Bahrain 8 Hours 2025 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain		Date: 8.11.2025
Track: Bahrain International Circuit (), 5.412 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Bahrain 8 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 8)

Weather:	hot, sunny, dry, later dark
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	8 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	36
Practiced:	36
Qualified:	36
Started:	36
Finished:	33
Classified:	33

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Hypercar	18	18	17
Le Mans GT3	18	18	16

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 6-7/11 2 qualifying sessions held for a total 22 minutes on 7/11 (one of them Hyperpole to decide top 10 in class)

Winners:
Overall:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Conway / de Vries / Kobayashi
Le Mans GT3:	87	Lexus RC F LMGT3	Umbrarescu / Lopez / Schmid
Leaders:
laps 1-32:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 33-47:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 48-108:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 109-112:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 113-124:	009	Aston Martin Valkyrie
laps 125-137:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
lap 138:	83	Ferrari 499P
laps 139-140:	94	Peugeot 9X8
laps 141-167:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 168-169:	51	Ferrari 499P
laps 170-171:	83	Ferrari 499P
laps 172-198:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 199-201:	51	Ferrari 499P
laps 202-237:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Nyck de Vries (NL)	1:50.4100	176.5000 km/h	lap 221
Le Mans GT3:	27	Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3	Mattia Drudi (I)	2:02.4890	159.1000 km/h	lap 204
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Kamui Kobayashi (J)	1:46.8260	182.4000 km/h
Le Mans GT3:	78	Lexus RC F LMGT3	Finn Gehrsitz (D)	2:01.6610	160.1000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (5), Porsche (5), Aston Martin (4), BMW (4), Toyota (2), Cadillac (2), Peugeot (2), Alpine (2), Lexus (2), Mercedes-AMG (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (5), Porsche (5), Aston Martin (4), BMW (4), Toyota (2), Cadillac (2), Peugeot (2), Alpine (2), Lexus (2), Mercedes-AMG (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 499P (3), Porsche 963 (3), Toyota GR010 Hybrid (2), Cadillac V-Series.R (2), Aston Martin Valkyrie (2), BMW M Hybrid V8 (2), Peugeot 9X8 (2), Alpine A424 (2), Lexus RC F (2), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (21), F (17), I (12), DK (6), CH (5), D (4), B (4), E (4), USA (3), A (3), AUS (3), J (3), NL (3)
Team nationalities:	D (8), I (8), F (7), USA (5), GB (4), J (2), B (2)
Most used colours:	black (20%), white (16%), blue (15%), red (14%), yellow (11%), green (6%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (66%), front-engined (27%), rear-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	4306 cc (with regard to 66% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5442 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Thomas Flohr (65), Ben Keating (54), Ian James (51)
Youngest known drivers:	Lin Hodenius (19), Finn Gehrsitz (21), Nicolas Pino (21)
Female drivers:	Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Celia Martin

Official Race Programme:

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