Why WEC’s Bahrain finale was the ‘biggest disappointment’ for Porsche 963 programme
Porsche has singled out Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain as the ‘biggest disappointment” for its three-year 963 LMDh programme. The German manufacturer bowed out of the Hypercar class of the WEC with a nightmare race in Bahrain, as its two factory Penske prototypes finished a lap down in 13th and 14th positions. This […]
Antonio Felix da Costa tops WEC Bahrain test for Alpine
Antonio Felix da Costa topped the timesheets in his first public appearance as a factory Alpine driver in the World Endurance Championship’s Bahrain rookie test. The former Porsche star, who joins the French squad next year as part of a dual WEC/Formula E programme, set a best time of 1m49.214s in the #36 Alpine A424 […]
Corvette driver Dani Juncadella fined for showing middle finger in WEC Bahrain finale
Corvette driver Dani Juncadella has been hit with a €5,000 fine for showing his middle finger to BMW rival Augusto Farfus during the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.Juncadella and Farfus were locked in a prolonged fight over fifth place in the LMGT3 category, with the pair making contact at Turn 10 as Juncadella attempted […]
Sebastien Bourdais rages about Jenson Button’s penalty in Bahrain: “I’m tired of it”
Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais has lashed out at the stewards’ decision to penalise his team-mate Jenson Button in the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain. One-time Formula 1 world champion Button, competing in his final professional race, was slapped with a 30-second stop/go penalty for causing a collision with the #54 Ferrari 296 GT3 of […]
Ex-F1 driver Logan Sargeant joins Bahrain WEC rookie test
Former Williams Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant has become a late addition to Sunday’s World Endurance World Championship rookie test in Bahrain. The American will drive a Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 at the Bahrain International Circuit on 9 November, as per the latest version of the entry list published on Saturday. Read Also: Sargeant will […]
Ferrari crowned Hypercar champion as Toyota wins finale
Toyota scored its first victory of the 2025 World Endurance Championship in the Bahrain 8 Hours finale, while Ferrari clinched both drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the Hypercar class. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries controlled the majority of the race in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, securing a long-awaited victory for the […]
Aston Martin leads at halfway mark, Ferrari closes in on title
Aston Martin led Toyota at the halfway point of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain, while Ferrari put itself in a strong position to sweep both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. Toyota had been the dominant marque in the opening half of the Bahrain 8 Hours, with Nyck de Vries leading a 1-2 for […]
Porsche’s Kevin Estre “frustrated and angry” with himself after qualifying last for WEC finale
Kevin Estre says he is “angry at himself” after he qualified last in the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh, which is fighting for the Hypercar title in this Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain. Estre set a best time of 1m49.157s in the opening leg of qualifying for the Bahrain 8 Hours, which put the […]
Has Toyota really returned to form in WEC Bahrain?
Thanks in part to Balance of Performance, which leaves the Toyota GR010 Hybrid in a far less compromised position than it has been for most of the season, but also because of the track characteristics of the Bahrain International Circuit — a venue that has always suited Toyota — the Japanese manufacturer looks competitive again. […]