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{{Infobox WEC race|flag=BHR|title=2015 6 Hours of Bahrain|round_no=8|round_total=8|year=2015|track_map=Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg|date=21 November|location=Sakhir|circuit=Bahrain International Circuit|duration=6 Hours|weather=|laps=199|distance_km=1076.988|distance_miles=669.237|pole_time=1:39.736|pole_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team|pole_drivers=|category1=LMP1|category1_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team|category1_winner_drivers={{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Dumas
{{flagicon|SUI}} Neel Jani
{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Lieb|category2=LMP2|category2_winner_team={{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing|category2_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov|category3=LMGTE Pro|category3_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team Manthey|category3_winner_drivers={{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki|category4=LMGTE Am|category4_winner_team={{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing|category4_winner_drivers={{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Dalla Lana
{{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Lamy
{{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda|category5_winner_drivers=|category5_winner_team=|category5=}}

The 2015 6 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sports car racing event held on the Grand Prix Circuit of the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain on 19–21 November 2015, and served as the eighth and last race of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani won the race driving the No. 18 Porsche 919 Hybrid car.{{cite web | url =http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-wins-race-claims-drivers-title-in-bahrain-thriller/| title = Porsche Wins Bahrain, Claims Drivers Championship in Thriller| publisher = John Dagys Media | work = sportscar365.com | last = Dagys | first = John | date = 21 November 2015 | access-date = 23 November 2015}}

Qualifying

=Qualifying result=

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/103_FIA%20WEC/201511201710_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF | title = FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Final Classification | publisher = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | format = PDF | date = 20 November 2015 | access-date = 23 November 2015}}

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Pos

! Class

! Team

! Time

! Grid

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| LMP1

| No. 17 Porsche Team

| 1:39.736

| 1

2

| LMP1

| No. 18 Porsche Team

| 1:40.100

| 2

3

| LMP1

| No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest

| 1:41.303

| 3

4

| LMP1

| No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest

| 1:41.407

| 4

5

| LMP1

| No. 1 Toyota Racing

| 1:42.158

| 5

6

| LMP1

| No. 2 Toyota Racing

| 1:42.462

| 6

7

| LMP1

| No. 13 Rebellion Racing

| 1:46.660

| 7

8

| LMP1

| No. 12 Rebellion Racing

| 1:46.918

| 8

9

| LMP1

| No. 4 Team ByKolles

| 1:48.281

| 9

style="font-weight:bold"

! 10

| LMP2

| No. 36 Signatech Alpine

| 1:49.993

| 10

11

| LMP2

| No. 26 G-Drive Racing

| 1:50.102

| 11

12

| LMP2

| No. 47 KCMG

| 1:50.490

| 12

13

| LMP2

| No. 28 G-Drive Racing

| 1:50.720

| 13

14

| LMP2

| No. 43 Team SARD Morand

| 1:51.302

| 14

15

| LMP2

| No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| 1:51.610

| 15

16

| LMP2

| No. 44 AF Racing

| 1:52.020

| 16

17

| LMP2

| No. 42 Strakka Racing

| 1:52.260

| 17

18

| LMP2

| No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| 1:55.472

| 18

style="font-weight:bold"

! 19

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 51 AF Corse

| 1:58.347

| 19

20

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 95 Aston Martin Racing

| 1:58.659

| 20

21

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 99 Aston Martin Racing V8

| 1:58.777

| 21

22

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey

| 1:58.988

| 22

23

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 97 Aston Martin Racing

| 1:59.111

| 23

24

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey

| 1:59.807

| 24

style="font-weight:bold"

! 25

| LMGTE Am

| No. 98 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:00.522

| 25

26

| LMGTE Am

| No. 50 Larbre Compétition

| 2:00.944

| 26

27

| LMGTE Am

| No. 72 SMP Racing

| 2:00.988

| 27

28

| LMGTE Am

| No. 83 AF Corse

| 2:01.796

| 28

29

| LMGTE Am

| No. 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton

| 2:02.348

| 29

30

| LMGTE Am

| No. 96 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:03.517

| 30

31

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 71 AF Corse

| 2:04.574

| 31

—

| LMGTE Am

| No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

| No Time

| 32

Race

=Race result=

Class winners in bold.{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/103_FIA%20WEC/201511211500_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF | title = FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Race Final Classification | publisher = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | format = PDF | date = 21 November 2015 | access-date = 23 November 2015}}

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! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | No

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Tyre

! rowspan=2 | Laps

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Lieb
{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Dumas
{{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani

| Porsche 919 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 199

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marcel Fässler
{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 199

Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz
{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin
{{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway

| Toyota TS040 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 196

Toyota 3.7 L V8
rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Davidson
{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

| Toyota TS040 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 196

Toyota 3.7 L V8
rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Timo Bernhard
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

| Porsche 919 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 190

Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi
{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 188

Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 183

style="font-weight:bold"

| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 47

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|HKG}} KCMG

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Howson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Bradley
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

| Oreca 05

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 183

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 28

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán
{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo González
{{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 182

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 36

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Alpine

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nelson Panciatici
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Loup Chatin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Alpine A450b

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 182

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Alexandre Imperatori
{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Kraihamer
{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathéo Tuscher

| Rebellion R-One

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 181

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Team ByKolles

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer
{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer

| CLM P1/01

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 180

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 44

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} AF Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian
{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov

| BR Engineering BR01

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 179

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost
{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche

| Rebellion R-One

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 179

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 42

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Strakka Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Leventis
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Kane
{{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Watts

| Gibson 015S

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 178

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 43

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Team SARD Morand

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Webb
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Ragues
{{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Cumming

| Morgan LMP2 Evo

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

SARD 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel
{{flagicon|DNK}} David Heinemeier Hansson

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 176

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 92

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team Manthey

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 173

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 51

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni
{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 173

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Brown
{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek
{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Fogarty

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 173

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 97

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Adam

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 173

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 95

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Christoffer Nygaard
{{flagicon|DNK}} Marco Sørensen
{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicki Thiim

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 173

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 91

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team Manthey

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen
{{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 71

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Rigon
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 99

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing V8

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Rees
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex MacDowall
{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 171

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 98

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Dalla Lana
{{flagicon|PRT}} Pedro Lamy
{{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

style="font-weight:bold"

| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 88

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Mapelli
{{flagicon|AUT}} Klaus Bachler
{{flagicon|ARE}} Khaled Al Qubaisi

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 28

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 77

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Dempsey Racing-Proton

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Seefried

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 29

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Cressoni

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 72

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Shaitar
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksey Basov
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 50

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Roda
{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti
{{flagicon|DNK}} Kristian Poulsen

| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 32

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 96

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Roald Goethe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Hall
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Castellacci

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 168

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8

See also

References

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| Next_race_in_season = 6 Hours of Silverstone (2016)

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