Relive the 8 Hours of Bahrain with live commentary

It's title day today in WEC, with a three-way battle for the drivers' championship between the crews of the Porsche No. 6 (André Lotterer, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor), the Ferrari n°50 winner at Le Mans (Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina) and the Toyota No. 7 (Kamui Kobayashi, Mike conway, Nyck de Vries). The two Toyotas will start from the front row, the #50 Ferrari and the #6 Porsche will be on the third row of the grid.

In LMGT3, it is both McLaren who are in the top positions after qualifying and Hyperpole, in a category where Porsche has already taken the crown at the 6 Hours of Fuji.

> You can follow the evolution of the ranking live via the official WEC Live Timing, available here.

8 Hours of Bahrain
Relive the race live with commentary

20h07: Thank you all for following us during this 2024 season of the World Championship.Endurance ! The next season starts on February 28, with the 1812km of Qatar!

Toyota wins the Constructors' title, the Drivers' title for Porsche

20h05: The Ferrari n°55 wins in LMGT3.

20:03 p.m.: The Porsche No. 6 crosses the line in an anecdotal eleventh position, but LAURENS VANTHOOR, ANDRÉ LOTTERER AND KÉVIN ESTRE ARE WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONS!

20h02: The Ferrari n°51 and the Porsche n°5 complete the podium ahead of the Peugeot No. 93 andAlpine n ° 35.

20:02 a.m.: 🏁 Sébastien Buemi crosses the line, victory for the Toyota n°8 which he shares with Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa! TOYOTA IS WORLD CHAMPION OF MANUFACTURERS!

20h01: But the second attempt is the right one! The Ferrari n°51 moves back up to second place after leading for a long part of the race.

20h00: Antonio Giovinazzi is trying everything to take second place from Matt Campbell, but the Porsche driver is holding on for now!

20h00: Sébastien Buemi begins his last lap, the 2024 FIA WEC season is coming to an end!

19h57: Alex Riberas loses control in theAston Martin #27 after contact with the #31 BMW of Augusto Farfus.

19h55: And in the last five minutes of this final, it's a French-French battle that interests us for fourth place! Mikkel Jensen (Peugeot n°93) is in the fight against Paul-Loup Chatin in theAlpine n ° 35.

19h52: Penalty for Porsche No. 6, five seconds following an incident at the first corner. André Lotterer, Laurens Vanthoor and Kévin Estre will become world champions, but this race was difficult!

19h46: We enter the last quarter of an hour of the season, and the Ferrari n°51 takes third place at the expense of the Peugeot n°93.

19h43: 12″2 gap between Buemi and Campbell at the front, barring any incident, victory should not escape Toyota. Behind, Jensen is only four tenths ahead of Giovinazzi for the podium!

19h39: Giovinazzi comes back strong in the Peugeot n°93 for the last step of the podium, it seems difficult to see Mikkel Jensen resisting until the end.

19h35: Sublime battle for fifth place between the BMW n°15, theAlpine #35, and the #38 JOTA Porsche! We pass each other over and over again! In front, the #8 Toyota has a lead of almost five seconds.

19h32: Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari n°51) in turn overtakes Jenson Button (Porsche JOTA n°38) for fourth place and sets off in pursuit of Mikkel Jensen in the Peugeot n°93.

19h30: The #93 Peugeot overtakes the #38 JOTA Porsche and grabs a place on the podium!

19:24 p.m.: ⚠️ Drive-through for theAlpine No. 36 following his contact with the No. 50 Ferrari.

19h23: In order not to risk being put under investigation, Buemi let Campbell pass, before overtaking him again! The Toyota n°8 is therefore once again in the lead.

19h20: Contact between the two leaders! Sébastien Buemi dove inside at the hairpin in the middle of the circuit, he touched Matt Campbell's Porsche, but the Swiss is in the lead!

19h19: ⚠️ The #6 Porsche, #54 Ferrari and the #92 and #99 Porsches were issued drive-through penalties for violations of Full Course Yellow procedures.

19h18: The Peugeot n°93 left in fifth position, ahead of the Ferrari n°51, a good result to come for the Lion?

19h17: Buemi takes back almost a second per lap from Campbell, but will the Swiss rider manage to find the opening in these last three quarters of an hour?

