2025 8 Hours of Bahrain

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Flag of Bahrain.svg 2025 8 Hours of Bahrain
Event information
Round 8 of 8 in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Date8 November 2025
Location Sakhir
Venue Bahrain International Circuit
Duration8 Hours
Results
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:46.826
Team Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi

The 2025 8 Hours of Bahrain (officially known as the 2025 Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain [1] ) will be an endurance sportscar racing event held on 8 November 2025, as the eighth and final round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. It will be the fourteenth running of the event, and the seventh running of the event in an extended 8-hour format.

Contents

Entry list

36 cars entered the race: 18 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. [2] In Hypercar, Laurin Heinrich makes his debut in the No. 5 Porsche while Matt Campbell returns to the sister No. 6 Porsche. [3] Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis also rejoin the No. 007 and No. 009 Aston Martin entries respectively. [4] Théo Pourchaire replaces Stoffel Vandoorne in the No. 94 Peugeot. [4]

Schedule

DateTime (local: AST)Event
Thursday, 6 November12:15Free Practice 1
17:00Free Practice 2
Friday, 7 November12:00Free Practice 3
16:00Qualifying - LMGT3
16:20Hyperpole - LMGT3
16:40Qualifying - Hypercar
17:00Hyperpole - Hypercar
Saturday, 8 November14:00Race
Source: [5]

Practice

Three practice sessions were held before the event: two were held on Thursday, and one was held on Friday. The sessions on Thursday lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Friday lasted 60 minutes. [5]

Practice 1

ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar009 Flag of the United States.svg Aston Martin THOR Team Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Sørensen 1:49.697
LMGT377 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker 2:02.681
Source: [6] [7]

Practice 2

ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar009 Flag of the United States.svg Aston Martin THOR Team Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Sørensen 1:49.042
LMGT378 Flag of France.svg Akkodis ASP Team Flag of Germany.svg Finn Gehrsitz 2:02.613
Source: [8] [9]

Practice 3

ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar50 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco 1:49.725
LMGT361 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Berry 2:03.158
Source: [10] [11]

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 16:00 AST on Friday, with one fifteen-minute qualifying session and one twelve-minute hyperpole session per class, resulting in two qualifying and two hyperpole sessions in total. [5] Kamui Kobayashi claimed pole position in the No. 7 Toyota with a time of 1:46.826, ahead of the sister No. 8 Toyota, giving the Japanese marque its first pole position of the season. [12]

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

PosClassNo.EntrantQualifyingHyperpoleGrid
1Hypercar7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.5001:46.8261
2Hypercar8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.8361:46.9772
3Hypercar94 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:48.0721:47.1663
4Hypercar93 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:47.6431:47.2084
5Hypercar12 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:47.8811:47.5435
6Hypercar009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin THOR Team 1:47.4211:47.6246
7Hypercar51 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse 1:47.9491:47.7267
8Hypercar5 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:48.1371:47.8708
9Hypercar007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin THOR Team 1:47.2901:48.0369
10Hypercar15 Flag of Germany.svg BMW M Team WRT 1:47.8721:48.13610
11Hypercar50 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse 1:48.17611
12Hypercar83 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1:48.18612
13Hypercar36 Flag of France.svg Alpine Endurance Team 1:48.21713
14Hypercar38 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:48.39214
15Hypercar35 Flag of France.svg Alpine Endurance Team 1:48.47015
16Hypercar20 Flag of Germany.svg BMW M Team WRT 1:48.71616
17Hypercar99 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition 1:48.91417
18Hypercar6 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:49.15718
19LMGT378 Flag of France.svg Akkodis ASP Team 2:03.0212:01.66119
20LMGT360 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx 2:03.6542:01.98720
21LMGT361 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx 2:02.9912:02.01721
22LMGT387 Flag of France.svg Akkodis ASP Team 2:03.3712:02.21922
23LMGT331 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg The Bend Team WRT 2:03.4932:02.42723
24LMGT327 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team 2:03.3612:02.62424
25LMGT388 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition 2:03.1732:02.71725
26LMGT321 Flag of Italy.svg Vista AF Corse 2:03.5362:02.76326
27LMGT346 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT 2:03.5342:03.06727
28LMGT359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports 2:03.6262:03.53131
29LMGT333 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport 2:03.67528
30LMGT395 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports 2:03.71029
31LMGT377 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition 2:03.93830
32LMGT381 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport 2:04.23032
33LMGT310 Flag of France.svg Racing Spirit of Léman 2:04.32233
34LMGT354 Flag of Italy.svg Vista AF Corse 2:04.46234
35LMGT392 Flag of Germany.svg Manthey 1st Phorm 2:04.52035
36LMGT385 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames 2:04.99236
Source: [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain 2025 | FIAWEC". FIA WEC . Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "2025 FIA WEC - BAPCO ENERGIES 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST - v1" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (23 October 2025). "Heinrich To Make Hypercar Debut In Bahrain". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Klein, Jamie (5 November 2025). "Bahrain Wednesday Notebook". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "2025 FIA WEC - BAPCO ENERGIES 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN V2 - Timetable" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 1 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 1 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 2 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 3 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Lickorish, Stephen (7 November 2025). "Toyota Claims First Pole in a Year at Bahrain". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "FIA WEC – TotalEnergies 8 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying – Final Classification" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "FIA WEC – TotalEnergies 8 Hours of Bahrain Race – Provisional Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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