Information on WEC Bahrain 2025: schedule, livestream, starting list and more.

(Motorsport-Total.com) - Every year, the WEC celebrates its traditional season finale at the Bahrain International Circuit. The championship decisions will be made during the 8-hour race, while Sunday's program includes the rookie test and the season-ending party at a nearby hotel.

Toyota has been undefeated in the desert since 2017, but hasn't won a single race in 2025. One of these two streaks is bound to end in ás-Sakhir.

The race starts in daylight and continues into the night, meaning conditions change drastically during the race. The asphalt temperature can drop by 20 degrees or more between the start and the checkered flag.

Schedule 8h Bahrain 2025 (all times CET)

After several races at all sorts of times, the final is once again in a time zone convenient for Central Europeans. Since, as always, the race runs into the night, from a German perspective it will take place from midday until early evening. Two hours must be added for local time.

Thursday, November 6, 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.: 1st Free Training

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: 2nd Free Training

Friday, November 7th, 10:00 - 11:00 AM: 3rd Free Practice; 2:00 - 2:30 PM: Qualifying and Hyperpole LMGT3

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM: Qualifying and Hyperpole Hypercar

Saturday, November 8th, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Races

TV times and live stream WEC Bahrain 2025

Sport1's live stream is the only way for viewers in Germany to watch the entire race for free, from start to finish. Most TV channels are foregoing free-to-air broadcasts; only Sport1 is showing the initial stages of the race on linear TV free of charge.

Eurosport is once again moving the race to its pay-TV channel Eurosport 2, and even there there will be an interruption. So anyone wanting to watch the full eight hours without a break will have to resort to streaming.

In addition to the free Sport1 stream, there are paid options, most notably in the Eurosport media library/Discovery+ (formerly Eurosport Player) or the official WEC live stream on fiawec.tv. Qualifying is also broadcast live and in full on these channels. The Eurosport offering is also available via DAZN.

As usual, the WEC will stream the third free practice session live and free of charge on its YouTube channel . Live timing is available on WEC TV .

Friday, November 7, 09:50 - 11:10: 3rd Free Practice (WEC TV, WEC YouTube, Eurosport Mediathek)

13:50 - 15:25: Qualifying (WEC TV, Eurosport Mediathek)

Saturday, November 8, 11:30 AM - 8:35 PM: Full race (WEC TV, Sport1 livestream, Eurosport media library) 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM: Start phase (Sport1) 11:30 AM - 2:50 PM: Start phase (Eurosport 2) 4:10 PM - 8:30 PM: Final phase (Eurosport 2)

10:30 PM - 12:00 AM: Replay (Eurosport)

Sunday, November 9th, 00:00 - 02:00: Repeat (Eurosport 2) 08:30 - 10:00: Repeat (Eurosport 2) 10:00 - 11:30: Repeat (Eurosport) 12:00 - 13:45: Repeat (Eurosport 2)

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Repeat broadcast (Eurosport 2)

Monday, November 10th, 00:00 - 01:30: Repeat (Eurosport) 01:30 - 04:00: Repeat (Eurosport 2) 08:30 - 11:00: Repeat (Eurosport 2) 12:00 - 13:30: Repeat (Eurosport) 14:30 - 16:30: Repeat (Eurosport 2) 20:00 - 22:00: Repeat (Eurosport)

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Repeat (Eurosport 2)

For further broadcasts beyond Monday (November 10), please refer to your program guide or the relevant overviews on the broadcasters' websites.

Starting list for the 8h Bahrain 2025

There are numerous changes for the finale in Bahrain. Laurin Heinrich will drive the #5 Porsche as the third driver. The former DTM driver and 2024 IMSA GTD Pro champion impressed during two GTP tests at Road Atlanta and is now being given the chance by Porsche to prove himself in the race – just before Porsche's planned withdrawal from the WEC .

Michael Christensen misses out on the final at Porsche due to Heinrich's start ; in car #6, Matt Campbell will be the third driver, as he was in Qatar, Imola, Le Mans and Austin.