19h15: Peugeot No. 93 and theAlpine #35 remain on the track, behind it are the #5 Porsche and the #8 Toyota which are fighting for victory!

19h10: It's over for the #81 Corvette which takes the lead in LMGT3!

19:09 p.m.: Fastest lap in the race for Sébastien Buemi in the No. 8 Toyota, the Swiss continues to attack to try to offer the title to the Japanese manufacturer!

19h08: The battle rages between the #55 Ferrari and the #81 Corvette for the LMGT3 victory, with both cars locked in a battle.

19h06: Matt Campbell (Porsche n°5) is in the pit lane in turn, leaving the Peugeot n°93 in the lead!

19h04: The #6 Porsche also pits one last time, with the problems of the #7 Toyota and the #50 Ferrari, it is almost assured of the title.

19h03: As the race got underway again, the #51 Ferrari came through the pit lane for what should be the final time of the season.

19:00 p.m.: ❌ It's officially over for the #7 Toyota, which will not be crowned the Drivers' Championship.

18:58 p.m.: 🟡Full Course Yellow for debris from the tire of the #50 Ferrari in the last corner.

18:55 p.m.: 💥 Contact between theAlpine No. 36 and the No. 50 Ferrari at turn 4. The Prancing Horse car has a puncture and has to return to the pits at low speed.

18:52 p.m.: 🟢 End of Full Course Yellow. Green flag.

18:48 p.m.: 🟡 The No. 3 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT55 is also stuck on the side of the track. It's over for them too!

18:47 p.m.: 🟡 Full Course Yellow

18:46 p.m.: 🟡 The Lexus No. 87 stops at the edge of the track at the exit of turn 10!

18h44: Mikkel Jensen (Peugeot) overtakes Jenson Button (Hertz Team JOTA) for 8th place.

18h41: The Vanthoor brothers are fighting for second place. Laurens gets the better of Dries.

18h37: Big fight for the lead of the GT3 race with several cars in the running. Alessio Rovera pulls out all the stops and puts the Ferrari n°55 in the lead.

18h34: The wreck of the Ford Mustang GT3 #88:

 

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18h32: Big fight between Matt Campbell and Nicklas Nielsen for fourth place! The driver of the Porsche #5 finally manages to overtake the Ferrari #50.

18h31: Will Stevens crashes at the wheel of the Hertz Team JOTA n°12. The Briton leaves in 13th position.

18:30 p.m.: 🟢 Green flag!

18:21 p.m.: The Hypercar top 10 with 1:38 left. The Safety Car is still on track.

18:18 p.m.: 🟡 The Safety Car is deployed.

18:16 p.m.: ❌ It’s over for Peugeot No. 94, evacuated by a crane.

18h13: Several competitors pass through the pit lane.

18:10 p.m.: 🟡 Virtual Security Car!

18h06: Another change of leader in GT3, Alex Riberas overtakes Sarah Bovy to place the Aston Martin n°27 in the lead.

18:03 p.m.: 🟡 The Peugeot n°94 stops at the edge of the track at turn 11!

18h00: The standings two hours before the finish of the 8 2024 Hours of Bahrain:

17:56 p.m.: Disaster for Toyota No. 7! Having been plagued by problems for several hours, the GR010 in the fight for the Drivers' title returns to its garage!

17:55 p.m.: Sarah Bovy attacks Rui Andrade (Corvette) to place the Iron Dames at the top of the GT3 category!

17:52 p.m.: Giovinazzi attacks Ilott and takes back control!

17:48 p.m.: 🟢 Green flag!

17h35: The Safety Car is out. The pit entrance is closed.

17h32: Dries Vanthoor (BMW #15) spins out of the pit lane.

17h30: The #12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche doesn't stop and takes the lead.

17h29: Most of the cars take advantage of this interruption to go through the pits.

17:25 p.m.: 🟡 The #3 Ford Mustang GT88 stops at the side of the track after turn 3, fire is coming out of the car. Giammarco Levorato comes out unharmed. Virtual Safety Car!

17h22: Alessandro Pier Guidi (Ferrari) has a lead of just under ten seconds over the #12 Hertz Team JOTA and #5 Porsches.

17h15: Matthieu Vaxiviere dives into the pit lane. The #51 Ferrari takes back the lead.

17h09: THEAlpine No. 36 temporarily takes back control of the event during pit stops.

