2021 8 Hours of Bahrain

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{{Infobox WEC race|flag=BHR|title=2021 8 Hours of Bahrain|round_no=6|round_total=6|year=2021|track_map=Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg|date=6 November|location=Sakhir|circuit=Bahrain International Circuit|duration=8 Hours|weather=|laps=247|distance_km=1336.764|distance_miles=830.661|pole_time=1:46.250|pole_team={{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing|pole_drivers=|category1=Hypercar|category1_winner_team={{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing|category1_winner_drivers={{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley|category2=LMP2|category2_winner_team={{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT|category2_winner_drivers={{flagicon|NLD}} Robin Frijns
{{flagicon|AUT}} Ferdinand Habsburg
{{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Milesi|category3=LMP2 Pro-Am|category3_winner_team={{flagicon|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland|category3_winner_drivers={{flagicon|NLD}} Frits van Eerd
{{flagicon|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde
{{flagicon|NLD}} Job van Uitert|category4=LMGTE Pro|category4_winner_team={{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse|category4_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Pier Guidi|category5_winner_drivers={{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicklas Nielsen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Rovera|category5_winner_team={{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse|category5=LMGTE Am}}

The 2021 8 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 6 November 2021, as the sixth and final round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the tenth running of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, and the third running in an extended 8 hours format.

Qualifying

= Qualifying results =

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/10_2021/06_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/398_FIA%20WEC/202111051750_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF|title=2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105213952/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/10_2021/06_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/398_FIA%20WEC/202111051750_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF |archive-date=2021-11-05 }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Class

! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

! Team

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

| Hypercar

| 7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing

| 1:46.250

| -

| 1

2

| Hypercar

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing

| 1:46.540

| +0.290

| 2

3

| Hypercar

| 36

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Elf Matmut

| 1:47.025

| +0.775

| 3

4

| LMP2

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports USA

| 1:49.525

| +3.275

| 4

5

| LMP2 Pro-Am

| 70

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Realteam Racing

| 1:49.819

| +3.569

| 5

6

| LMP2

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} JOTA

| 1:49.910

| +3.660

| 6

7

| LMP2 Pro-Am

| 29

| {{flagicon|NED}} Racing Team Nederland

| 1:50.149

| +3.899

| 7

8

| LMP2 Pro-Am

| 20

| {{flagicon|DEN}} High Class Racing

| 1:50.372

| +4.122

| 8

9

| LMP2

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Mille Racing Team

| 1:50.744

| +4.494

| 9

10

| LMP2

| 31

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT

| 1:51.063

| +4.813

| 10

11

| LMP2 Pro-Am

| 21

| {{flagicon|USA}} DragonSpeed USA

| 1:51.134

| +4.884

| 11

12

| LMP2

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} JOTA

| 1:51.145

| +4.895

| 12

13

| LMP2

| 34

| {{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

| 1:51.187

| +4.937

| 13

14

| LMP2 Pro-Am

| 44

| {{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava

| 1:51.424

| +5.174

| 14

15

| LMGTE Pro

| 92

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche GT Team

| 1:56.041

| +9.791

| 15

16

| LMGTE Pro

| 51

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| 1:56.201

| +9.951

| 16

17

| LMGTE Pro

| 91

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche GT Team

| 1:56.541

| +10.291

| 17

18

| LMGTE Pro

| 52

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| 1:56.603

| +10.353

| 18

19

| LMGTE Am

| 47

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cetilar Racing

| 1:58.712

| +12.462

| 19

20

| LMGTE Am

| 83

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| 1:58.759

| +12.509

| 20

21

| LMGTE Am

| 85

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx

| 1:58.958

| +12.708

| 21

22

| LMGTE Am

| 56

| {{flagicon|GER}} Team Project 1

| 1:58.989

| +12.739

| 22

23

| LMGTE Am

| 33

| {{flagicon|GBR}} TF Sport

| 1:59.087

| +12.837

| 23

24

| LMGTE Am

| 98

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| 1:59.096

| +12.846

| 24

25

| LMGTE Am

| 88

| {{flagicon|GER}} Dempsey-Proton Racing

| 1:59.359

| +13.109

| 25

26

| LMGTE Am

| 54

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| 1:59.492

| +13.242

| 26

27

| LMGTE Am

| 77

| {{flagicon|GER}} Dempsey-Proton Racing

| 1:59.936

| +13.686

| 27

28

| LMGTE Am

| 57

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Kessel Racing

| 2:00.301

| +14.051

| 28

29

| LMGTE Am

| 777

| {{flagicon|JPN}} D'station Racing

| 2:00.364

| +14.114

| 29

30

| LMGTE Am

| 86

| {{flagicon|GBR}} GR Racing

| 2:01.282

| +15.032

| 30

31

| LMGTE Am

| 60

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx

| 2:01.941

| +15.691

| 31

Race

= Race result =

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 172 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and {{double-dagger}}.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/10_2021/06_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT%208%20HOURS/398_FIA%20WEC/202111061400_Race/Hour%208/03_Classification_Race_Hour%208.PDF|title=2021 Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Race Classification}}

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!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!rowspan=2| Class

