8 AM Bahrain time: Friday's full schedule

As at Fuji, Aston Martin started this weekend's Bahrain 8 Hours at full throttle. Leading FP1 and then second in FP2, the No. 009 Valkyrie showed good pace, although this is only indicative at this stage. Similarly, Peugeot has shown itself again, as the 9X8 #93 in this instance finished third in FP2, notably ahead of the Porsche n°6 and the Ferrari No. 51. Battling for the title, the two German and Italian manufacturers will be vying for a favorable starting position this Friday. Besides Free Practice 3, which will open the day in Bahrain, qualifying followed by Hyperpole will determine which team will secure the final pole position of this season. WEC.

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📊 The Sakhir International Circuit (Bahrain) in figures

• First edition of the Bahrain 8 Hours: 2012 (6-hour format)
• Length: 5,412 km
• Turns: 15 (7 on the left, 8 on the right)
• Defending champion team: Toyota

🕒 Bahrain 8H schedule and TV channels

Friday, November 7
9h50 - Free Practice 3 (Eurosport 360 & YouTube & WEC TV)
13h50 - Qualifying / Hyperpole (Eurosport 360 & WEC TV)

 The WEC World Championship standings before the Bahrain 8 Hours

Hypercar – Drivers

1) A. Pier Guidi – A. Giovinazzi – J. Calado (Ferrari n°51 – Ferrari AF Corse) – 115 points
2) R. Kubica – P. Hanson – Y. Ye (Ferrari n°83 – AF Corse) – 102 points
3) K. Estre – L. Vanthoor (Porsche n°6 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 94 points
4) N. Nato – W. Stevens – A. Lynn (Cadillac n°12 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA) – 81 points
5) A. Fuoco – M. Molina – N. Nielsen (Ferrari n°50 – Ferrari AF Corse) – 75 points
6) Mr. Campbell (Porsche n°6 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 65 points
7) K. Kobayashi - NOT. de Vries – Mr. Conway (Toyota #7 – Toyota GR) – 50 points
8) E. Bamber – J.Button – S. Bourdais (Cadillac No. 38) – 46 points
9) J. Andlauer (Porsche n°5 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 46 points
10) M. Jensen – P. Di Resta (Peugeot  No. 93 – Peugeot TotalEnergies) – 41 points
11) R. Rast, S. Van der Linde (BMW n°20 – BMW M Team WRT) – 41 points
12) R. Hirakawa – B. Hartley – S. Buemi (Toyota n°8 – Toyota GR) – 39 points
13) C. Milesi – F. Habsburg- PL. Chatin (Alpine #35 – Alpine Endurance Team) – 37 points
14) J. Gounon – F. Makowiecki – M. Schumacher (Alpine #36 – Alpine Endurance Team) – 36 points
15) JE. Vergne (Peugeot n°93 – Peugeot TotalEnergies) – 35 points
16) Mr. Christensen (Porsche n°5 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 34 points
17) Mr. Jaminet (Porsche n°5 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 31 points
18) R. Frijns (BMW n°20 – BMW M Team WRT) – 31 points
19) R. Marciello – K. Magnussen (BMW n°15 – BMW M Team WRT) – 27 points
20) L. Duval – Mr. Jakobsen (Peugeot n°94 – Peugeot TotalEnergies) – 26 points
21) D. Vanthoor (BMW n°15 – BMW M Team WRT) – 26 points
22) S. Vandoorne (Peugeot n°94 – Peugeot TotalEnergies) – 18 points
23) Mr. Wittmann (BMW n°20 – BMW M Team WRT) – 10 points
24) A. Riberas – M. Sørensen (Aston Martin #009 – Aston Martin THOR) – 10 points
25) P. Wehrlein (Porsche n°6) – 2 points
26) N. Jani – N. Pino – N. Varrone (Porsche n°99 – Proton Competition) – 1 points
27) N. Müller (Porsche n°5 – Porsche Penske Motorsport) – 0 points
28) R. De Angelis (Aston Martin n°009 – Aston Martin THOR) – 0 points
29) H. Tincknell – T. Gamble (Aston Martin n°007 – Aston Martin THOR) – 0 points
30) R. Gunn (Aston Martin n°007 – Aston Martin THOR) – 0 points
31) José Maria Lopez (Toyota n°7 – Toyota GR) – 0 points

