahrain 8 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 8)

Weather:	dry, hot
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	8 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	36
Practiced:	36
Qualified:	36
Started:	36
Finished:	28
Classified:	28

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Hypercar	18	18	14
Le Mans GT3	18	18	14

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Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 31/10-1/11
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 22 minutes on 1/11 (one of them Hyperpole to decide top 10 in class)

Winners:
Overall:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Buemi / Hirakawa / Hartley
Le Mans GT3:	55	Ferrari 296 LMGT3	Rovera / Mann / Heriau
Leaders:
laps 1-9:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 10-32:	51	Ferrari 499P
lap 33:	36	Alpine A424
laps 34-60:	12	Porsche 963
laps 61-62:	51	Ferrari 499P
lap 63:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 64-65:	36	Alpine A424
laps 66-94:	51	Ferrari 499P
lap 95:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 96-97:	36	Alpine A424
laps 98-124:	51	Ferrari 499P
laps 125-126:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 127-128:	36	Alpine A424
laps 129-131:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 132-156:	51	Ferrari 499P
lap 157:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 158-160:	36	Alpine A424
laps 161-167:	51	Ferrari 499P
laps 168-173:	12	Porsche 963
laps 174-202:	51	Ferrari 499P
laps 203-206:	5	Porsche 963
laps 207-211:	93	Peugeot 9X8
lap 212:	35	Alpine A424
lap 213:	5	Porsche 963
laps 214-235:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Sébastien Buemi (CH)	1:50.4920	176.3000 km/h	lap 208
Le Mans GT3:	60	Lamborghini Huracán LMGT3 Evo2	Matteo Cairoli (I)	2:01.9140	159.8000 km/h	lap 193
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Brendon Hartley (NZ)	1:46.7140	182.6000 km/h
Le Mans GT3:	95	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Josh Caygill (GB)	2:02.2010	159.4000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (4), Lamborghini (3), Toyota (2), Peugeot (2), Alpine (2), Chevrolet (2), McLaren (2), Aston Martin (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (4), Lamborghini (3), Toyota (2), Peugeot (2), Alpine (2), Chevrolet (2), McLaren (2), Aston Martin (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 963 (5), Ferrari 499P (3), Toyota GR010 Hybrid (2), Peugeot 9X8 (2), Alpine A424 (2), BMW M Hybrid V8 (2), Ferrari 296 (2), Chevrolet Corvette C8 (2), Lamborghini Huracán (2), Porsche 992 GT3 R (2)
Driver nationalities:	F (17), GB (16), I (16), DK (7), B (6), CH (6), D (5), J (5), NL (3), E (3), A (3)
Team nationalities:	I (8), D (6), F (6), GB (6), B (4), J (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:	black (23%), white (18%), red (13%), blue (13%), yellow (8%), silver (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (72%), front-engined (22%), rear-engined (6%)
Average engine size:	4097 cc (with regard to 72% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5276 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Thomas Flohr (64), Claudio Schiavoni (64), Hiroshi Koizumi (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Nicolas Pino (20), Joel Sturm (23), Rui Andrade (23)
Female drivers:	Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting

Official Race Programme:

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