17h01: The point after five hours of racing:

16h53: The descent in the standings continues for the No. 7 Toyota, now fifth behind the No. 15 BMW.

16h51: The Japanese comes back in the next round, Lotterer is not taking any risks, he must secure the title for n°6!

16h50: André Lotterer (Porsche #6) overtakes Ryo Hirakawa (Toyota #8) to gain seventh position.

16h47: The ordeal continues for Nyck de Vries in the #7 Toyota, the Dutchman explains on the radio that he cannot drive like this, he has to continually change gears earlier than he would like.

16h43: The #51 Ferrari is now 8 seconds ahead of the #2 Porsche.

16h41: The two Porsches overtake the #7 Toyota, relegating it to fourth position.

16h39: The Toyota loses again almost two seconds on the last lap, he has the Porsche n°5 and n°12 just behind him now, it is perhaps the slim chances of the drivers' title and the more important chances of the constructors' title which are going away for the Japanese manufacturer.

16h37: The #7 Toyota lost 2 seconds to the #5 Ferrari on this last lap, while Fred Makowiecki's #51 Porsche came back strong behind!

16h36: Nyck de Vries (Toyota n°7) had managed to catch up with Alessandro Pier Guidi (Ferrari n°51), but now the Dutchman has lost several seconds, he is 3″9 behind.

16h30: Things don't get any better for Cadillac No. 2, which has just been overtaken, as it is given a drive-through penalty.

16h26: Unsurprisingly, the #77 Ford returned to the pit lane for a rear bumper change.

16h23: The battle has been raging since the restart between Antonio Fuoco (Ferrari n°50) and Sébastien Bourdais (Cadillac n°2), to the advantage of the Italian.

16:22 p.m.: 🟢 Here we go again under green flag regime!

16h21: "Nyck, we have to survive like this, we have to avoid the vibrators as much as possible because of the vibrations," is the radio message that is transmitted to de Vries.

16h20: Moments before the overtake, Nyck de Vries (Toyota #7) was told to avoid using the kerbs too much, did this have an impact on his pace against Alessandro Pier Guidi?

16:19 p.m.: 🟡 Full Course Yellow 🟡, the stewards will recover the debris from the #77 Mustang.

16:18 p.m.: The #51 Ferrari takes back the lead against the #7 Toyota!

16h14: 💥 Contact between the #81 Corvette leading LMGT3, and the #77 Ford Mustang, which it was lapping! The Ford has damage to the left rear, the Corvette appears unharmed.

16h13: The constructors' ranking is also at stake, and for the moment Toyota and Porsche would be tied!

16h12: André Lotterer (Porsche n°6) has come back into the exhausts of Ryo Hirakawa with the Toyota n°8, let's see how difficult the Japanese will be to overtake!

16h11: THEAlpine #36 pitting, it is therefore Toyota that takes the lead in these 8 Hours of Bahrain. The #6 Porsche is now eighth, it virtually retains the title, but without having too much room for error, it must remain in the top ten in the standings!

16h10: In the pit stop game, the Toyota n°7 took the advantage over the Ferrari n°51!

16h06: New pit stop for the Toyota n°7, theAlpine No. 36 will therefore take control temporarily.

16h04: James Calado hands over the wheel of the #51 Ferrari to Alessandro Pier Guidi who starts again on hard tires, which allows the #7 Toyota to take the lead of the race.

16h01: The full rankings update as we pass the halfway mark:

16h00: Cadillac No. 2 is under investigation for low tire pressure and exceeding the maximum horsepower rating.

15h58: 🛠️ BMW confirms it is a transmission issue for #20.

15h57: The #8 Toyota starts the pit stop dance, Ryo Hirakawa takes Brendon Hartley's place. We switch to hard tires for this car, which has been running on mediums until now.

15h50: ⚠️The #99 Proton Porsche was given a five-second penalty following contact with the #87 Lexus. Kamui Kobayashi (#7 Toyota) was reprimanded for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

15h47: A short outing for the Porsche n°6, but no position lost!

15h43: In LMGT3, Corvette is still in the lead with the No. 81, ahead of the No. 27 Aston Martin and the No. 59 McLaren.

15h41: Robin Frijns explains that the BMW lost power on the exit of turn 8, which is why Team WRT had to pull the car into the garage.

