WEC - 2015 6 Hours of Bahrain - Preview
Lap distance: 5.412 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: Bahrain International Circuit
Gate 255
Gulf of Bahrain Avenue
Umm Jidar 1062,
Sakhir , Kingdom of Bahrain
Website : www.bahraingp.com
Other Races: GP2, GP3, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, MRF Championship
Press officer: Jassim Albardooli, Mobile: +973 3 9900426, E: j.albardooli@bic.com.bh
Airport: Bahrain International Circuit 43km-
Bahrain International Circuit
In 2015 the 6 Hours of Bahrain will host the season finale for the World Endurance Championship. Situated in the desert, the Bahrain International Circuit provides a unique challenge of racing into the night as the sun sets over the Gulf. The circuit is challenging for the drivers, the facilities are second to none and the welcome is as warm as the weather. The perfect venue to end the fourth WEC season.
DATE | 27-29 September 2012 | 28-30 November 2013 | 13-15 November 2014 |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer no1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 191 laps | Davidson / Sarrazin / Buemi No8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 199 laps | Wurz / Sarrazin / Conway no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 – Hybrid (M) 195 laps |
LMP2 | Perez Companc / Minassian / Kaffer no49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (M) 179 laps | Rusinov / Martin / Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 184 laps | Bradley / Howson / Imperatori no47 KCMG Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 181 laps |
LMGTE Pro | Fisichella / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 170 laps | Bruni / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 175 laps | Bruni / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 173 laps |
LMGTE Am | Ried / Roda / Ruberti no88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 165 laps | Poulsen / Nygaard / Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 173 laps | Poulsen / Heinemeier Hansson / Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 172 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | A. McNish no2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 1:45.814 | A. Wurz / K. Nakajima no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 1:42.449 | R. Dumas / N. Jani no20 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 1:43.145 |
LMP2 | S. Sarrazin no44 Starworks Motorsports HPD ARX 03b – Honda (D) 1:51.798 | L. Perez Companc / P. Kaffer no49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (M) 1:50.941 | R. Rusinov / O. Pla no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1:50.236 |
LMGTE Pro | S. Mücke no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:00.234 | R.Lietz / M. Lieb no92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 1:58.833 | S. Mücke / D. Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1:58.805 |
LMGTE Am | R. Aguas no61 AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 2:02.812 | C. Nygaard / N. Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:00.303 | K. Poulsen / N. Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1:59.589 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | A. Wurz | Toyota TS030 - Hybrid | 1m42.170 | 190.7kph | 30 November 2013 |
LMP2 | N. Minassian | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m50.207 | 176.8kph | 30 November 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | R. Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | 1m58.005 | 165.1kph | 30 November 2013 |
LMGTE Am | P. Ruberti | Porsche 911 GT3 RSR | 1m59.593 | 162.9kph | 30 November 2013 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Wednesday 18 November
09:00-18:30 Scrutineering
Thursday 19 November
12:45 Drivers’ briefing
15:15 - 16:45 Free Practice #1
18:00 Pre-event Press conference
19:30 - 21:00 Free Practice #2
Friday 20 November
11:00 - 12:00 Free Practice #3
17:00 – 17:20 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM
17:30 – 17:50 Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2
18:00 Qualifying Press Conference
18:30 Mixed Zone
Saturday 21 November
15:00 - 21:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Bahrain
21:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Michael Schwägerl FIA International Steward
Denis Chevrier FIA Technical Delegate
Alain Chantegret FIA Medical Delegate
Jeff Carter FIA Media Delegate
David Escribano Chief timekeeper
Yannick Dalmas Driver Adviser
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP –6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link: