WEC - 2017 6 Hours of Bahrain - Preview
2017 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN
Round 9: 16 – 18 November 2017
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: World Series Formula V8 3.5, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, MRF Championship
Press officer: Jassim Albardooli
Mobile: +973 3 9900426
Airport: Bahrain International Airport 43km
Bahrain International Circuit
For the third season in a row Bahrain International Circuit will host the season finale for the World Endurance Championship. Situated in the desert, the Bahrain International Circuit provides a unique challenge as the only 6 Hour race on the 2017 calendar that will finish after the sun sets over the Gulf.
With several championships still to be decided, including the new for 2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship, there will be plenty of action on the track to keep everyone entertained.
DATE | 2012 27-29 September | 2013 28-30 November | 2014 13-15 November | 2015 19-21 November | 2016 17-19 November |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 | Dumas / Jani / Lieb no18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 199 laps | Di Grassi / Duval / Jarvis No8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 (M) 201 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 | Rusinov / Canal / Bird no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2-Nissan (D) 183 laps | Rusinov / Rast / Brundle no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 05-Nissan (D) 184 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 | Pilet / Makowiecki no92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR (M) 173 laps | Thiim / Sorensen No95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (D) 174 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 | Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 170 laps | Al Qubaisi / Heinemeier Hansson / Long No88 Abu Dhabi- Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR (M) 171 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 | T. Bernhard / B.Hartley no17 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 1:39.736 | L. Di Grassi / O. Jarvis No8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 (M) 1:39.207 |
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 | T. Dillmann/ P. Chatin no36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A450b-Nissan (D) 1:49.993 | G. Menezes / S. Richelmi no36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A460-Nissan (D) 1:49.690 |
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 | G.Bruni / T.Vilander no51 AF Corse (M) Ferrari F458 Italia 1:58.347 | J. Adam / D. Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (D) 1:56.953 |
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 | P. Dalla Lana / P. Lamy no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:00.522 | P. Dalla Lana / P. Lamy no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (D) 1:59.879 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | L. Di Grassi | Porsche 919 - Hybrid | 1m41.511 | 191.9kph | 19 Nov 2016 |
LMP2 | N. Minassian | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m51.179 | 175.2kph | 30 Nov 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | J. Calado | Ferrari F488 GTE | 1m58.995 | 163.7kph | 19 Nov 2016 |
LMGTE Am | N. Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m00.382 | 161.8kph | 15 Nov 2014 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Wednesday 15 November
08:30-19:00 Scrutineering
Thursday 16 November
13:00 Drivers’ briefing
15:00 - 16:30 Free Practice #1
18:00 Pre-event Press conference
19:30 - 21:00 Free Practice #2
Friday 17 November
11:20 - 12:20 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 18 November
16:00 - 22:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Bahrain
22:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Denis Chevrier FIA Technical Delegate
Christian Wahlen 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 BAHRAIN
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:
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