15:38 p.m.: ⚠️ The #20 BMW has returned to the garage, while fighting for a top 5! Problem at the rear of the M Hybrid V8 apparently, the Porsche No. 6 now drops to eighth place.

15h36: Kévin Estre (Porsche n°6) takes ninth position ahead of Robert Shwartzman (Ferrari n°83).

15h32: The second Toyota, the n°8, is not far behind, as it moves up to seventh position, behind the n°15 BMW, with which it is now battling.

15h30: Contact between the Porsche Proton n°99 and the Lexus n°87, which suffered a puncture. A weekend to forget for the Akkodis ASP troops!

15h28: Only three seconds gap between the Ferrari n°51 and the Toyota n°7 which flies in these night conditions!

15h22: Kevin Estre (Porsche No. 6) is six seconds behind the Ferrari No. 83. But with the latter having to serve its five-second penalty in the pits, and therefore losing more time, the Porsche could move up to ninth place, which would strengthen its title chances if the Toyota No. 7 were to take the lead.

15h20: And Kobayashi now moves into second position ahead of the #12 JOTA Porsche! Six seconds to go to catch the #51 Ferrari.

15h17: Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota #7) attacks Michael Christensen (Porsche #5) in the last corner, and it goes through for the Japanese driver! The Dane did everything to keep the Toyota behind him and improve the title chances of the Porsche #6, currently tenth.

15h16: ❌ Official retirement for Lexus #78.

15h15: ⚠️ Five-second penalty for the #83 Ferrari for overtaking beyond track limits.

15h11: The ranking after a little over three hours of racing:

15h07: The #7 Toyota and the #94 Peugeot go through the pit lane in turn.

15h06: Like the previous hour, both Alpine temporarily take control of the event by being the last to stop.

15h03: The Ferrari n°51 stops in turn, the Toyota n°7 takes the lead.

15h00: The second-placed #963 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 12 passes through the pits.

14h53: The third wave stops The pit stop is launched by the Toyota No. 8.

14h49: 5 second penalty added to next stop of BMW M4 GT3 n°46 Valentino Rossi for pit lane violation.

14h48: Kobayashi moves up, overtaking Robin Frijns' BMW for fifth place.

14h45: #4 Valentino Rossi BMW M3 GT46 under investigation for pit lane violation.

14h40: Toyota is investigating the problem with the No. 7 Toyota.

14h36: As things stand, Porsche would win both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles.

14h34: Bortolotti moved out in the middle of the straight to prevent Nicklas Nielsen from overtaking him, but the Dane managed to overtake the Lamborghini.

14h33: The light begins to fade on the Sakhir circuit.

14h31: An update on the top 10 of the Hypercar ranking:

14h28: Kobayashi found some pace, but the No. 7 Toyota fell to eighth.

14:26 p.m.: Problem with Toyota No. 7, Kobayashi is idling!

14h24: Nato overtook Kobayashi to take third place.

14h22: Arnold Robin is stopped at turn 3. Complicated race for the Lexus n°78, already far in last position, after a suspension problem in the first hour.

14h19: Kobayashi continued to move up the order, passing Norman Nato (Hetz Team JOTA #12) for third place on the podium.

14h14: The positions are reversed at Toyota, with the No. 8 letting the No. 7 pass in view of the Drivers' Championship.

14h09: An update on the general classification after the second pit stops:

14h07: Passing through the stands of both AlpineThe Ferrari n°51 now driven by James Calado takes back the lead.

14h04: Both Alpine are in the first two places, but still have to go through the pits.

14h02: New leader, the Ferrari n°51 passes through the pit lane.

13h57: Change of leader! Giovinazzi finally finds the opening on Stevens to put the n°51 in the lead of the race.

13h56: The second wave of pit stops has begun in the Hypercar category.

13h49: Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari) returns on the heels of Will Stevens (Hertz Team JOTA).

13h48: Campbell managed to overtake Buemi to gain fourth place.

13h46: Matt Campbell (Porsche) attacks Sébastien Buemi (Toyota) for fourth place.

13h43: The leader is investigating! Will Stevens (Hertz Team JOTA n°12) is worried about a maneuver on François Hériau (Ferrari 296 n°55 Vista AF Corse).

13h41: Charles Milesi (Alpine) and Edoardo Mortara (Lamborghini) are fighting for 15th place.

13h37: Matt Campbell (Porsche #5) overtakes Phil Hanson (Hertz Team JOTA #38) for fifth place.

