2021 8 Hours of Bahrain
26°1′57″N 50°30′38″E / 26.03250°N 50.51056°E
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 6 of 6 in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
| Date | 6 November 2021 |
| Location | Sakhir |
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit |
| Duration | 8 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 247 |
| Distance (km) | 1336.764 |
| Distance (miles) | 830.661 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:46.250 |
| Team | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Winners | |
| Team | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Drivers | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Team WRT |
| Drivers | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Racing Team Nederland |
| Drivers | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert |
| LMGTE Pro | |
| Winners | |
| Team | AF Corse |
| Drivers | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | AF Corse |
| Drivers | François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera |
The 2021 8 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 6 November 2021, as the sixth and final round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the tenth running of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, and the third running in an extended 8 hours format.
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.250 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.540 | +0.290 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | 1:47.025 | +0.775 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 1:49.525 | +3.275 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | 1:49.819 | +3.569 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | 1:49.910 | +3.660 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | 1:50.149 | +3.899 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | 1:50.372 | +4.122 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 1:50.744 | +4.494 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:51.063 | +4.813 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | 1:51.134 | +4.884 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | 1:51.145 | +4.895 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:51.187 | +4.937 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 1:51.424 | +5.174 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.041 | +9.791 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 1:56.201 | +9.951 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.541 | +10.291 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | 1:56.603 | +10.353 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetilar Racing | 1:58.712 | +12.462 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | 1:58.759 | +12.509 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | 1:58.958 | +12.708 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 1:58.989 | +12.739 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | 1:59.087 | +12.837 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.096 | +12.846 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.359 | +13.109 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:59.492 | +13.242 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.936 | +13.686 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:00.301 | +14.051 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'station Racing | 2:00.364 | +14.114 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:01.282 | +15.032 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:01.941 | +15.691 | 31 |
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 172 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.[2]
References
- ^ "2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-05.
- ^ "2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Race Classification" (PDF).
- ^ "2021 Bahrain Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship". FIA. Retrieved 3 September 2023.