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
بطولة ثماني ساعات في البحرين (Arabic)

FIA WEC
Venue	Bahrain International Circuit
Corporate sponsor	Bapco
First race	2012
First WEC race	2012
Last race	2024
Distance	1,347.34 km (837.20 mi)
Laps	249
Duration	8 hours
Previous names	6 Hours of Bahrain
Most wins (driver)	Mike Conway (5)
Most wins (team)	Toyota Gazoo Racing (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota (10)

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.^[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]
2024	Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	8:01:25	1,271.57 km (790.12 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship	Report	[16]

Statistics

Wins by manufacturer

Rank	Constructor	Wins	Years
1	Toyota	10	2013, 2014, 2017, 2019–2024[a]
2	Audi	2	2012, 2016
3	Porsche	1	2015

1. Two races were held in Bahrain as part of the 2021 season finale. Toyota won both of them.

References

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