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2024 8 Hours of Bahrain

{{Short description|Sports car endurance race}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox WEC race|flag=BHR|title=2024 8 Hours of Bahrain|round_no=8|round_total=8|year=2024|track_map=Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg|date=2 November|location=Sakhir|circuit=Bahrain International Circuit|duration=8 Hours|weather=|laps=235|distance_km=1271.571|distance_miles=790.118|pole_time=1:46.714|category1=Hypercar|category1_winner_drivers={{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryō Hirakawa|category2=LMGT3|category2_winner_team={{flagicon|ITA}} Vista AF Corse|category2_winner_drivers={{flagicon|FRA}} François Hériau
{{flagicon|USA}} Simon Mann
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Rovera|pole_team={{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing|category1_winner_team={{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing}}

The 2024 8 Hours of Bahrain (officially known as the 2024 Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 2 November 2024, as the eighth and final round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the thirteenth running of the event, and the sixth running of the event in an extended 8-hour format.

Background

The event, which ran over a duration of eight hours for the sixth time in a row, was announced during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The 8 Hours of Bahrain has been featured on the calendar since the series' inception in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/2024-fia-wec-calendar-expands-to-eight-rounds/7698|title=2024 FIA WEC calendar expands to eight rounds|last=Cavers|first=Rachel|date=9 June 2023|access-date=20 November 2024|website=FIA World Endurance Championship|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest}}

Entry list

The entry list was published on 17 October 2024, and saw several changes compared to the previous entry list. Sébastien Bourdais re-joined the No. 2 Cadillac Racing crew, after previously having driven at the 2024 Qatar 1812 km.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bourdais-rejoins-cadillac-for-bahrain-season-finale/|title=Bourdais Rejoins Cadillac for Bahrain Season Finale|last=Klein|first=Jamie|date=17 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media}} After Nicolas Lapierre's decision to retire from racing with immediate effect,{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/lapierre-announces-immediate-retirement-from-racing/|title=Lapierre Announces Immediate Retirement from Racing|last=Euwema|first=Davey|date=2 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media}} Jules Gounon took over his seat in the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team entry, whilst Charles Milesi joined the No. 36 crew. In LMGT3, Giorgio Roda joined the No. 88 Proton Competition team for the first time since Le Mans. Giammarco Levorato replaced Mikkel O. Pedersen in the same car. Furthermore, Franck Perera was replaced by Matteo Cairoli in the No. 60 Iron Lynx entry. Finally, Conrad Laursen replaced Clemens Schmid in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry.

Schedule

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Date

! Time (local: AST)

! Event

rowspan=2| Thursday, 31 October

| 12:15

| Free Practice 1

17:30

| Free Practice 2

rowspan=5| Friday, 1 November

| 12:00

| Free Practice 3

16:00

| Qualifying - LMGT3

16:20

| Hyperpole - LMGT3

16:40

| Qualifying - Hypercar

17:00

| Hyperpole - Hypercar

Saturday, 2 November

| 14:00

| Race

colspan=3 | Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/race/show/4869|title=2024 Bahrain - FIA World Endurance Championship|website=fiawec.com|access-date=19 November 2024}}

Practice

Three practice sessions were held before the event: two were held on Thursday, and one was held on Friday. The sessions on Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Fruday morning lasted 60 minutes.

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session started at 12:15 AST on Thursday. Paul di Resta topped the session in the No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry, with a lap time of 1:50.837. Frédéric Makowiecki's No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport car was second-quickest, 0.049 seconds behind Di Resta. The No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry of Antonio Giovinazzi was third-quickest, 0.204 seconds behind Di Resta. Jean-Éric Vergne and Laurens Vanthoor rounded out the top five in the No. 93 Peugeot and No. 6 Porsche, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/di-resta-leads-bahrain-fp1-for-peugeot/|title=Di Resta Leads Bahrain FP1 for Peugeot|last=Dagys|first=John|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media}} Kelvin van der Linde led LMGT3 in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry, with a lap time of 2 minutes, 2.079 seconds. Alessio Rovera slotted in in second in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse entry, 0.263 seconds behind Van der Linde. Matteo Cairoli rounded out the top three in the No. 60 Iron Lynx entry, 0.739 seconds behind Van der Linde.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2024/10/31/peugeot-starts-fast-in-bahrain-wec-practice/|title=Peugeot starts fast in Bahrain WEC practice|last=Kilbey|first=Stephen|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Racer|publisher=Racer Media and Marketing, Inc.}}