13h34: Julien Andlauer (Proton Competition) must pay a drive through for overtaking under double yellow flags.

13h32: Molina loses another place, he is overtaken by Laurens Vanthoor (Porsche n°6).

13h30: Earl Bamber (Cadillac) overtakes Edoardo Mortara (Lamborghini) for 11th place. Ferdinand Habsburg (Alpine) at the same time overtook Miguel Molina (Ferrari) for 14th place.

13h27: Will Stevens (Hertz Team JOTA #12) took a commanding lead of more than seven seconds over Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari #51).

13h25: Julien Andlauer (Proton Competition) currently under investigation for overtaking under double flags at turn 9.

13h22: Porsche reports no damage to the #6, despite a first-lap collision with the #50 Ferrari. Laurens Vanthoor, however, reports low grip in his first stint, for an unknown reason.

13:19 p.m.: 🎤 Sébastien Bourdais (Cadillac): “ The heat is complicated to manage. We expected it to be. It's very hot in the car. For the tires, it was a little better than I expected. You have to stay on the line to keep them, which makes traffic management a little trickier. I had a little scare, but I didn't hit anyone. »

13h16: At Cadillac, Earl Bamber took the place of Sébastien Bourdais in the V-Series.R n°2.

13h12: Currently in third and fourth place in GT3, the two United Autosports McLarens are under investigation for technical infringements.

13h11: The two Ferraris from the Vista AF Corse team are now in the fight.

13h09: In GT3, Sarah Bovy (Iron Dames) has just lost two places to the Ferrari 296 of François Hériau and Thomas Flohr. The Belgian is now 5th in her category.

13h05: The ranking after one hour:

13h05: Charles Milesi brings back theAlpine #36 in the pits, and it is now Will Stevens who takes the lead, with the #12 JOTA Porsche! Ferrari's stop therefore cost the #51 dearly at the end of this first hour of racing.

13h02: The leading cars go through the pitlane, including the Ferrari n°51 and the Toyota n°8. All the Hypercars will therefore have passed through the pits for the first time, except theAlpine #36. Longer stop than expected on #51 which had a small problem fixing one of the tires on the left side!

13h01: In particular, new hard tires are being put on the left side of Toyota No. 7.

13h00: The stops follow one after the other: the Porsche JOTA n°12, the Toyota n°7, the BMW n°15, the Porsche Proton n°99, the Lamborghini n°63, the Cadillac n°2, the Peugeot n°94 and finally the Porsche n°6.

13h00: The Peugeot No. 94 overtakes the Porsche No. 6 for a distant eleventh place.

12h58: Stop for the BMW n°20, which will attempt the undercut on the Porsche Proton n°99.

12h58: 📺 The suspension problem of Lexus #78:

BIG suspension problems for #78 Akkodis ASP Team. 😰

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12h57: Passage to the pits of the Porsche n°5, we check the rear of the 963, it must be said that the first lap was rough in the pack!

12h56: The Ferrari n°50 leaves with two new hard tires on the left, a full tank, and a new nose!

12h55: The first round of stops begins on the LMGT3 side, as the #50 Ferrari stops in the pits for the first time. The engine cover is changed on the car that is fighting for the title, it suffered damage to the left after two contacts at the start.

12h53: There's a traffic jam behind Julien Andlauer! The Frenchman has the two BMWs and the Toyota n°8 behind him while he is in difficulty at the end of the first stint.

12h50: The #78 Lexus returns to the pits with a problem with the left rear wheel.

12h48: It is the turn of the Toyota No. 7 to pass the Porsche Proton No. 99, which falls back in the hierarchy.

12h44: The #12 JOTA Porsche overtakes the #99 for second, the Proton is struggling at the end of this stint.

12h43: With the #51 Ferrari now leading the race with a lead of almost five seconds over the #99 Proton Porsche, Giovinazzi managed to extend the gap to Andlauer.

12h41: Change of leader in LMGT3, James Cottingham (McLaren n°59) takes the lead, and Tom von Rompuy (Corvette n°81) takes advantage to infiltrate between the two 720S!

12h39: The general leaders are passing the cars back to the front in LMGT3, which is not easy because the fight is raging on all levels, no one wants to lose time!

