WEC - Season finale in Bahrain
WEC - 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain - Preview
Lap distance: 5.412 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: Bahrain International Circuit
Website : www.bahraingp.com
Other Races: Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, MRF Championship
Press officer: Jassim Albardooli
Mobile: +973 3 9900426
Airport: Bahrain International Airport 43km
Bahrain International Circuit
In 2016 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 | 2012 27-29 September | 2013 28-30 November | 2014 13-15 November | 2015 19-21 November |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | N. Jani | Porsche 919 - Hybrid | 1m41.893 | 191.2kph | 21 November 2015 |
LMP2 | N. Minassian | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m51.179 | 175.2kph | 30 November 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | K. Kobayashi | Ferrari F458 Italia | 1m59.232 | 163.4kph | 30 November 2013 |
LMGTE Am | N. Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m00.382 | 161.8kph | 15 November 2014 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Wednesday 16 November
08:30-19:00 Scrutineering
Thursday 17 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 18 November
11:30 - 12:30 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
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
Jacques Tropenat: 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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