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2017 6 Hours of Bahrain

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Bahrain 2017 6 Hours of Bahrain
Event information
Round 9 of 9 in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date18 November 2017
LocationSakhir
VenueBahrain International Circuit
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed199
Distance (km)1076.988
Distance (miles)669.237
LMP1
Pole position
Time1:39.383
TeamGermany Porsche LMP Team
Winners
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
LMP2
Winners
TeamSwitzerland Rebellion Racing
DriversFrance Julien Canal
France Nicolas Prost
Brazil Bruno Senna
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamItaly AF Corse
DriversItaly Davide Rigon
United Kingdom Sam Bird
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
DriversCanada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda

The 2017 6 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain on 16–18 November 2017, and served as the ninth and last race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota's Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima won the race driving the No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. This was the last race of the Porsche 919 Hybrid.[1] This would be the last time the race would be run in a 6 Hours format, with the race being extended to 8 hours for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, after being absent from the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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Performance done during the qualifying session (Pole position in Class is in bold)[2]
Pos Class Team Driver Times Grid
A
1 LMP1 1 Germany Porsche LMP Team Switzerland Neel Jani 1 min 39 s 383 1
2 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway 1 min 39 s 646 2
3 LMP1 2 Germany Porsche LMP Team Germany Timo Bernhard 1 min 40 s 011 3
4 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Kazuki Nakajima 1 min 40 s 774 4
5 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut Brazil André Negrão 1 min 47 s 227 5
6 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing France Thomas Laurent 1 min 47 s 612 6
7 LMP2 31 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Brazil Bruno Senna 1 min 47 s 721 7
8 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing France Loïc Duval 1 min 47 s 989 8
9 LMP2 25 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing Russia Vitaly Petrov 1 min 48 s 176 9
10 LMP2 24 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing United Kingdom Ben Hanley 1 min 48 s 374 10
11 LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France Matthieu Vaxiviere 1 min 48 s 386 11
12 LMP2 13 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 1 min 48 s 387 12
13 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing France Tristan Gommendy 1 min 49s 102 13
14 LMGTE-Pro 71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon 1 min 56 s 033 14
15 LMGTE-Pro 97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner 1 min 56 s 372 15
16 LMGTE-Pro 67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Harry Tincknell 1 min 56 s 463 16
17 LMGTE-Pro 51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado 1 min 56 s 881 17
18 LMGTE-Pro 95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen 1 min 57 s 019 18
19 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team France Frédéric Makowiecki 1 min 57 s 516 19
20 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team France Kévin Estre 1 min 57 s 522 20
21 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Portugal Pedro Lamy 2 min 00 s 111 21
22 LMGTE Am 61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin 2 min 00 s 285 22
23 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Christian Ried 2 min 00 s 395 23
24 LMGTE Am 54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci 2 min 01 s 352 24
25 LMGTE Pro 66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK France Olivier Pla 1 min 57 s 588 25
26 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK 26

Race

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Race result

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Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 199 6:01:26.294
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 2 Germany Porsche LMP Team Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Earl Bamber
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 198 +1 Lap
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
3 LMP1 1 Germany Porsche LMP Team Switzerland Neel Jani
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Germany André Lotterer
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 198 +1 Lap
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
4 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 196 +3 Laps
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
5 LMP2 31 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion France Julien Canal
France Nicolas Prost
Brazil Bruno Senna
Oreca 07 D 186 +13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
France Thomas Laurent
Oreca 07 D 186 +13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 13 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Switzerland Mathias Beche
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
Oreca 07 D 185 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
United States Gustavo Menezes
Brazil André Negrão
Alpine A470 D 185 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 25 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing Mexico Roberto González
Switzerland Simon Trummer
Russia Vitaly Petrov
Oreca 07 D 185 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 24 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing United Kingdom Matt Rao
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Oreca 07 D 185 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
France Léo Roussel
France Loïc Duval
Oreca 07 D 184 +15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China David Cheng
United Kingdom Alex Brundle
France Tristan Gommendy
Oreca 07 D 183 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxiviere
France Emmanuel Collard
Oreca 07 D 182 +17 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMGTE
Pro
71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
United Kingdom Sam Bird
Ferrari 488 GTE M 175 +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
15 LMGTE
Pro
51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE M 175 +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE
Pro
67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford GT M 174 +25 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
17 LMGTE
Pro
91 Germany Porsche GT Team Austria Richard Lietz
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 174 +25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 LMGTE
Pro
66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Germany Stefan Mücke
France Olivier Pla
Ford GT M 170 +25 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
18 LMGTE
Pro
95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Nicki Thiim
Denmark Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 174 +25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
19 LMGTE
Pro
97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 174 +25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
21 LMGTE
Am
98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 170 +29 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
22 LMGTE
Am
61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Singapore Weng Sun Mok
Japan Keita Sawa
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Ferrari 488 GTE M 170 +29 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE
Am
54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE M 169 +30 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 LMGTE
Am
77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Christian Ried
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Germany Marvin Dienst
Porsche 911 RSR D 164 +31 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25 LMGTE
Am
86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Ben Barker
Australia Nick Foster
Porsche 911 RSR D 165 +30 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
NC LMGTE
Pro
92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR M 84
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References

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  1. ^ Watkins, Gary. "Porsche quits WEC LMP1 class for Formula E programme". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ "6 Hours of Bahreïn Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahraïn Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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