12h35: Still 2″5 gap between the Ferrari n°51 and the Porsche Proton n°99, we entered a cruising speed halfway through this first race stint.

12h34: Tom van Rompuy (Corvette n°81) takes third place against François Hériau (Ferrari n°55) in LMGT3.

12h33: In LMGT3, the gap between the two leading McLarens is reduced, the #95 still ahead of the #59, with the #55 Ferrari coming back into contact, bringing back with it the #81 Corvette.

12h30: On the French side, the start of the race did not go well for Peugeot and Alpine, who occupy the last four places in Hypercar, the n°93 in front of the n°94, the n°36 and the n°35.

12h29: ⚠️ Hiroshi Koizumi (Corvette #82) receives a five-second penalty for his contact with the Toyota #8.

12h27: Difficult start to the race in LMGT3 for Sarah Bovy and the Iron Dames, the Lamborghini n°85 slips to sixth place, behind the Porsche n°92.

12h25: As we approach the end of the first half hour of racing, the #51 Ferrari has a 2″ lead over Julien Andlauer in the #4 Proton Porsche.

12h24: Logically, the incident between the Corvette and the Toyota is under investigation.

12h22: 📺 The collision between the Corvette n°82 and the Toyota n°8:

Toyota #8 spins and loses the race lead! 😩

Tough luck for Buemi just 20 minutes into the race.

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12h21: If Ferrari leads the dance with the n°51, the start of the race is more difficult for the n°50 which goes off the track while trying to overtake LMGT3s. It is in tenth position, battling with the n°83, the "yellow Ferrari".

12h19: It is now the Ferrari n°51 which leads in front of the Porsche Proton n°99. No change for the Toyota n°7 despite the spin of the other Japanese car, because now the Porsche n°12 from JOTA has taken third position.

12:18 p.m.: 💥 The Toyota No. 8, which was in the lead, spun in the first corner! She was hit by the No. 82 Corvette of Hiroshi Koizumi.

12h17: The Porsche n°6 tries to progress in the ranking, it moves up to fourteenth, ahead of theAlpine No. 35 by Jules Gounon.

12h16: A little over a quarter of an hour into the race, and the leaders plunge into the LMGT3 traffic for the first time, which is not easy to manage here, especially in the first sector which winds from left to right.

12h12: 📺 Relive the start of the event:

The LAST RACE of the season is GREEN!!

LET'S GO RACING!

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12h11: We take advantage of the slow motion to discover that it was the Ferrari n°50 that touched the Porsche n°6 in turn n°4 at the very beginning of the race! The title contenders are aggressive!

12h10: Race management continues to check the start of the race, including LMGT3s which cut the second and third bends.

12h07: One second now separates Sébastien Buemi (Toyota n°8) from Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari n°51) at the head of the race.

12h04: The battle rages for ninth place between Miguel Molina (Ferrari n°50) and Phil Hanson (Porsche JOTA n°38)… who will join AF Corse next year in n°83! The Briton takes the lead.

12h03: No change at the front in LMGT3, it is still the two McLarens from United Autosports which are in the first two positions.

12h02: At the end of the first lap, the Toyota No. 8 retains the lead ahead of the Ferrari No. 51 and the Porsche Proton No. 99. The Toyota No. 7 slips to fourth place in the standings. As for the other contenders, the Ferrari No. 50 is ninth, the Porsche No. 6 fifteenth.

12h01: Light contact at turn 4, and it's the Porsche n°6 which goes wide with Laurens Vanthoor at the wheel, the car leading the championship is in difficulty in this first lap!

12h01: It's very hot in the peloton, a few small touches at the back of the Hypercar grid but everyone gets through in the first corners.

12:00 p.m.: 🟢 We're off for eight hours of racing, with the two Toyotas on the front row!

11h58: ☀️ 33°C in the air, 42 on the track under the Bahrain sun, we are ready to start this final!

11h54: The formation lap is underway, all 36 cars take to the track!

11h50: To be crowned, Lotterer, Vanthoor and Estre must finish at worst in the top 9, regardless of the result of their opponents. For the Ferrari n°50 or the Toyota n°7, it is above all necessary to impose themselves to keep their chances of winning the crown.

11h49: Five minutes before the start of the formation laps, the safety car leaves the grid.

11h45: Hello everyone, welcome to follow live this grand finale of the 2024 Endurance World Championship in Bahrain!

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