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! Class

! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

! Entrant

! Driver

! Time

Hypercar

| style="text-align:center;"| 94

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul di Resta

| 1:50.837

LMGT3

| style="text-align:center;"| 78

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kelvin van der Linde

| 2:02.079

colspan="6"| Source:{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202410311215_Free%20Practice%201/03_Classification_Free%20Practice%201.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 1 – Final Classification|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202410311215_Free%20Practice%201/07_FastestLapByDriver_Free%20Practice%201.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 1 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}

  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

= Practice 2 =

The second practice session started at 17:30 AST on Thursday, and saw Dries Vanthoor lead the session in the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT entry, with a lap time of 1:48.257. He was 0.054 seconds quicker than Matt Campbell in the No. 5 Porsche, with Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari once again taking the third position, 0.215 seconds behind Vanthoor.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/10/31/bmw-to-the-fore-in-free-practice-2.html|title=BMW To The Fore In Free Practice 2|last=Kilbey|first=Stephen|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Dailysportscar}} Esteban Masson led the LMGT3 class in the No. 87 Lexus, with a lap time of 2:02.246. He was 0.655 seconds quicker than Hiroshi Koizumi in the No. 82 TF Sport entry, with François Hériau rounding out the top three in the No. 55 Ferrari.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/vanthoor-puts-bmw-on-top-in-second-practice/|title=Vanthoor Puts BMW On Top in Second Practice|last=Klein|first=Jamie|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media}}

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! Class

! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

! Entrant

! Driver

! Time

Hypercar

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| {{flagicon|BEL}} BMW M Team WRT

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dries Vanthoor

| 1:48.257

LMGT3

| style="text-align:center;"| 87

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Masson

| 2:02.246

colspan="6"| Source:{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202410311730_Free%20Practice%202/03_Classification_Free%20Practice%202.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 2 – Final Classification|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202410311730_Free%20Practice%202/07_FastestLapByDriver_Free%20Practice%202.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap|date=31 October 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}

  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

= Final practice =

The third and final practice session started at 12:00 AST on Friday, which saw Vergne topping the time sheets in the No. 93 Peugeot with a lap time of 1:49.443. He was 0.219 seconds quicker than Yifei Ye in the No. 83 AF Corse entry, with Daniil Kvyat finishing third-quickest in the No. 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx entry.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2024/11/01/peugeot-back-on-top-in-third-bahrain-wec-practice/|title=Peugeot back on top in third Bahrain WEC practice|last=Kilbey|first=Stephen|date=1 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Racer|publisher=Racer Media and Marketing, Inc.}} Alex Malykhin led the LMGT3 class in the No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing entry, lapping the circuit in 2 minutes, 3.987 seconds. His lap was 0.054 seconds quicker than that of second-placed Arnold Robin in the No. 78 Lexus, with Hériau finishing third-quickest in the No. 55 Ferrari.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/wec-bahrain-peugeot-tops-final-practice-in-season-finale-weekend/10669026/|title=WEC Bahrain: Peugeot tops final practice in season finale weekend|last=Watkins|first=Gary|date=1 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=Motorsport.com}}

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! Class

! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

! Entrant

! Driver

! Time

Hypercar

| style="text-align:center;"| 93

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

| 1:49.443

LMGT3

| style="text-align:center;"| 92

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Manthey PureRxcing

| {{flagicon|KNA}} Alex Malykhin

| 2:03.987

colspan="6"| Source:{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202411011200_Free%20Practice%203/03_Classification_Free%20Practice%203.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 3 – Final Classification|date=1 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202411011200_Free%20Practice%203/07_FastestLapByDriver_Free%20Practice%203.PDF|title=FIA WEC – 8 Hours of Bahrain Free Practice 3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap|date=1 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}

  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

= Qualifying results =

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

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! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! Class

! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

! Entrant

! Qualifying

! Hyperpole

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

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| Hypercar

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.698

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:46.714

! 1

2

| Hypercar

| 7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.498

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.037

! 2

3

| Hypercar

| 51

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari AF Corse

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.531

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.080

! 3

4

| Hypercar

| 99

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.101

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.234

! 4

5

| Hypercar

| 50

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari AF Corse

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.014

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.527

! 5

6

| Hypercar

| 6

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Penske Motorsport

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.042

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.542

! 6

7

| Hypercar

| 5

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Penske Motorsport

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.944

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.630

! 7

8

| Hypercar

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Hertz Team Jota

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.857

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.950

! 8

9

| Hypercar

| 15

| {{flagicon|BEL}} BMW M Team WRT

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.741

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.970

! 9

10

| Hypercar

| 20

| {{flagicon|BEL}} BMW M Team WRT

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:47.550

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:54.564

! 10

11

| Hypercar

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Hertz Team Jota

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.263

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 11

12

| Hypercar

| 83

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.282

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 13{{refn|group=Q|The No. 83 AF Corse entry received a 1-place grid drop after impending the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team entry in the qualifying session.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/028_Doc%2028%20-%20Decision%20No.%209%20-%20Car%2083.pdf|title=028_Doc 28 - Decision No. 9 - Car 83.pdf|date=1 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}}}

