The 2024 8 Hours of Bahrain (officially known as the 2024 Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 2 November 2024, as the eighth and final round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the thirteenth running of the event, and the sixth running of the event in an extended 8-hour format.
Background The event, which ran over a duration of eight hours for the sixth time in a row, was announced during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The 8 Hours of Bahrain has been featured on the calendar since the series' inception in 2012.
Entry list The entry list was published on 17 October 2024, and saw several changes compared to the previous entry list. Sébastien Bourdais re-joined the No. 2 Cadillac Racing crew, after previously having driven at the 2024 Qatar 1812 km. After Nicolas Lapierre's decision to retire from racing with immediate effect, Jules Gounon took over his seat in the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team entry, whilst Charles Milesi joined the No. 36 crew. In LMGT3, Giorgio Roda joined the No. 88 Proton Competition team for the first time since Le Mans. Giammarco Levorato replaced Mikkel O. Pedersen in the same car. Furthermore, Franck Perera was replaced by Matteo Cairoli in the No. 60 Iron Lynx entry. Finally, Conrad Laursen replaced Clemens Schmid in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry.
Schedule Date Time (local: AST) Event Thursday, 31 October 12:15 Free Practice 1 17:30 Free Practice 2 Friday, 1 November 12:00 Free Practice 3 16:00 Qualifying - LMGT3 16:20 Hyperpole - LMGT3 16:40 Qualifying - Hypercar 17:00 Hyperpole - Hypercar Saturday, 2 November 14:00 Race Source:
Practice Three practice sessions were held before the event: two were held on Thursday, and one was held on Friday. The sessions on Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Fruday morning lasted 60 minutes.
Practice 1 The first practice session started at 12:15 AST on Thursday. Paul di Resta topped the session in the No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry, with a lap time of 1:50.837. Frédéric Makowiecki's No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport car was second-quickest, 0.049 seconds behind Di Resta. The No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry of Antonio Giovinazzi was third-quickest, 0.204 seconds behind Di Resta. Jean-Éric Vergne and Laurens Vanthoor rounded out the top five in the No. 93 Peugeot and No. 6 Porsche, respectively. Kelvin van der Linde led LMGT3 in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry, with a lap time of 2 minutes, 2.079 seconds. Alessio Rovera slotted in to second place in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse entry, 0.263 seconds behind Van der Linde. Matteo Cairoli rounded out the top three in the No. 60 Iron Lynx entry, 0.739 seconds behind Van der Linde.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Paul di Resta 1:50.837 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Kelvin van der Linde 2:02.079 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2 The second practice session started at 17:30 AST on Thursday, and saw Dries Vanthoor lead the session in the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT entry, with a lap time of 1:48.257. He was 0.054 seconds quicker than Matt Campbell in the No. 5 Porsche, with Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari once again taking the third position, 0.215 seconds behind Vanthoor. Esteban Masson led the LMGT3 class in the No. 87 Lexus, with a lap time of 2:02.246. He was 0.655 seconds quicker than Hiroshi Koizumi in the No. 82 TF Sport entry, with François Hériau rounding out the top three in the No. 55 Ferrari.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT Dries Vanthoor 1:48.257 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team Esteban Masson 2:02.246 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Final practice The third and final practice session started at 12:00 AST on Friday, which saw Vergne topping the time sheets in the No. 93 Peugeot with a lap time of 1:49.443. He was 0.219 seconds quicker than Yifei Ye in the No. 83 AF Corse entry, with Daniil Kvyat finishing third-quickest in the No. 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx entry. Alex Malykhin led the LMGT3 class in the No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing entry, lapping the circuit in 2 minutes, 3.987 seconds. His lap was 0.054 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Arnold Robin in the No. 78 Lexus, with Hériau finishing third-quickest in the No. 55 Ferrari.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Jean-Éric Vergne 1:49.443 LMGT3 92 Manthey PureRxcing Alex Malykhin 2:03.987 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Class Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole 1 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.698 1:46.714 1 2 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.498 1:47.037 2 3 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse 1:47.531 1:47.080 3 4 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition 1:48.101 1:47.234 4 5 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse 1:48.014 1:47.527 5 6 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:48.042 1:47.542 6 7 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:47.944 1:47.630 7 8 Hypercar 12 Hertz Team Jota 1:47.857 1:47.950 8 9 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT 1:47.741 1:47.970 9 10 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT 1:47.550 1:54.564 10 11 Hypercar 38 Hertz Team Jota 1:48.263 11 12 Hypercar 83 AF Corse 1:48.282 13 13 Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing 1:48.466 12 14 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team 1:48.534 14 15 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:48.552 15 16 Hypercar 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:48.555 16 17 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team 1:48.796 17 18 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies No time 18 19 LMGT3 95 United Autosports 2:02.311 