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2016 6 Hours of Bahrain

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Bahrain 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain
Event information
Round 9 of 9 in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date19 November 2016
LocationSakhir
VenueBahrain International Circuit
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed201
Distance (km)1087.812
Distance (miles)675.963
LMP1
Pole position
Time1:39.207
TeamGermany Audi Sport Team Joest
Winners
TeamGermany Audi Sport Team Joest
DriversFrance Loïc Duval
Brazil Lucas di Grassi
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
LMP2
Winners
TeamRussia G-Drive Racing
DriversRussia Roman Rusinov
United Kingdom Alex Brundle
United Kingdom René Rast
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
DriversDenmark Nicki Thiim
Denmark Marco Sørensen
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing
DriversUnited Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
United States Patrick Long
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson

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. [1]

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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Pole position in Class is in bold.[2]

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 Time1 31

^1 – The No. 26 G-Drive Racing all laptimes deleted because of both its front brakes cooling ducts were not fitted with mesh.[3]

Race

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Race result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 141 laps. Class winners in bold.[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ Karanja, Earl (2016-11-19). "6 Hours of Bahrain: Audi Wins Farewell Race with Emotional 1-2 Finish". GTspirit. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Steward Decisions Nr 15" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.


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