2021 8 Hours of Bahrain

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.

The Grand Prix layout of the Bahrain International Circuit

Qualifying edit

Qualifying results edit

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 edit

Race result edit

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]

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Brendon Hartley
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 247 8:01:25.441
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 247 +7.351
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 36   Alpine Elf Matmut   André Negrão
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Matthieu Vaxivière
Alpine A480 M 241 +6 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4 LMP2 31   Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Ferdinand Habsburg
  Charles Milesi
Oreca 07 G 240 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 38   JOTA   Roberto González
  António Félix da Costa
  Anthony Davidson
Oreca 07 G 240 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 28   JOTA   Sean Gelael
  Stoffel Vandoorne
  Tom Blomqvist
Oreca 07 G 240 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Philip Hanson
  Fabio Scherer
  Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07 G 240 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Jakub Śmiechowski
  Renger van der Zande
  Alex Brundle
Oreca 07 G 238 +9 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 Pro-Am 29   Racing Team Nederland   Frits van Eerd [nl]
  Giedo van der Garde
  Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 G 238 +9 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 Pro-Am 70   Realteam Racing   Esteban Garcia
  Loïc Duval
  Norman Nato
Oreca 07 G 238 +9 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 Pro-Am 20   High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Anders Fjordbach
  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 237 +10 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 1   Richard Mille Racing Team   Tatiana Calderón
  Sophia Flörsch
  Beitske Visser
Oreca 07 G 237 +10 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 Pro-Am 21   DragonSpeed USA   Henrik Hedman
  Juan Pablo Montoya
  Ben Hanley
Oreca 07 G 236 +11 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 Pro-Am 44   ARC Bratislava   Miro Konôpka
  Olli Caldwell
  Nelson Panciatici
Oreca 07 G 235 +12 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMGTE Pro 51   AF Corse   Alessandro Pier Guidi
  James Calado
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 233 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE Pro 92   Porsche GT Team   Kévin Estre
  Neel Jani
  Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 233 +14 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
17 LMGTE Pro 52   AF Corse   Daniel Serra
  Miguel Molina
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 233 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18 LMGTE Pro 91   Porsche GT Team   Gianmaria Bruni
  Richard Lietz
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 231 +16 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE Am 83   AF Corse   François Perrodo
  Nicklas Nielsen
  Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 230 +17 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
20 LMGTE Am 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Christian Ried
  Jaxon Evans
  Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 229 +18 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
21 LMGTE Am 56   Team Project 1   Egidio Perfetti
  Matteo Cairoli
  Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 229 +18 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
22 LMGTE Am 47   Cetilar Racing   Roberto Lacorte
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
  Antonio Fuoco
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 229 +18 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 57   Kessel Racing   Takeshi Kimura
  Mikkel Jensen
  Scott Andrews
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 228 +19 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx   Claudio Schiavoni
  Andrea Piccini
  Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 228 +19 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
25 LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse   Thomas Flohr
  Francesco Castellacci
  Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 227 +20 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 777   D'station Racing   Satoshi Hoshino
  Tomonobu Fujii
  Andrew Watson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 227 +20 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 85   Iron Lynx   Rahel Frey
  Sarah Bovy
  Katherine Legge
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 225 +22 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 86   GR Racing   Michael Wainwright
  Ben Barker
  Tom Gamble
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 224 +23 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29 LMGTE Am 98   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Augusto Farfus
  Marcos Gomes
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 223 +24 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE Am 33   TF Sport   Ben Keating
  Dylan Pereira
  Felipe Fraga
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 128 retired
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE Am 88   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Axcil Jefferies
  Julien Andlauer
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 90 retired
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ "2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Race Classification" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2021 Bahrain Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship". FIA. Retrieved 3 September 2023.