# 8 uur van Bahrein 2023

De 8 uur van Bahrein 2023 was de zevende en laatste race van het FIA World Endurance Championship-seizoen 2023. De race werd verreden op 4 november 2023 op het Bahrain International Circuit nabij Sakhir, Bahrein. Het is tevens de laatste race van de LMGTE-klasse, en de laatste WEC-race waar LMP2-auto's als vaste deelnemers meededen.
De race werd gewonnen door de Toyota Gazoo Racing #8 van Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley en Ryō Hirakawa. De LMP2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Team WRT #41 van Rui Andrade, Louis Delétraz en Robert Kubica. De LMGTE Am-klasse werd gewonnen door de Iron Dames #85 van Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey en Michelle Gatting.

## Inschrijvingen

Er waren 36 auto's ingeschreven voor de race, bestaande uit twaalf in de Hypercar-klasse, elf in de LMP2-klasse en dertien in de LMGTE Am-klasse. In de Hypercar-klasse keerde Nico Müller na een sleutelbeenblessure terug in de #94 Peugeot TotalEnergies in de plaats van Stoffel Vandoorne. In de #4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team werd João Paulo de Oliveira vervangen door Ryan Briscoe.
In de LMP2-klasse keerde Mirko Bortolotti terug in de #63 Prema Racing in plaats van Andrea Caldarelli na een race in de DTM. In de #23 United Autosports keerde Tom Blomqvist terug in plaats van Ben Hanley.
In de LMGTE Am-klasse reed Franck Dezoteux in plaats van Hiroshi Koizumi in de #21 AF Corse. In de #57 Kessel Racing vonden twee rijderswissels plaats: Daniel Serra keerde na twee races terug, terwijl Esteban Masson zijn debuut maakte. Zij vervingen Ritomo Miyata en Scott Huffaker. In de #777 D'Station Racing werd Satoshi Hoshino vervangen door Liam Talbot.

## Kwalificatie

Tijden vetgedrukt betekent de snelste tijd in die klasse.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Tijd | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.564 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:47.053 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 1:47.265 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:47.712 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari – AF Corse | 1:47.739 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari – AF Corse | 1:47.828 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:47.946 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 1:47.964 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:48.555 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:48.987 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:49.502 | 11 |
| 12 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | 1:50.682 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | 1:52.290 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:52.561 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:52.898 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 1:52.903 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 1:52.992 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | 1:53.033 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:53.086 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 1:53.191 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | 1:53.320 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | 1:53.580 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:54.023 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 1:58.692 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 1:58.982 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | 1:59.161 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 1:59.162 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | 1:59.412 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | 1:59.683 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:59.761 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:00.063 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 2:00.279 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | 2:00.446 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:01.275 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:01.547 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | 2:02.646 | 36 |

## Uitslag

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt; Hypercar is rood, LMP2 is blauw en LMGTE Am is oranje.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Banden | Ronden | Tijd/Reden |
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Motor | Banden | Ronden | Tijd/Reden |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 249 | 8:01:25.308 |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 249 | 8:01:25.308 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 249 | +47.516 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 249 | +47.516 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 249 | +1:36.286 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 249 | +1:36.286 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Ye Yifei | Porsche 963 | M | 249 | +1:37.248 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Ye Yifei | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 249 | +1:37.248 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 248 | +1 ronde |
| 5 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 248 | +1 ronde |
| 6 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 248 | +1 ronde |
| 6 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 248 | +1 ronde |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 8 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 8 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Mikkel Jensen Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Mikkel Jensen Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 10 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 963 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 10 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 247 | +2 ronden |
| 11 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 246 | +3 ronden |
| 11 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 246 | +3 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 15 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Juan Manuel Correa Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 15 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Juan Manuel Correa Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +11 ronden |
| 16 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvjat Doriane Pin | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 16 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvjat Doriane Pin | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 17 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 17 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 18 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 18 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 19 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 19 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 20 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 20 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +12 ronden |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | G | 236 | +13 ronden |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 236 | +13 ronden |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson Liam Talbot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson Liam Talbot | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson Daniel Serra | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 232 | +17 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 231 | +18 ronden |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 - AO | Matteo Cairoli P.J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 230 | +19 ronden |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 - AO | Matteo Cairoli P.J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 230 | +19 ronden |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Kei Cozzolino Franck Dezoteux Simon Mann | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 229 | +20 ronden |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Kei Cozzolino Franck Dezoteux Simon Mann | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 229 | +20 ronden |
| 33 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Ryan Briscoe Esteban Guerrieri Tristan Vautier | Vanwall Vandervell 680 | M | 217 | +32 ronden |
| 33 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Ryan Briscoe Esteban Guerrieri Tristan Vautier | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 217 | +32 ronden |
| NC | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 217 | Niet geklasseerd |
| NC | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 217 | Niet geklasseerd |
| NC | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Oreca 07 | G | 216 | Niet geklasseerd |
| NC | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 216 | Niet geklasseerd |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 163 | Ziekte |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 163 | Ziekte |

## Eindstanden na wedstrijd
### Hypercar (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | 172 |
| 2 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | 145 |
| 3 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | 120 |
| 4 | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | 114 |
| 5 | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | 72 |

### Hypercar (constructeurs)

| Pos | Constructeur | Punten |
| 1 | Toyota | 217 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 161 |
| 3 | Porsche | 99 |
| 4 | Cadillac | 79 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 67 |

### Hypercar (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Constructeur | Punten |
| 1 | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 163 |
| 2 | 99 | Proton Competition | 45 |

### LMP2 (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | 173 |
| 2 | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | 114 |
| 3 | Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | 104 |
| 4 | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | 94 |
| 5 | Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | 92 |

### LMP2 (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 41 | Team WRT | 173 |
| 2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 114 |
| 3 | 22 | United Autosports | 104 |
| 4 | 31 | Team WRT | 94 |
| 5 | 23 | United Autosports | 92 |

### LMGTE Am (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | 173 |
| 2 | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | 118 |
| 3 | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | 91 |
| 4 | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | 80 |
| 5 | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | 65 |

### LMGTE Am (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 33 | Corvette Racing | 173 |
| 2 | 85 | Iron Dames | 118 |
| 3 | 54 | AF Corse | 91 |
| 4 | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 80 |
| 5 | 25 | ORT by TF | 65 |