Toyota on pole for the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Peugeot on the second row

Here they are again Toyota ! On a circuit particularly suited to them, the GR010 Hybrids locked out the front row of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the WEC 2025. Kamui Kobayashi He proved to be the fastest, setting the best lap in the Hyperpole session with a time of 1:46.826. The Japanese driver finished ahead of his teammate Brendon Hartley by 0.151 seconds. This is Toyota's seventh consecutive pole position at the Sakhir circuit since 2020, including the 2021 six-hour race.

The Japanese manufacturer beat the Peugeot The two 9X8s from the Lion brand took 3rd and 4th places with Malthe Jakobsen and Jean-Éric Vergne. Teamed with the Dane and Loïc duval on number 94, Theo Pourchaire will have a fantastic opportunity to fight for a podium finish in his very first WEC race. Things didn't go as well for the Alpine, relegated to 13th and 15th places.

With a view to the Pilots title, Ferrari The car achieved the best result, as the #51 of Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and James Calado was the only title contender to qualify for Hyperpole, where it set the 7th fastest time. However, it was hampered by brake problems. Porsche No. 6 of Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell will start from last position in the Hypercar category.

In LMGT3, pole position went to young German Finn Gehrsitz at the wheel of the #78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F with a lap time of 2:01.987. He finished ahead of Lorcan Hanafin (Mercedes-AMG #60 of Iron Lynx) and Lin Hodenius (Mercedes-AMG #61 of Iron Lynx). In the title fight, the best result was for the #21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 of Alessio Rovera, François Hériau, and Simon Mann, which finished 8th. Indeed, the championship-leading #92 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 of Ryan Hardwick, Riccardo Pera, and Richard Lietz finished 17th.

See you at 12:00 (Paris time) this Saturday for the start of the 2025 Bahrain 8 Hours.

WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain
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