2021 6 Hours of Bahrain
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26°1′57″N 50°30′38″E / 26.03250°N 50.51056°E
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 5 of 6 in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | 30 October 2021 |
| Location | Sakhir |
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit |
| Duration | 6 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 185 |
| Distance (km) | 1001.22 |
| Distance (miles) | 622.155 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:47.049 |
| Team |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Winners | |
| Team | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Drivers |  Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Team WRT |
| Drivers |  Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Racing Team Nederland |
| Drivers | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert |
| LMGTE Pro | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Porsche GT Team |
| Drivers | Kévin Estre Neel Jani |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | TF Sport |
| Drivers |  Ben Keating Dylan Pereira 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
[edit]Qualifying Results
[edit]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
[edit]Race Result
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Allaway, Phil (8 July 2021). "6 Hours of Fuji cancelled due to COVID-19". frontstretch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "2021 Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2021 Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain Race Classification" (PDF).
- ^ "2021 Bahrain Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship". FIA. Retrieved 5 November 2023.