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

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Qualifying Results

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

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

Race

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Race Result

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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   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 185 6:00:33.356
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Brendon Hartley
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 185 +51.401
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 36   Alpine Elf Matmut   André Negrão
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Matthieu Vaxivière
Alpine A480 M 184 +1 lap
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4 LMP2 31   Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Ferdinand Habsburg
  Charles Milesi
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 28   JOTA   Sean Gelael
  Stoffel Vandoorne
  Tom Blomqvist
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 38   JOTA   Roberto González
  António Félix da Costa
  Anthony Davidson
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Philip Hanson
  Fabio Scherer
  Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07 G 180 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 Pro-Am 29   Racing Team Nederland   Frits van Eerd [nl]
  Giedo van der Garde
  Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 1   Richard Mille Racing Team   Sophia Flörsch
  Beitske Visser
  Gabriel Aubry
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 Pro-Am 70   Realteam Racing   Esteban Garcia
  Loïc Duval
  Norman Nato
Oreca 07 G 178 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 Pro-Am 20   High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Anders Fjordbach
  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 177 +8 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Jakub Śmiechowski
  Renger van der Zande
  Alex Brundle
Oreca 07 G 175 +10 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMGTE Pro 92   Porsche GT Team   Kévin Estre
  Neel Jani
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 174 +11 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
14 LMGTE Pro 91   Porsche GT Team   Gianmaria Bruni
  Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 174 +11 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
15 LMGTE Pro 51   AF Corse   Alessandro Pier Guidi
  James Calado
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 174 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE Pro 52   AF Corse   Daniel Serra
  Miguel Molina
Ferari 488 GTE Evo M 174 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE Am 33   TF Sport   Ben Keating
  Dylan Pereira
  Felipe Fraga
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 172 +13 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 LMGTE Am 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Christian Ried
  Jaxon Evans
  Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 172 +13 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE Am 56   Team Project 1   Egidio Perfetti
  Matteo Cairoli
  Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 172 +13 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
20 LMGTE Am 98   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Augusto Farfus
  Marcos Gomes
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 172 +13 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMP2 Pro-Am 44   ARC Bratislava   Miro Konôpka
  Oliver Webb
  Kush Maini
Oreca 07 G 172 +13 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
22 LMGTE Am 83   AF Corse   François Perrodo
  Nicklas Nielsen
  Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 172 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 86   GR Racing   Michael Wainwright
  Ben Barker
  Tom Gamble
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 171 +14 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse   Thomas Flohr
  Francesco Castellacci
  Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 171 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
25 LMGTE Am 85   Iron Lynx   Rahel Frey
  Sarah Bovy
  Katherine Legge
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 171 +14 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 57   Kessel Racing   Takeshi Kimura
  Mikkel Jensen
  Scott Andrews
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 170 +15 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 47   Cetliar Racing   Roberto Lacorte
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
  Antonio Fuoco
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 170 +15 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 777   D'station Racing   Satoshi Hoshino
  Tomonobu Fujii
  Andrew Watson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 169 +16 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx   Rino Mastronardi
  Andrea Piccini
  Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 169 +16 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
30 LMP2 Pro-Am 21   DragonSpeed USA   Henrik Hedman
  Juan Pablo Montoya
  Ben Hanley
Oreca 07 G 166 +19 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
31 LMGTE Am 88   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Adrien De Leener
  Julien Andlauer
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 166 +19 laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
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References

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  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.