2023 8 Hours of Bahrain
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| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 7 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | 4 November 2023 |
| Location | Sakhir |
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit |
| Duration | 8 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 249 |
| Distance (km) | 1347.588 |
| Distance (miles) | 837.387 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:46.564 |
| Team |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Winners | |
| Team | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Drivers |  Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Team WRT |
| Drivers |  Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Iron Dames |
| Drivers | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting |
The 2023 Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 4 November 2023, as the seventh and final round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the twelfth running of the event, and the fifth running in an extended 8 hours format.
On 26 October 2023, the FIA published the Balance of Performance (BoP) for the Hypercar and LMGTE AM classes. In Hypercar, the Cadillac and Porsche both lost 7 kilograms of weight. They also both lost 1 MJ of maximum stint energy. For all other cars in the class, the BoP remained the same as it was during the Fuji round.[1] In LMGTE Am, the Aston Martin received a fuel tank increase of 2 litres and an 0.04 increase in engine power. The Corvette received a fuel tank decrease of 2 litres, and a decrease of 0.6 mm for the maximum size of the air restrictor. For the Porsche and Ferrari, the BoP remained the same as it was during the Fuji round.[2]
Entry list
There were 36 cars entered into the event: 12 Hypercars, 11 LMP2 cars, and 13 LMGTE Am cars. In Hypercar, Ryan Briscoe replaced João Paulo de Oliveira in the No. 4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team machine.[3] Furthermore, Nico Müller returned to the No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies machine, after missing the Fuji round due to an injury.[4]
In LMP2, Mirko Bortolotti returned to the No. 63 Prema Racing machine, and Tom Blomqvist returned to the No. 23 United Autosports machine.[4] In LMGTE Am, Franck Dezoteux joined the No. 21 AF Corse machine,[4] with Liam Talbot replacing Satoshi Hoshino in the No. 777 D'Station Racing machine.[5] Furthermore, Esteban Masson joined the No. 57 Kessel Racing machine, replacing Ritomo Miyata, whilst Daniel Serra also returned after missing the previous two rounds.[6]
Schedule
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Kamui Kobayashi |
1:49.856 | |
| LMP2 | 22 |  United Autosports |
 Filipe Albuquerque |
1:54.100 | |
| LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing |
Tomonobu Fujii |
1:59.516 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Kamui Kobayashi |
1:46.851 | |
| LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports |
Filipe Albuquerque |
1:52.850 | |
| LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing |
 Daniel Serra |
1:58.246 | |
| Free Practice 3 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 2 |  Cadillac Racing |
Alex Lynn |
1:49.512 | |
| LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports |
Tom Blomqvist |
1:53.661 | |
| LMGTE Am | 56 |  Project 1 – AO |
Matteo Cairoli |
1:58.214 | |
| Source:[8][9][10] | |||||
