2025 Qatar 1812 km

The 2025 Qatar 1812 km (formally known as the 2025 Qatar Airways Qatar 1812 km) was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 26 and 28 February 2025, as the first of eight rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the second consecutive running of the event.

Background The event was announced on 9 June 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The race was scheduled to cover or, if this distance was not achieved, last for a maximum of 10 hours. The figure 1812 references the country's national day. On 14 June 2024, the 2025 season calendar was published, with Qatar once again serving as the championship opener.

Entry list

The entry list was published on 12 February 2025 and consisted of 36 entries across 2 categories – 18 in both Hypercar and LMGT3. In the Hypercar category, Isotta Fraschini was dropped from the full-season entry list after completing only five rounds in the 2024 season, and Lamborghini also exited the series. In return, Aston Martin entered the competition with the Valkyrie, while Jota Sport moved from a Porsche customer team to running the Cadillac-backed factory effort, fielding two Cadillac V-Series.Rs.

In the LMGT3 category, D'station Racing exited the series and was replaced by Racing Spirit of Léman as the second Aston Martin entrant. Following Lamborghini's full withdrawal from the WEC, Mercedes-AMG will make its series debut, with Iron Lynx fielding two cars. Pure Rxcing will not defend its title, with Iron Dames taking over the second Porsche entry.

Schedule Date Time (local: AST) Event Wednesday, 26 February 11:30 Free Practice 1 16:50 Free Practice 2 Thursday, 27 February 12:00 Free Practice 3 17:00 Qualifying - LMGT3 17:20 Hyperpole - LMGT3 17:40 Qualifying - Hypercar 18:00 Hyperpole - Hypercar Friday, 28 February 14:00 Race Source:

Practice Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the event: two on Wednesday, and one on Thursday. The sessions on Wednesday morning and Wednesday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Thursday morning lasted 60 minutes.

Practice 1 The first practice session started at 11:30 AST on Wednesday. Hypercar was topped by James Calado in the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry, with a lap time of 1:42.123. He was 0.232 seconds quicker than second-placed Sébastien Bourdais in the No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry, with Miguel Molina in third in the sister No. 50 Ferrari, 0.253 seconds behind Calado. Ben Barnicoat topped the session in the LMGT3 class, lapping the circuit in 1 minute, 55.623 seconds in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry. His lap was 0.113 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Daniel Juncadella in the No. 33 TF Sport entry, with Charlie Eastwood in the No. 81 TF Sport entry finishing third, 0.197 seconds behind Barnicoat. The session saw one stoppage, after the No. 009 Aston Martin THOR Team entry stopped on track, with the car unable to restart.

Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado 1:42.123 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Ben Barnicoat 1:55.623 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 2 The second practice session started at 16:50 AST on Wednesday, and saw Alex Lynn topping the timesheets in the Hypercar category in the No. 12 Cadillac, with a lap time of 1:39.601. His lap was 0.305 seconds quicker than that of Antonio Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari, with Robin Frijns setting the third-fastest lap, 0.475 seconds behind Lynn. The LMGT3 category was topped by Sean Gelael in the No. 95 United Autosports entry, lapping the circuit in 1 minute, 54.557 seconds. His lap was 0.136 seconds quicker than that of Barnicoat in the No. 78 Lexus, with the No. 87 Lexus of José María López finishing in third, 0.185 seconds behind.

Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Alex Lynn 1:39.601 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Sean Gelael 1:54.557 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 3 The third and final practice session started 12:00 AST on Thursday. Fuoco led the session in the Hypercar class in the No. 50 Ferrari, lapping the circuit in 1:39.484. He was 0.081 seconds quicker than second-placed Antonio Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari, with Robert Kubica making it a Ferrari 1–2–3, finishing in third, 0.406 seconds behind Fuoco. The LMGT3 class saw Gelael top the session in the No. 95 McLaren, with a fastest lap of 1 minute, 54.569 seconds. Finn Gehrsitz was second in the No. 78 Lexus, 0.092 seconds behind. Grégoire Saucy finished third in the No. 59 McLaren, 0.169 seconds behind Gelael.

Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco 1:39.484 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Sean Gelael 1:54.569 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 51 Ferrari AF Corse 1:38.587 1:38.359 1 2 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT 1:39.316 1:38.495 2 3 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse 1:38.609 1:38.692 3 4 Hypercar 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:39.115 1:38.723 4 5 Hypercar 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:39.616 1:39.036 5 6 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT 1:39.236 1:39.146 6 7 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:39.720 1:39.279 7 8 Hypercar 83 AF Corse 1:39.326 1:39.299 8 9 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team 1:39.629 1:39.506 9 10 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:39.926 1:39.674 10 11 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:39.946 11 12 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:40.032 12 13 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:40.363 13 14 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team 1:40.364 14 15 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition 1:41.421 15 16 Hypercar 007 Aston Martin THOR Team 1:41.766 16 17 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:46.289 17 18 Hypercar 009 Aston Martin THOR Team No time 18 19 LMGT3 95 United Autosports 1:54.851 1:54.239 19 20 LMGT3 59 United Autosports 1:55.248 1:54.478 20 21 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team 1:54.924 1:54.484 21 22 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse 1:56.180 1:54.594 22 23 LMGT3 21 Vista AF Corse 1:55.482 1:54.609 23 24 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team 1:55.477 1:54.658 24 25 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team 1:56.071 1:54.755 25 26 LMGT3 46 Team WRT 1:55.949 1:54.989 26 27 LMGT3 81 TF Sport 1:56.248 1:55.424 27 28 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition 1:56.368 1:55.432 28 29 LMGT3 92 Manthey 1st Phorm 1:56.434 29 30 LMGT3 10 Racing Spirit of Léman 1:56.618 30 31 LMGT3 33 TF Sport 1:56.699 31 32 LMGT3 31 The Bend Team WRT 1:56.869 32 33 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames 1:57.156 33 34 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition 1:57.274 34 35 LMGT3 61 Iron Lynx 1:58.554 35 36 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx 1:59.194 36Source:

Race Race results The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 222 laps. Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Retired Engine 1 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari 499P 318 10:01:39.098 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 2 Hypercar 83 AF Corse Phil Hanson Robert Kubica Yifei Ye Ferrari 499P 318 +2.348 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 3 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 499P 318 +2.677 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 4 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT Kevin Magnussen Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 318 +9.907 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 5 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa Toyota GR010 Hybrid 318 +19.628 Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 6 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries Toyota GR010 Hybrid 318 +23.266 Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 7 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 318 +36.388 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 Hypercar 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Alex Lynn Norman Nato Will Stevens Cadillac V-Series.R 318 +37.756 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 9 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot 9X8 318 +1:29.683 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 10 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Julien Andlauer Michael Christensen Mathieu Jaminet Porsche 963 317 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 11 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 317 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 12 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval Malthe Jakobsen Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot 9X8 317 +1 Lap Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 13 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team Jules Gounon Frédéric Makowiecki Mick Schumacher Alpine A424 317 +1 Lap Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 14 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi Alpine A424 317 +1 Lap Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 15 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition Neel Jani Nico Pino Nicolás Varrone Porsche 963 314 +4 Laps Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 16 Hypercar 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Earl Bamber Sébastien Bourdais Jenson Button Cadillac V-Series.R 307 +11 Laps Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 17 Hypercar 009 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis Alex Riberas Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Valkyrie 295 +23 Laps Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 18 LMGT3 33 TF Sport Jonny Edgar Daniel Juncadella Ben Keating Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 287 +31 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 19 LMGT3 59 United Autosports Sébastien Baud James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 287 +31 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 20 LMGT3 31 The Bend Team WRT Timur Boguslavskiy Augusto Farfus Yasser Shahin BMW M4 GT3 286 +32 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 21 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Ben Barnicoat Finn Gehrsitz Arnold Robin Lexus RC F GT3 286 +32 Laps Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 22 LMGT3 21 Vista AF Corse François Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 286 +32 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team Mattia Drudi Ian James Zacharie Robichon Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 286 +32 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Sean Gelael Darren Leung Marino Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 286 +32 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 25 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 285 +33 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 LMGT3 10 Racing Spirit of Léman Eduardo Barrichello Derek DeBoer Valentin Hasse-Clot Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 285 +33 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition Stefano Gattuso Giammarco Levorato Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 285 +33 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 28 LMGT3 46 Team WRT Ahmad Al Harthy Valentino Rossi Kelvin van der Linde BMW M4 GT3 284 +34 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 29 LMGT3 92 Manthey 1st Phorm Ryan Hardwick Richard Lietz Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 284 +34 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 30 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Célia Martin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 282 +36 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx Matteo Cairoli Matteo Cressoni Claudio Schiavoni Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 194 Not classified Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Hypercar 007 Aston Martin THOR Team Tom Gamble Ross Gunn Harry Tincknell Aston Martin Valkyrie 181 Transmission Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition Ben Barker Bernardo Sousa Ben Tuck Ford Mustang GT3 148 Fire Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 LMGT3 61 Iron Lynx Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin Christian Ried Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 59 Did not finish Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 LMGT3 81 TF Sport Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 27 Electrical Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team José María López Clemens Schmid Răzvan Umbrărescu Lexus RC F GT3 15 Did not finish Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8Source:

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