13

| Hypercar

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cadillac Racing

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.466

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 12

14

| Hypercar

| 35

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Endurance Team

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.534

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 14

15

| Hypercar

| 94

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.552

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 15

16

| Hypercar

| 63

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lamborghini Iron Lynx

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.555

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 16

17

| Hypercar

| 36

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Endurance Team

| style="text-align:center;" | 1:48.796

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 17

18

| Hypercar

| 93

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

| style="text-align:center;" | No time

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 18

style="font-weight:bold"

! 19

| LMGT3

| 95

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.311

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.201

! 19

20

| LMGT3

| 59

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.714

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.203

! 20

21

| LMGT3

| 55

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vista AF Corse

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.458

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.367

! 21

22

| LMGT3

| 85

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Dames

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.591

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.636

! 22

23

| LMGT3

| 92

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Manthey PureRxcing

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.202

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.720

! 23

24

| LMGT3

| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.140

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.949

! 24

25

| LMGT3

| 54

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vista AF Corse

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.679

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.033

! 25

26

| LMGT3

| 81

| {{flagicon|GBR}} TF Sport

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.272

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.125

! 26

27

| LMGT3

| 82

| {{flagicon|GBR}} TF Sport

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.959

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.176

! 27

28

| LMGT3

| 78

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.641

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.269

! 28

29

| LMGT3

| 777

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

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.763

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 29

30

| LMGT3

| 31

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.785

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 30

31

| LMGT3

| 46

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.797

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 31

32

| LMGT3

| 91

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey EMA

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.975

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 32

33

| LMGT3

| 88

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:04.315

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 33

34

| LMGT3

| 77

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:04.606

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 34

35

| LMGT3

| 87

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:04.772

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 35

36

| LMGT3

| 60

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx

| style="text-align:center;" | 2:05.237

| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |

! 36

colspan="7"|Source:{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2024/08_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/575_FIA%20WEC/202411011720_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF|title=FIA WEC – Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying – Final Classification|date=1 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}

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Race

= Race results =

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 164 laps. Class winners are in bold and {{double-dagger}}.

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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
style="font-weight:bold;"

!rowspan=2 | 1

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 8

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Hirakawa

| Toyota GR010 Hybrid

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | 8:01:25.839{{double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold;"

| Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 2

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 5

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Penske Motorsport

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Campbell
{{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki

| Porsche 963

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +29.177

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 3

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 93

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Mikkel Jensen
{{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

| Peugeot 9X8

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +36.799

Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 4

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 35

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Endurance Team

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Loup Chatin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Gounon
{{flagicon|AUT}} Ferdinand Habsburg

| Alpine A424

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +37.404

Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 5

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 15

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Raffaele Marciello
{{flagicon|BEL}} Dries Vanthoor
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Wittmann

| BMW M Hybrid V8

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +47.916

BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 6

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 2

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cadillac Racing

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn

| Cadillac V-Series.R

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +55.841

Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 7

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 38

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hertz Team Jota

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button
{{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Hanson
{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

| Porsche 963

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +1:00.834

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 8

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 83

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica
{{flagicon|ISR}} Robert Shwartzman
{{flagicon|CHN}} Yifei Ye

| Ferrari 499P

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +1:03.539

Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 9

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 36

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine Endurance Team

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Milesi
{{flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière

| Alpine A424

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +1:12.064{{refn|group=R|The No. 36 Alpine Endurance Team entry received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse entry. Their final finishing position was unaffected.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/067_Doc%2067%20-%20Decision%20No.%2036%20-%20Car%2036.pdf|title=067_Doc 67 - Decision No. 36 - Car 36.pdf|date=2 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}}}

Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 10

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 6

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Penske Motorsport

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Kévin Estre
{{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

| Porsche 963

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +1:19.711{{refn|group=R|The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport received two 5-second penalties: the first was for overtaking the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT entry off the track, whilst the second was for causing a collision with the No. 36 Alpine Endurance Team entry. Their final finishing position was unaffected.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/068_Doc%2068%20-%20Decision%20No.%2031%20-%20Car%206.pdf|title=068_Doc 68 - Decision No. 31 - Car 6.pdf|date=2 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/070_Doc%2070%20-%20Decision%20No.%2038%20-%20Car%206.pdf|title=070_Doc 70 - Decision No. 38 - Car 6.pdf|date=2 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}}}