2:02.201 19 20 LMGT3 59 United Autosports 2:02.714 2:02.203 20 21 LMGT3 55 Vista AF Corse 2:02.458 2:02.367 21 22 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames 2:02.591 2:02.636 22 23 LMGT3 92 Manthey PureRxcing 2:03.202 2:02.720 23 24 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team 2:03.140 2:02.949 24 25 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse 2:02.679 2:03.033 25 26 LMGT3 81 TF Sport 2:03.272 2:03.125 26 27 LMGT3 82 TF Sport 2:02.959 2:03.176 27 28 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team 2:03.641 2:03.269 28 29 LMGT3 777 D'station Racing 2:03.763 29 30 LMGT3 31 Team WRT 2:03.785 30 31 LMGT3 46 Team WRT 2:03.797 31 32 LMGT3 91 Manthey EMA 2:03.975 32 33 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition 2:04.315 33 34 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition 2:04.606 34 35 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team 2:04.772 35 36 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx 2:05.237 36Source:
Race Race results The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 164 laps. Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Retired Engine 1 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa Toyota GR010 Hybrid 235 8:01:25.839 Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 2 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 963 235 +29.177 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 3 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot 9X8 235 +36.799 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 4 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team Paul-Loup Chatin Jules Gounon Ferdinand Habsburg Alpine A424 235 +37.404 Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 5 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann BMW M Hybrid V8 235 +47.916 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 6 Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing Earl Bamber Sébastien Bourdais Alex Lynn Cadillac V-Series.R 235 +55.841 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 7 Hypercar 38 Hertz Team Jota Jenson Button Phil Hanson Oliver Rasmussen Porsche 963 235 +1:00.834 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 8 Hypercar 83 AF Corse Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye Ferrari 499P 235 +1:03.539 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 9 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team Charles Milesi Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine A424 235 +1:12.064 Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 10 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 235 +1:19.711 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 11 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari 499P 235 +1:30.651 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 12 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell Porsche 963 234 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 13 Hypercar 12 Hertz Team Jota Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens Porsche 963 234 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 14 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 499P 233 +2 Laps Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 15 LMGT3 55 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 214 +21 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 16 LMGT3 81 TF Sport Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 214 +21 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 17 LMGT3 82 TF Sport Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 214 +21 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 18 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx Matteo Cairoli Matteo Cressoni Claudio Schiavoni Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 214 +21 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 LMGT3 91 Manthey EMA Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 214 +21 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 20 LMGT3 59 United Autosports Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 214 +21 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 21 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 214 +21 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 22 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 214 +21 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 LMGT3 92 Manthey PureRxcing Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 214 +21 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 24 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 214 +21 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 25 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 214 +21 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 26 LMGT3 777 D'station Racing Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 214 +21 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 LMGT3 31 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung BMW M4 GT3 214 +21 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 28 LMGT3 46 Team WRT Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi BMW M4 GT3 213 +22 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 Hypercar 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara Lamborghini SC63 200 Did not finish Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot 9X8 179 Did not finish Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Ford Mustang GT3 178 Did not finish Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson Lexus RC F GT3 176 Did not finish Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries Toyota GR010 Hybrid 175 Did not finish Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition Giammarco Levorato Dennis Olsen Giorgio Roda Ford Mustang GT3 148 Did not finish Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 111 Did not finish BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Conrad Laursen Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin Lexus RC F GT3 36 Did not finish Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8Source:
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