Toyota on the front line, Peugeot Starting from third and fourth on the grid, the lineup for this 8 Hours of Bahrain could potentially be surprising during the race. After the disappointing 6 Hours of Fuji – a home race for Kamui Kobayashi and his family, Mike conway,Nick De Vries and the Japanese driver will, in this instance, start from pole position in the final round of the WECBehind the two Toyotas, Peugeot once again managed to stand out, perhaps daring to dream of another podium finish after the last two achieved in the last two rounds.
Among the attractions of these 8 hours in Bahrain, the first of Theo Pourchaire The driver of the Peugeot 9X8 will be one to watch. Third on the grid, the #94 crew could well try to bring the Lion brand back onto the podium after two particularly successful last races. Seventh, the Ferrari Number 51 could, for its part, deliver the title to the Italians, while the Porsche No. 6 will start from last place in the Hypercars category for the German brand's last race in the 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 8 AM schedule and TV channel
Saturday, November 8
11h30 - Race (Eurosport 2 & La Chaîne L'équipe & 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 point
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
LMGT3 – Teams
1) Manthey 1st Phorm (Porsche n°92) – 106 points
2) Vista AF Corse (Ferrari n°21) – 94 points
3) TF Sport (Corvette n°81) – 81 points
4) TF Sport (Corvette n°33) – 70 points
5) Heart of Racing (Aston Martin n°27) – 63 points
6) Akkodis ASP (Lexus n°87) – 57 points
7) Vista AF Corse (Ferrari n°54) – 54 points
8) Team WRT (BMW n°46) – 52 points
9) Akkodis ASP (Lexus n°78) – 49 points
10) United Autosports (McLaren n°59) – 43 points
11) The Bend Team WRT (BMW n°31) – 40 points
12) United Autosports (McLaren n°95) – 39 points
13) Proton Competition (Ford n°77) – 33 points
14) Racing Spirit of Léman (Aston Martin n°10) – 32 points
15) Proton Competition (Ford n°88) – 25 points
16) Iron Dames (Porsche n°85) – 19 points
17) Iron Lynx (Mercedes n°61) – 10 points
18) Iron Lynx (Mercedes n°60) – 1 points

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