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

!rowspan=2| Team

!rowspan=2| Drivers

! Chassis

!rowspan=2| Tyre

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}

!rowspan=2| Time/Retired

Engine
rowspan=2| 1

|rowspan=2| Hypercar

|rowspan=2| 8

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley

| Toyota GR010 Hybrid

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 247

|rowspan=2| 8:01:25.441

Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2| 2

|rowspan=2| Hypercar

|rowspan=2| 7

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi
{{flagicon|ARG}} José María López

| Toyota GR010 Hybrid

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 247

|rowspan=2| +7.351

Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2| 3

|rowspan=2| Hypercar

|rowspan=2| 36

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Elf Matmut

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} André Negrão
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière

| Alpine A480

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 241

|rowspan=2| +6 laps

Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 4

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 31

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} Robin Frijns
{{flagicon|AUT}} Ferdinand Habsburg
{{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Milesi

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 240

|rowspan=2| +7 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 5

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 38

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} JOTA

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MEX}} Roberto González
{{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa
{{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Davidson

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 240

|rowspan=2| +7 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 6

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 28

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} JOTA

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael
{{flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Blomqvist

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 240

|rowspan=2| +7 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 7

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 22

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports USA

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Hanson
{{flagicon|CHE}} Fabio Scherer
{{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 240

|rowspan=2| +7 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 8

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 34

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|POL}} Jakub Śmiechowski
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 238

|rowspan=2| +9 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 9

|rowspan=2| LMP2 Pro-Am

|rowspan=2| 29

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} Frits van Eerd
{{flagicon|NED}} Giedo van der Garde
{{flagicon|NLD}} Job van Uitert

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 238

|rowspan=2| +9 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 10

|rowspan=2| LMP2 Pro-Am

|rowspan=2| 70

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Realteam Racing

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Esteban Garcia
{{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 238

|rowspan=2| +9 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 11

|rowspan=2| LMP2 Pro-Am

|rowspan=2| 20

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} High Class Racing

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} Dennis Andersen
{{flagicon|DNK}} Anders Fjordbach
{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 237

|rowspan=2| +10 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 12

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 1

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Mille Racing Team

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón
{{flagicon|DEU}} Sophia Flörsch
{{flagicon|NED}} Beitske Visser

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 237

|rowspan=2| +10 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 13

|rowspan=2| LMP2 Pro-Am

|rowspan=2| 21

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} DragonSpeed USA

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Hedman
{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Hanley

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 236

|rowspan=2| +11 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 14

|rowspan=2| LMP2 Pro-Am

|rowspan=2| 44

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SVK}} Miro Konôpka
{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nelson Panciatici

| Oreca 07

|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2| 235

|rowspan=2| +12 laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2| 15

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Pro

|rowspan=2| 51

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Pier Guidi
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Ferari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 233

|rowspan=2| +14 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 16

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Pro

|rowspan=2| 92

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kévin Estre
{{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani
{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 233

|rowspan=2| +14 laps

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2| 17

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Pro

|rowspan=2| 52

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Serra
{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Molina

| Ferari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 233

|rowspan=2| +14 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 18

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Pro

|rowspan=2| 91

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni
{{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 231

|rowspan=2| +16 laps

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2| 19

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 83

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicklas Nielsen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Rovera

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 230

|rowspan=2| +17 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 20

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 77

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|NZL}} Jaxon Evans
{{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Campbell

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 229

|rowspan=2| +18 laps

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2| 21

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 56

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Project 1

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NOR}} Egidio Perfetti
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Cairoli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Pera

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 229

|rowspan=2| +18 laps

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2| 22

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 47

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cetilar Racing

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Lacorte
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Sernagiotto
{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Fuoco

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 229

|rowspan=2| +18 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 23

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 57

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Kimura
{{flagicon|DNK}} Mikkel Jensen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Andrews

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 228

|rowspan=2| +19 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 24

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 60

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Schiavoni
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Piccini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Cressoni

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 228

|rowspan=2| +19 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 25

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 54

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Thomas Flohr
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Castellacci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 227

|rowspan=2| +20 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 26

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 777

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} D'station Racing

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Hoshino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomonobu Fujii
{{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Watson

| Aston Martin Vantage AMR

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 227

|rowspan=2| +20 laps

Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 27

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 85

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Rahel Frey
{{flagicon|BEL}} Sarah Bovy
{{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 225

|rowspan=2| +22 laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| 28

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 86

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Wainwright
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Barker
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Gamble

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 224

|rowspan=2| +23 laps

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2| 29

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 98

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Dalla Lana
{{flagicon|BRA}} Augusto Farfus
{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Gomes

| Aston Martin Vantage AMR

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 223

|rowspan=2| +24 laps

Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| Ret

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 33

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} TF Sport

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating
{{flagicon|LUX}} Dylan Pereira
{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Fraga

| Aston Martin Vantage AMR

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 128

|rowspan=2| retired

Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2| Ret

|rowspan=2| LMGTE Am

|rowspan=2| 88

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

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|UAE}} Khaled Al Qubaisi
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Axcil Jefferies
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Andlauer

| Porsche 911 RSR-19

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2| 90

|rowspan=2| retired

Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
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