# 8 uur van Bahrein 2021

De 8 uur van Bahrein 2021 was de zesde en laatste race van het FIA World Endurance Championship-seizoen 2021. De race werd verreden op 6 november 2021 op het Bahrain International Circuit nabij Sakhir, Bahrein. Het was de tweede achtereenvolgende race op dit circuit, nadat de 6 uur van Bahrein een week eerder werd gehouden.
De race werd gewonnen door de Toyota Gazoo Racing #8 van Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley en Kazuki Nakajima. De LMP2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Team WRT #31 van Robin Frijns, Ferdinand Habsburg en Charles Milesi. De LMP2 Pro-Am-klasse werd gewonnen door de United Autosports USA #29 van Frits van Eerd, Giedo van der Garde en Job van Uitert. De LMGTE Pro-klasse werd gewonnen door de AF Corse #51 van James Calado en Alessandro Pier Guidi. De LMGTE Am-klasse werd gewonnen door de AF Corse #83 van Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo en Alessio Rovera.

## Kwalificatie

Tijden vetgedrukt betekent de snelste tijd in die klasse.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Tijd | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.250 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:46.540 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | 1:47.025 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 1:49.525 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | 1:49.819 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | 1:49.910 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | 1:50.149 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | 1:50.372 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 1:50.744 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:51.063 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | 1:51.134 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | 1:51.145 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:51.187 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 1:51.424 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.041 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 1:56.201 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 1:56.541 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | 1:56.603 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetilar Racing | 1:58.712 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | 1:58.759 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | 1:58.958 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 1:58.989 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | 1:59.087 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.096 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.359 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:59.492 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.936 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:00.301 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 2:00.364 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:01.282 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:01.941 | 31 |

## Uitslag

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt; Hypercar is rood, LMP2 is blauw, LMGTE Pro is groen 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 Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 247 | 8:01:25.441 |
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Kazuki Nakajima | 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 | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A480 | M | 241 | +6 ronden |
| 3 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 241 | +6 ronden |
| 4 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 4 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Anthony Davidson António Félix da Costa Roberto González | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Anthony Davidson António Félix da Costa Roberto González | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Tom Blomqvist Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Tom Blomqvist Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer | Oreca 07 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 240 | +7 ronden |
| 8 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Alex Brundle Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 ronden |
| 8 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Alex Brundle Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +9 ronden |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 ronden |
| 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 ronden |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | Loïc Duval Esteban Garcia Norman Nato | Oreca 07 | G | 238 | +9 ronden |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 70 | Realteam Racing | Loïc Duval Esteban Garcia Norman Nato | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 238 | +9 ronden |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +10 ronden |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +10 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser | Oreca 07 | G | 237 | +10 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 237 | +10 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07 | G | 236 | +11 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 236 | +11 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Olli Caldwell Miroslav Konôpka Nelson Panciatici | Oreca 07 | G | 235 | +12 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Olli Caldwell Miroslav Konôpka Nelson Panciatici | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 235 | +12 ronden |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Neel Jani | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Neel Jani | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Miguel Molina Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Miguel Molina Daniel Serra | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 233 | +14 ronden |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 231 | +16 ronden |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 231 | +16 ronden |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 230 | +17 ronden |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 230 | +17 ronden |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Matt Campbell Jaxon Evans Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Matt Campbell Jaxon Evans Christian Ried | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetliar Racing | Antonio Fuoco Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 47 | Cetliar Racing | Antonio Fuoco Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 229 | +18 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Andrews Mikkel Jensen Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 228 | +19 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Andrews Mikkel Jensen Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 228 | +19 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 228 | +19 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 228 | +19 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 227 | +20 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 227 | +20 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Andrew Watson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 227 | +20 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Andrew Watson | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 227 | +20 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Katherine Legge | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 225 | +22 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Katherine Legge | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 225 | +22 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Tom Gamble Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 224 | +23 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Tom Gamble Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 224 | +23 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 223 | +24 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 223 | +24 ronden |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Dylan Pereira | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 128 | Uitgevallen |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Dylan Pereira | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 128 | Uitgevallen |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Axcil Jefferies Khaled Al Qubaisi | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 90 | Uitgevallen |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Axcil Jefferies Khaled Al Qubaisi | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 90 | Uitgevallen |

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

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | 173 |
| 2 | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Kazuki Nakajima | 168 |
| 3 | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | 128 |
| 4 | Romain Dumas Richard Westbrook | 53 |
| 5 | Franck Mailleux | 39 |

### Hypercar (constructeurs)

| Pos | Team | Punten |
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 206 |
| 2 | Alpine Elf Matmut | 128 |
| 3 | Glickenhaus Racing | 37 |

### LMGTE (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | 177 |
| 2 | Kévin Estre Neel Jani | 166 |
| 3 | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | 111 |
| 4 | Miguel Molina Daniel Serra | 92 |
| 5 | Michael Christensen | 88 |

### LMGTE (constructeurs)

| Pos | Constructeur | Punten |
| 1 | Ferrari | 291 |
| 2 | Porsche | 277 |

### LMP2 (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | 151 |
| 2 | Tom Blomqvist Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne | 131 |
| 3 | Anthony Davidson António Félix da Costa Roberto González | 123 |
| 4 | Philip Hanson | 107 |
| 5 | Filipe Albuquerque Fabio Scherer | 84 |

### LMP2 (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 31 | Team WRT | 151 |
| 2 | 28 | Jota | 131 |
| 3 | 38 | Jota | 123 |
| 4 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 107 |
| 5 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 84 |

### LMP2 Pro-Am (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Frits van Eerd | 167 |
| 2 | Esteban Garcia Norman Nato | 146 |
| 3 | Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert | 142 |
| 4 | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya | 138 |
| 5 | Dennis Andersen | 109 |

### LMP2 Pro-Am (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | 167 |
| 2 | 70 | Realteam Racing | 146 |
| 2 | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | 138 |
| 4 | 20 | High Class Racing | 109 |
| 5 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 72 |

### LMGTE Am (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera | 150 |
| 2 | Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Dylan Pereira | 90,5 |
| 3 | Matt Campbell Jaxon Evans Christian Ried | 79 |
| 4 | Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera | 78 |
| 5 | Antonio Fuoco Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto | 75 |

### LMGTE Am (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 83 | AF Corse | 150 |
| 2 | 33 | TF Sport | 90,5 |
| 3 | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 79 |
| 4 | 56 | Team Project 1 | 78 |
| 5 | 47 | Cetilar Racing | 75 |