Hypercar – Manufacturers

1) Ferrari – 204 points
2) Porsche – 165 points
3) Cadillac – 143 points
4) Toyota – 105 points
5) Alpine - 84 points
6) BMW – 78 points
7) Peugeot – 75 points
8) Aston Martin – 12 points

Hypercar – Hypercars World Cup

1) AF Corse (Ferrari 499P n°83) – 214 points
2) Proton Competition (Porsche 963 n°99) – 135 points

LMGT3 – Drivers

1) R. Hardwick – R. Lietz – R. Pera (Porsche n°92 – Manthey 1st Phorm) – 105 points
2) S. Mann – A. Rovera – F. Hériau (Ferrari n°21 – Vista AF Corse) – 94 points
3) R. Andrade – C. Eastwood – T. Van Rompuy (Corvette n°81 – TF Sport) – 81 points
4) J. Edgar – D. Juncadella – B. Keating (Corvette n°33 – TF Sport) – 70 points
5) I. James – Z. Robichon – M. Drudi (Aston Martin n°27 – Heart of Racing) – 63 points
6) JM. Lopez – C. Schmid – R. Umbrarescu (Lexus n°87 – Akkodis ASP) – 57 points
7) F. Castellacci – T. Flohr – D. Rigon (Ferrari n°54 – Vista AF Corse) – 54 points
8) A. Al Harthy – V. Rossi – K. Van der Linde (BMW n°46 – Team WRT) – 52 points
9) F. Gehrsitz – A. Robin (Lexus n°78 – Akkodis ASP) – 49 points
10) G. Saucy – J. Cottingham – S. Baud (McLaren n°59 – United Autosports) – 43 points
11) A. Farfus – Y. Shahin – T. Boguslavskiy (BMW n°31 – The Bend Team WRT) – 40 points
12) S. Gelael – D. Leung – M. Sato (McLaren n°95 – United Autosports) – 39 points
13) B. Tuck – B. Barker – B. Sousa (Ford n°77 – Proton Competition) – 33 points
14) V. Hasse-Clot – E. Barrichello (Aston Martin n°10 – Racing Spirit of Léman) – 32 points
15) S. Gattuso – G. Levorato – D. Olsen (Ford n°88 – Proton Competition) – 25 points
16) B. Barnicoat (Lexus n°78 – Akkodis ASP) – 19 points
17) R. Frey – C. Martin (Porsche n°85 – Iron Dames) – 19 points
18) A. McIntosh (Aston Martin n°10 – Racing Spirit of Léman) – 17 points
19) Mr. Gatting (Porsche n°85 – Iron Dames) – 17 points
20) E. Masson (Lexus n°78 – Akkodis ASP) – 15 points
21) Y. Nakayama (Lexus n°78 – Akkodis ASP Team) – 15 points
22) D. DeBoer (Aston Martin n°10 – Racing Spirit of Léman) – 15 points
23) L. Hodenius – M. Martin – M. Berry (Mercedes n°61 – Iron Lynx) – 10 points
24) S. Bovy (Porsche n°85 – Iron Dames) – 2 points
25) A. Gilbert – F. Rueda – L. Hanafin (Mercedes n°60 – Iron Lynx) – 1 point
26) Mr. Cairoli (Mercedes n°60 – Iron Lynx) – 0 point
27) B. Whole grained - S. Whole grained (Mercedes n°60 – Iron Lynx) – 0 points
28) P. Ebrahim (BMW n°31 – The Bend Team WRT) – 0 points
29) C. Ried (Mercedes n°61 – Iron Lynx) – 0 points
30) C. Schiavoni – M. Cressoni (Mercedes n°61 – Iron Lynx) – 0 points
31) J. Hawksworth (Lexus n°78 – Akkodis ASP Team) – 0 points