2021 6 Hours of Bahrain

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

Bahrain 2021 6 Hours of Bahrain
Event information
Round 5 of 6 in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date30 October 2021
LocationSakhir
VenueBahrain International Circuit
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed185
Distance (km)1001.22
Distance (miles)622.155
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:47.049
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
LMP2
Winners
TeamBelgium Team WRT
DriversNetherlands Robin Frijns
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
France Charles Milesi
LMP2 Pro-Am
Winners
TeamNetherlands Racing Team Nederland
DriversNetherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Job van Uitert
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamGermany Porsche GT Team
DriversFrance Kévin Estre
Switzerland Neel Jani
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom TF Sport
DriversUnited States Ben Keating
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
Brazil Felipe Fraga

The 2021 Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, on 30 October 2021. It served as the fifth and penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the ninth running of the event as part of the championship. This race was a replacement for the cancelled race at Fuji Speedway,[1] creating the first double-header in the championship's history, with the 8 Hours of Bahrain being run on 6 November 2021. The race was won by the Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos. Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.049 - 1
2 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.447 +0.398 2
3 Hypercar 36 France Alpine Elf Matmut 1:48.003 +0.954 3
4 LMP2 28 United Kingdom JOTA 1:49.932 +2.883 4
5 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA 1:49.994 +2.945 5
6 LMP2 38 United Kingdom JOTA 1:50.198 +3.149 6
7 LMP2 Pro-Am 70 Switzerland Realteam Racing 1:50.559 +3.510 7
8 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition 1:50.658 +3.609 8
9 LMP2 Pro-Am 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland 1:50.942 +3.893 9
10 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT 1:51.043 +3.994 10
11 LMP2 Pro-Am 21 United States DragonSpeed USA 1:51.312 +4.263 11
12 LMP2 Pro-Am 44 Slovakia ARC Bratislava 1:51.487 +4.438 12
13 LMP2 Pro-Am 20 Denmark High Class Racing 1:51.506 +4.457 13
14 LMP2 1 France Richard Mille Racing Team 1:51.736 +4.687 14
15 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team 1:56.144 +9.095 15
16 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team 1:56.178 +9.129 16
17 LMGTE Pro 52 Italy AF Corse 1:57.327 +10.278 17
18 LMGTE Pro 51 Italy AF Corse 1:57.573 +10.524 18
19 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx 1:58.687 +11.638 19
20 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing 1:59.331 +12.282 20
21 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Team Project 1 1:59.404 +12.355 21
22 LMGTE Am 47 Italy Cetilar Racing 1:59.410 +12.361 22
23 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse 1:59.534 +12.485 23
24 LMGTE Am 33 United Kingdom TF Sport 1:59.538 +12.489 24
25 LMGTE Am 88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 1:59.923 +12.874 25
26 LMGTE Am 83 Italy AF Corse 2:00.263 +13.214 26
27 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:00.294 +13.245 27
28 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'Station Racing 2:00.300 +13.251 28
29 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Lynx 2:00.457 +13.408 29
30 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing 2:00.939 +13.890 30
31 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing 2:01.877 +14.828 31

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 129 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.[3]

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 185 6:00:33.356
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 185 +51.401
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 36 France Alpine Elf Matmut Brazil André Negrão
France Nicolas Lapierre
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Alpine A480 M 184 +1 lap
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
France Charles Milesi
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 28 United Kingdom JOTA Indonesia Sean Gelael
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 38 United Kingdom JOTA Mexico Roberto González
Portugal António Félix da Costa
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports USA United Kingdom Philip Hanson
Switzerland Fabio Scherer
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 Pro-Am 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 1 France Richard Mille Racing Team Germany Sophia Flörsch
Netherlands Beitske Visser
France Gabriel Aubry
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 Pro-Am 70 Switzerland Realteam Racing Switzerland Esteban Garcia
France Loïc Duval
France Norman Nato
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 Pro-Am 20 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Denmark Anders Fjordbach
Poland Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 177 +8 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom Alex Brundle
Oreca 07 G 175 +10 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team France Kévin Estre
Switzerland Neel Jani
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 174 +11 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
14 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 174 +11 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
15 LMGTE Pro 51 Italy AF Corse Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
United Kingdom James Calado
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 174 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE Pro 52 Italy AF Corse Brazil Daniel Serra
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 174 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE Am 33 United Kingdom TF Sport United States Ben Keating
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
Brazil Felipe Fraga
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 172 +13 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Christian Ried
New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Australia Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 172 +13 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Team Project 1 Norway Egidio Perfetti
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 172 +13 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
20 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Brazil Augusto Farfus
Brazil Marcos Gomes
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 172 +13 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMP2 Pro-Am 44 Slovakia ARC Bratislava Slovakia Miro Konôpka
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
India Kush Maini
Oreca 07 G 172 +13 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
22 LMGTE Am 83 Italy AF Corse France François Perrodo
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Italy Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 172 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Ben Barker
United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 171 +14 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 171 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
25 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Lynx Switzerland Rahel Frey
Belgium Sarah Bovy
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 171 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing Japan Takeshi Kimura
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Australia Scott Andrews
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 170 +15 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 47 Italy Cetliar Racing Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy Antonio Fuoco
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 170 +15 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'station Racing Japan Satoshi Hoshino
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 169 +16 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Rino Mastronardi
Italy Andrea Piccini
Italy Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 169 +16 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
30 LMP2 Pro-Am 21 United States DragonSpeed USA Sweden Henrik Hedman
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Oreca 07 G 166 +19 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
31 LMGTE Am 88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
Belgium Adrien De Leener
France Julien Andlauer
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 166 +19 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ Allaway, Phil (8 July 2021). "6 Hours of Fuji cancelled due to COVID-19". frontstretch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2021 Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain Race Classification" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2021 Bahrain Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship". FIA. Retrieved 5 November 2023.