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 11

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 50

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Fuoco
{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Molina
{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicklas Nielsen

| Ferrari 499P

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 235

|rowspan=2 | +1:30.651

Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 12

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 99

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Andlauer
{{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

| Porsche 963

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 234

|rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 13

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 12

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hertz Team Jota

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott
{{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato
{{flagicon|GBR}} Will Stevens

| Porsche 963

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 234

|rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 14

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 51

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

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

| Ferrari 499P

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 233

|rowspan=2 | +2 Laps{{refn|group=R|The No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry received a 295-second penalty for using 2 more tyres than the tyre allocation allowed. They dropped from 2nd to 14th overall.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/077_Doc%2077%20-%20DECISION%20NO.%2040.pdf|title=077_Doc 77 - Decision No. 40 - Car 51.pdf|date=3 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}}}

Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
style="font-weight:bold;"

!rowspan=2 | 15

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 55

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Hériau
{{flagicon|USA}} Simon Mann
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Rovera

| Ferrari 296 GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps{{double-dagger}}

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| Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 16

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 81

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ANG}} Rui Andrade
{{flagicon|IRE}} Charlie Eastwood
{{flagicon|BEL}} Tom van Rompuy

| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 17

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 82

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Baud
{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Koizumi

| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 18

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 60

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

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

| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
rowspan=2 | 19

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 91

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey EMA

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz
{{flagicon|NLD}} Morris Schuring
{{flagicon|AUS}} Yasser Shahin

| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 20

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 59

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Costa
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Cottingham
{{flagicon|CHE}} Grégoire Saucy

| McLaren 720S GT3 Evo

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 21

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 54

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Castellacci
{{flagicon|CHE}} Thomas Flohr
{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Rigon

| Ferrari 296 GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 22

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 95

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Josh Caygill
{{flagicon|CHL}} Nico Pino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato

| McLaren 720S GT3 Evo

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 23

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 92

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Manthey PureRxcing

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Klaus Bachler
{{flagicon|KNA}} Alex Malykhin
{{flagicon|DEU}} Joel Sturm

| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 24

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 85

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sarah Bovy
{{flagicon|CHE}} Rahel Frey
{{flagicon|DNK}} Michelle Gatting

| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
rowspan=2 | 25

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 27

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian James
{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniel Mancinelli
{{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Riberas

| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 26

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 777

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Erwan Bastard
{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Mateu
{{flagicon|DNK}} Marco Sørensen

| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps

Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | 27

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 31

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Augusto Farfus
{{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael
{{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Leung

| BMW M4 GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 214

|rowspan=2 | +21 Laps{{refn|group=R|The No. 31 Team WRT entry received a drive-through penalty for causing a collision with the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team entry. Since they finished the race before taking the drive-through penalty, it was converted into a 50-second time penalty. They dropped from 26th to 27th overall, and from 12th to 13th in class.{{cite web|url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/12_2024/08_8%20Hours%20of%20Bahrain/072_Doc%2072%20-%20Decision%20No.%2039%20-%20Car%2031.pdf|title=072_Doc 72 - Decision No. 39 - Car 31.pdf|date=2 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com|publisher=Alkamel Systems}}}}

BMW P58 L Turbo I6
rowspan=2 | 28

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 46

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|OMN}} Ahmad Al Harthy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin
{{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| BMW M4 GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 213

|rowspan=2 | +22 Laps

BMW P58 L Turbo I6
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 63

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Bortolotti
{{flagicon|white}} Daniil Kvyat
{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Mortara

| Lamborghini SC63

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 200

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 94

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot TotalEnergies

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul di Resta
{{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne

| Peugeot 9X8

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 179

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 77

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Barker
{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick
{{flagicon|CAN}} Zacharie Robichon

| Ford Mustang GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 178

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 87

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Kimura
{{flagicon|ARG}} José María López
{{flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Masson

| Lexus RC F GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 176

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 7

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi
{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| Toyota GR010 Hybrid

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 175

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 88

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giammarco Levorato
{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Olsen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Roda

| Ford Mustang GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 148

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | Hypercar

|rowspan=2 | 20

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

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Robin Frijns
{{flagicon|DEU}} René Rast
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Sheldon van der Linde

| BMW M Hybrid V8

|rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2 | 111

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

|rowspan=2 | LMGT3

|rowspan=2 | 78

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Akkodis ASP Team

|rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Conrad Laursen
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Kelvin van der Linde
{{flagicon|FRA}} Arnold Robin

| Lexus RC F GT3

|rowspan=2 | {{Goodyear}}

|rowspan=2 | 36

|rowspan=2 | Did not finish

Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
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