2020 8 Hours of Bahrain

26°1′57″N 50°30′38″E / 26.03250°N 50.51056°E / 26.03250; 50.51056

Bahrain 2020 8 Hours of Bahrain
Event information
Round 8 of 8 in the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date14 November 2019-20
LocationSakhir
VenueBahrain International Circuit
Duration8 Hours
Results
Laps completed263
Distance (km)1423.356
Distance (miles)884.469
LMP1
Pole position
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
LMP2
Winners
TeamChina Jackie Chan DC Racing
DriversFrance Gabriel Aubry
United Kingdom Will Stevens
China Ho-Pin Tung
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamGermany Porsche GT Team
DriversDenmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamGermany Team Project 1
DriversGermany Jörg Bergmeister
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Netherlands Larry ten Voorde

The 2020 8 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sportscar racing event that was held on 14 November 2020, as the season finale of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was also the eighth running of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, and the second running in an extended 8 hours format. The race was won by the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Background

On 3 April 2020, a new revised calendar for the 2019–20 season was released, with another 8 Hours of Bahrain event, on 21 November 2020, replacing the cancelled 1000 Miles of Sebring.[1] The final round at Bahrain in November was moved up a week as a result of Formula One scheduling a double header event at that venue for the end of the month.[2]

Results

Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 184 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.[3]

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 263 8:00:13.867‡
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 263 +1:04.594
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
3 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing France Gabriel Aubry
United Kingdom Will Stevens
China Ho-Pin Tung
Oreca 07 G 247 +16 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 38 United Kingdom Jota Sport Portugal António Félix da Costa
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Mexico Roberto González
Oreca 07 G 247 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Oreca 07 M 247 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Oreca 07 M 247 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Elf France Thomas Laurent
Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Ragues
Alpine A470 M 246 +17 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMGTE
Pro
92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 235 +28 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
9 LMGTE
Pro
91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 235 +28 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
10 LMGTE
Pro
71 Italy AF Corse Spain Miguel Molina
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 235 +28 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
11 LMGTE
Pro
97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Belgium Maxime Martin
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 234 +29 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 LMGTE
Pro
95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 233 +30 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 LMGTE
Am
56 Germany Team Project 1 Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Netherlands Larry ten Voorde
Porsche 911 RSR M 232 +31 Laps‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 LMGTE
Am
83 Italy AF Corse France Emmanuel Collard
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
France François Perrodo
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 232 +31 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
15 LMGTE
Am
88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Germany Marco Holzer
Porsche 911 RSR M 232 +31 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
16 LMGTE
Am
54 Italy AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 232 +31 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE
AM
86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Belgium Alessio Picariello
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR M 232 +31 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 LMGTE
AM
57 Germany Team Project 1 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Ben Keating
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
Porsche 911 RSR M 231 +32 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE
Pro
51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Brazil Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 231 +32 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
20 LMGTE
Am
77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Norway Dennis Olsen
Italy Riccardo Pera
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR M 231 +32 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 LMGTE
Am
90 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 231 +32 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 LMGTE
Am
98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 231 +32 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE
Am
62 United Kingdom Red River Sport Japan Kei Cozzolino
United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes
United Kingdom Colin Noble
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 231 +32 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 LMP2 47 Italy Cetilar Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara P217 M 231 +32 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
BOX SCORE

References

  1. ^ Dagyes, John (3 April 2020). "Bahrain as Season Finale in Revised 2019-20 Schedule". Sportscar365. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "WEC moves Bahrain date, creates Sebring 12h clash". Motorsport Network. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 8 Hours of Bahrain Classification" (PDF).