# 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain

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The 2016 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 17–19 November 2016, and served as the ninth and last race of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the #8 Audi R18 of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis, run by Audi Sport Team Joest.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

Pole position in Class is in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:39.207 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 1 Porsche Team | 1:39.471 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 2 Porsche Team | 1:39.669 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:39.698 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:40.222 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:40.776 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 13 Rebellion Racing | 1:45.091 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | 1:49.640 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 44 Manor | 1:50.034 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand | 1:50.410 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:50.685 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 45 Manor | 1:50.800 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:51.071 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine | 1:51.185 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 27 SMP Racing | 1:51.427 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 37 SMP Racing | 1:51.475 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 1:56.953 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 1:57.081 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 1:57.380 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:57.891 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 1:58.201 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:58.504 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:58.882 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE-Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.879 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE-Am | No. 83 AF Corse | 2:00.227 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE-Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:00.938 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE-Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing | 2:02.112 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE-Am | No. 78 KCMG | 2:39.576 | 28 |
| – | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing | No Time | 29 |
| – | LMGTE-Am | No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | No Time | 30 |
| – | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | No Time | 31 |
^1 – The No. 26 G-Drive Racing all laptimes deleted because of both its front brakes cooling ducts were not fitted with mesh.

## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 141 laps. Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis | Audi R18 | M | 201 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 | M | 201 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer | Audi R18 | M | 201 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 | M | 201 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Porsche Team | Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 201 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Porsche Team | Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | M | 201 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 5 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 200 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 5 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 200 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 6 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 200 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 6 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 200 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 2 | Porsche Team | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 198 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 2 | Porsche Team | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | M | 198 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher | Rebellion R-One | D | 191 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | D | 191 |
| 8 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer | CLM P1/01 | D | 187 |
| 8 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | D | 187 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast | Oreca 05 | D | 184 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 184 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 43 | RGR Sport by Morand | Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna | Ligier JS P2 | D | 184 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 43 | RGR Sport by Morand | Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 184 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi | Alpine A460 | D | 183 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 183 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani | Ligier JS P2 | D | 183 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 183 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 30 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Sean Gelael Tom Dillmann Giedo van der Garde | Ligier JS P2 | D | 183 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 30 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Sean Gelael Tom Dillmann Giedo van der Garde | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 183 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 35 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin | Alpine A460 | D | 182 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 35 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 182 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 45 | Manor | Roberto González Julien Canal Roberto Merhi | Oreca 05 | D | 182 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 45 | Manor | Roberto González Julien Canal Roberto Merhi | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 182 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin | BR Engineering BR01 | D | 179 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 179 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 27 | SMP Racing | Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin | BR Engineering BR01 | D | 176 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 27 | SMP Racing | Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 176 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 44 | Manor | Matt Rao Richard Bradley Alex Lynn | Oreca 05 | D | 175 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 44 | Manor | Matt Rao Richard Bradley Alex Lynn | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 175 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | D | 174 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 174 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni James Calado | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 174 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni James Calado | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 174 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 173 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 173 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford GT | M | 173 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 173 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | D | 173 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 173 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke | Ford GT | M | 172 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 172 |
| 25 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 172 |
| 25 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 172 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 171 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 171 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 78 | KCMG | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 170 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 78 | KCMG | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 170 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 169 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 169 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 168 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 168 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Romain Brandela Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 164 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Romain Brandela Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 164 |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | M | 84 |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 84 |