# 2021 8 Hours of Bahrain

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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.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.250 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.540 | +0.290 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | 1:47.025 | +0.775 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 1:49.525 | +3.275 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | 1:49.819 | +3.569 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | 1:49.910 | +3.660 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | 1:50.149 | +3.899 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | 1:50.372 | +4.122 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 1:50.744 | +4.494 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:51.063 | +4.813 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | 1:51.134 | +4.884 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | 1:51.145 | +4.895 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:51.187 | +4.937 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 1:51.424 | +5.174 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.041 | +9.791 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 1:56.201 | +9.951 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.541 | +10.291 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | 1:56.603 | +10.353 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetilar Racing | 1:58.712 | +12.462 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | 1:58.759 | +12.509 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | 1:58.958 | +12.708 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 1:58.989 | +12.739 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | 1:59.087 | +12.837 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.096 | +12.846 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.359 | +13.109 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:59.492 | +13.242 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.936 | +13.686 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:00.301 | +14.051 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'station Racing | 2:00.364 | +14.114 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:01.282 | +15.032 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 60 | 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 ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 247 | 8:01:25.441 ‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 247 | 8:01:25.441 ‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 247 | +7.351 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 247 | +7.351 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A480 | M | 241 | +6 laps |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 241 | +6 laps |
| 4 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 laps ‡ |
| 4 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 laps ‡ |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer Filipe Albuquerque | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer Filipe Albuquerque | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande Alex Brundle | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande Alex Brundle | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +9 laps |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 laps ‡ |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +9 laps ‡ |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | Esteban Garcia Loïc Duval Norman Nato | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 laps |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | Esteban Garcia Loïc Duval Norman Nato | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +9 laps |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +10 laps |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +10 laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +10 laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +10 laps |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley | Oreca 07 | G | 236 | +11 laps |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 236 | +11 laps |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Olli Caldwell Nelson Panciatici | Oreca 07 | G | 235 | +12 laps |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Olli Caldwell Nelson Panciatici | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 235 | +12 laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado | Ferari 488 GTE Evo | M | 233 | +14 laps ‡ |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 233 | +14 laps ‡ |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Kévin Estre Neel Jani Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 233 | +14 laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Kévin Estre Neel Jani Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 233 | +14 laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Daniel Serra Miguel Molina | Ferari 488 GTE Evo | M | 233 | +14 laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Daniel Serra Miguel Molina | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 233 | +14 laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 231 | +16 laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 231 | +16 laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 230 | +17 laps ‡ |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 230 | +17 laps ‡ |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Matteo Cairoli Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Matteo Cairoli Riccardo Pera | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 229 | +18 laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Mikkel Jensen Scott Andrews | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 228 | +19 laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Mikkel Jensen Scott Andrews | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 228 | +19 laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 228 | +19 laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 228 | +19 laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 227 | +20 laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 227 | +20 laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 227 | +20 laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 227 | +20 laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | Rahel Frey Sarah Bovy Katherine Legge | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 225 | +22 laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | Rahel Frey Sarah Bovy Katherine Legge | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 225 | +22 laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 224 | +23 laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 224 | +23 laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 223 | +24 laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 223 | +24 laps |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 128 | retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 128 | retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Axcil Jefferies Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 90 | retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Axcil Jefferies Julien Andlauer | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 90 | retired |
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