2014 6 Hours of Bahrain explained

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2014 6 Hours of Bahrain
Round No:7
Round Total:8
Year:2014
Date:15 November
Location:Sakhir
Circuit:Bahrain International Circuit
Duration:6 Hours
Laps:195
Distance Km:1055.34
Distance Miles:655.785
Pole Time:1:43.145
Pole Team: Porsche Team
Category1:LMP1-H
Category1 Winner Team: Toyota Racing
Category1 Winner Drivers: Alexander Wurz
Stéphane Sarrazin
Mike Conway
Category2:LMP1-L
Category2 Winner Team: Rebellion Racing
Category2 Winner Drivers: Andrea Belicchi
Dominik Kraihamer
Fabio Leimer
Category3:LMP2
Category3 Winner Team: KCMG
Category3 Winner Drivers: Richard Bradley
Matthew Howson
Alexandre Imperatori
Category4:LMGTE Pro
Category4 Winner Team: AF Corse
Category4 Winner Drivers: Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
Category5 Winner Drivers: David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
Category5 Winner Team: Aston Martin Racing
Category5:LMGTE Am

The 2014 6 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sports car racing event held on the Grand Prix Circuit, of the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain from 13 to 15 November 2014, and served as the seventh, and penultimate race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The race was won by Alexander Wurz, Stéphane Sarrazin and Mike Conway driving the No. 7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid car. Their team-mates Sébastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson secured the World Endurance Drivers' Championship at the event after finishing in 11th place.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

PosClassTeamAverage TimeGrid
1LMP1-HNo. 14 Porsche Team1:43.1451
2LMP1-HNo. 8 Toyota Racing1:43.4102
3LMP1-HNo. 20 Porsche Team1:44.1913
4LMP1-HNo. 7 Toyota Racing1:44.2604
5LMP1-HNo. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest1:45.5995
6LMP1-LNo. 12 Rebellion Racing1:47.0476
7LMP1-LNo. 13 Rebellion Racing1:47.7057
8LMP2No. 26 G-Drive Racing1:50.2368
9LMP2No. 27 SMP Racing1:50.9399
10LMP2No. 37 SMP Racing1:51.01910
11LMP1-LNo. 9 Lotus1:51.21311
12LMP2No. 47 KCMG1:51.37513
13LMP2No. 35 OAK Racing1:54.30414
14LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing1:58.80515
15LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse1:59.07516
16LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse1:59.22617
17LMGTE ProNo. 99 Aston Martin Racing1:59.37718
18LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche Team Manthey1:59.54119
19LMGTE AmNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing1:59.58920
20LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing1:59.72121
21LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche Team Manthey1:59.77222
22LMGTE AmNo. 61 AF Corse2:00.06822
23LMGTE AmNo. 90 8 Star Motorsports2:00.21824
24LMGTE AmNo. 75 Prospeed Competition2:00.71325
25LMGTE AmNo. 88 Proton Competition2:01.13126
26LMGTE AmNo. 81 AF CorseNo Time27
LMP1-HNo. 1 Audi Sport Team JoestNo Time12

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold.[3]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP1-H7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz
Stéphane Sarrazin
Mike Conway
Toyota TS040 Hybrid1956:00:18.056
Toyota 3.7 L V8
2LMP1-H14 Porsche Team Marc Lieb
Romain Dumas
Neel Jani
Porsche 919 Hybrid195+50.460
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
3LMP1-H20 Porsche Team Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Mark Webber
Porsche 919 Hybrid195+57.268
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
4LMP1-H2 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro194+1 Lap
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
5LMP1-H1 Audi Sport Team Joest Tom Kristensen
Loïc Duval
Lucas di Grassi
Audi R18 e-tron quattro193+2 Laps
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
6LMP1-L13 Rebellion Racing Dominik Kraihamer
Andrea Belicchi
Fabio Leimer
Rebellion R-One188+7 Laps
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
7LMP1-L12 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost
Nick Heidfeld
Mathias Beche
Rebellion R-One182+13 Laps
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
8LMP247 KCMG Matthew Howson
Richard Bradley
Alexandre Imperatori
Oreca 03R181+14 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9LMP237 SMP Racing Kirill Ladygin
Anton Ladygin
Viktor Shaitar
Oreca 03R178+17 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
10LMP235 OAK Racing Mark Patterson
David Cheng
Keiko Ihara
Morgan LMP2178+17 Laps
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
11LMP1-H8 Toyota Racing Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Toyota TS040 Hybrid177+18 Laps
Toyota 3.7 L V8
12LMP226 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Olivier Pla
Julien Canal
Ligier JS P2177+18 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
13LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2173+22 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
14LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE173+22 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
15LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Davide Rigon
James Calado
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2173+22 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
16LMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche Team Manthey Jörg Bergmeister
Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR173+22 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17LMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche Team Manthey Patrick Pilet
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR172+23 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18LMGTE
Am
95 Aston Martin Racing David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE172+23 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
19LMGTE
Am
81 AF Corse Stephen Wyatt
Michele Rugolo
Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2171+24 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
20LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE171+24 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
21LMGTE
Am
88 Proton Competition Christian Ried
Wolf Henzler
Khaled Al Qubaisi
Porsche 911 RSR170+25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22LMGTE
Am
90 8 Star Motorsports Matteo Cressoni
Paolo Ruberti
Gianluca Roda
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2170+25 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
23LMGTE
Am
61 AF Corse Jeff Segal
Alexander Talkanitsa
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2170+25 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
24LMGTE
Pro
99 Aston Martin Racing Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Alex MacDowall
Fernando Rees
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE170+25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
25LMGTE
Am
75 Prospeed Competition François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 911 RSR170+25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNFLMP227 SMP Racing Sergey Zlobin
Maurizio Mediani
Nicolas Minassian
Oreca 03R171Did Not Finish
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
DNFLMP1-L9 Lotus Simon Trummer
Pierre Kaffer
Nathanaël Berthon
CLM P1/011Did Not Finish
AER P60 Turbo V6
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
Dunlop
Michelin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toyota Wins Bahrain; Davidson, Buemi Clinch Championship. John Dagys Media . John. Dagys . 15 November 2014 . 18 November 2014.
  2. Web site: FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Practice Final Classification . . PDF . 14 November 2014 . 18 November 2014.
  3. Web site: FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Race Final Classification . . PDF . 15 November 2014 . 18 November 2014.