Other Hypercar teams that opted for only two drivers in the 2025 season are also fielding three drivers for the longer race. Aston Martin will see their usual backup drivers Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis return. This marks only the third time the Aston Martin Valkyrie has competed with three drivers in the WEC, following Qatar and Le Mans.

As announced, Theo Pourchaire will make his WEC debut for Peugeot, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne. There's a surprising turn of events surrounding the Belgian driver, who had previously announced his departure from Peugeot but is now set to return in 2026 due to Jean-Eric Vergne's exit from the team. There are no changes in the LMGT3 class.

Hypercar - 18 cars #007 - Aston Martin Thor Team - Harry Tincknell/Tom Gamble/Ross Gunn - Aston Martin Valkyrie#009 - Aston Martin Thor Team - Alex Riberas/Marco Sörensen/Roman De Angelis - Aston Martin Valkyrie#5 - Porsche Penske Motorsport - Julien Andlauer/Mathieu Jaminet/Laurin Heinrich - Porsche 963 (H)#6 - Porsche Penske Motorsport - Kevin Estre/Matt Campbell/Laurens Vanthoor - Porsche 963 (H)#7 - Toyota Gazoo Racing - Mike Conway/Kamui Kobayashi/Nyck de Vries - Toyota GR010 Hybrid (H)#8 - Toyota Gazoo Racing - Sebastien Buemi/Brendon Hartley/Ryo Hirakawa - Toyota GR010 Hybrid (H)#12 - Cadillac Hertz Team Jota - Alex Lynn/Norman NATO/Will Stevens - Cadillac V-Series.R (H)#15 - BMW M Team WRT - Dries Vanthoor/Raffaele Marciello/Kevin Magnussen - BMW M Hybrid V8 (H)#20 - BMW M Team WRT - Rene Rast/Robin Frijns/Sheldon van der Linde - BMW M Hybrid V8 (H)#35 - Alpine Endurance Team - Paul-Loup Chatin/Ferdinand Habsburg/Charles Milesi - Alpine A424 (H)

#36 - Alpine Endurance Team - Jules Gounon/Frederic Makowiecki/ Mick Schumacher - Alpine A424 (H)

#38 - Cadillac Hertz Team Jota - Earl Bamber/Sebastien Bourdais/Jenson Button - Cadillac V-Series.R (H)#50 - Ferrari AF Corse - Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen - Ferrari 499P (H)#51 - Ferrari AF Corse - Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi - Ferrari 499P (H)#83 - AF Corse - Robert Kubica/Yifei Ye/Philip Hanson - Ferrari 499P (H)#93 - Peugeot TotalEnergies - Paul di Resta/Mikkel Jensen/Jean-Eric Vergne - Peugeot 9X8 (H)#94 - Peugeot TotalEnergies - Loic Duval/Malthe Jakobsen/Theo Pourchaire - Peugeot 9X8 (H)

#99 - Proton Competition - Neel Jani/Nicolas Pino/Nicolas Varrone - Porsche 963 (H)

LMGT3 - 18 cars #10 - Racing Spirit of Leman - Anthony McIntosh/Eduardo Barrichello/Valentin Hasse Clot - Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 Evo#21 - Vista AF Corse - Francois Heriau/Simon Mann/Alessio Rovera - Ferrari 296 LMGT3#27 - Heart of Racing Team - Ian James/Zacharie Robichon/Mattia Drudi - Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 Evo#31 - The Bend Team WRT - Yasser Shahin/Timur Boguslawski/Augusto Farfus - BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo#33 - TF Sport - Ben Keating/Jonny Edgar/Daniel Juncadella - Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R

#46 - Team WRT - Ahmad Al Harthy/ Valentino Rossi /Kelvin van der Linde - BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo

#54 - Vista AF Corse - Thomas Flohr/Francesco Castellacci/Davide Rigon - Ferrari 296 LMGT3#59 - United Autosports - James Cottingham/Sebastien Baud/Gregoire Saucy - McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo#60 - Iron Lynx - Andrew Gilbert/Lorcan Hanafin/Fran Rueda - Mercedes-AMG LMGT3#61 - Iron Lynx - Martin Berry/Lin Hodenius/Maxime Martin - Mercedes-AMG LMGT3#77 - Proton Competition - Bernardo Sousa/Ben Tuck/Benjamin Barker - Ford Mustang LMGT3#78 - Akkodis ASP Team - Arnold Robin/Finn Gehrsitz/Ben Barnicoat - Lexus RC F LMGT3#81 - TF Sport - Tom van Rompuy/Rui Andrade/Charlie Eastwood - Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R#85 - Iron Dames - Celia Martin/Rahel Frey/Michelle Gatting - Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3#87 - Akkodis ASP Team - Petru Umbrarescu/Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez - Lexus RC F LMGT3#88 - Proton Competition - Stefano Gattuso/Giammarco Levorato/Dennis Olsen - Ford Mustang LMGT3#92 - Manthey 1st Phorm - Ryan Hardwick/Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz - Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3

#95 - United Autosports - Darren Leung/Sean Gelael/Marino Sato - McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo

BoP Hypercar WEC Bahrain 2025

Here is an overview of all Balance of Performance (BoP) values ​​compared to the 6-hour Fuji solar event in 2025 and the 8-hour Bahrain solar event in 2024. Our detailed BoP analysis shows exactly what this means in practice.

Changes compared to Fuji 2025/Bahrain 2024 are shown in parentheses. No entry means no change.

Alpine A424 (LMDh) Minimum weight: 1,054 kilograms (+2/+8)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: -3.9 percent = 488.916 kW (-3.116/-5.853)/665 hp. Max. energy per stint: 887 megajoules (-6/-20)

Handicap Refueling: 1.0 seconds (+-0/+1)

Aston Martin Valkyrie (LMH) Minimum weight: 1,030 kilograms

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: -1.7 percent = 511.16 kW (-8.84)/695 hp. Max. energy per stint: 915 megajoules (-2)

Handicap Refueling: -

BMW M Hybrid V8 (LMDh) Minimum weight: 1,054 kilograms (-2/+18)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: +1.2 percent = 503.976 kW (-2.01/-0.772)/685 hp. Max. energy per stint: 898 megajoules (-4/-7)

Handicap Refueling: 1.0 seconds (+-0/+1)

Cadillac V-Series.R (LMDh) Minimum weight: 1,063 kilograms (+4/+31)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: +6.2 percent = 516.132 kW (+5.112/+2.234)/702 hp. Max. energy per stint: 893 megajoules (-10/-13)

Handicap Refueling: 1.0 seconds (+-0/+1)

Ferrari 499P (LMH) Minimum weight: 1,064 kilograms (-5/+11)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: +4.8 percent = 506.184 kW (+2.184/-0.774)/688 hp. Max. energy per stint: 893 megajoules (+-0/-12). Hybrid boost from: 190 km/h

Refueling handicap: 1.2 seconds (+-0/+1)

Peugeot 9X8 (LMH) Minimum weight: 1,034 kilograms (+4/+3)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: -5.6 percent = 489.936 kW (-5.104/-3.024) kW/666 hp. Max. energy per stint: 891 megajoules (-4/-12). Hybrid boost from: 190 km/h

Refueling handicap: 1.2 seconds (+-0/+1)

Porsche 963 (LMDh) Minimum weight: 1,069 kilograms (+4/+13)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: +2.9 percent = 506.012 kW (-1.802/-9.016)/688 hp. Max. energy per stint: 901 megajoules (-3/-10)

Handicap Refueling: 1.0 seconds (+-0/+1)

Toyota GR010 Hybrid (LMH) Minimum weight: 1,062 kilograms (-7/-3)

Maximum power <250> Power change >250 km/h: +6.3 percent = 519.807 kW (-0.384/-0.151)/707 hp. Max. energy per stint: 909 megajoules (+4/+1). Hybrid boost from: 190 km/h

Refueling handicap: 1.2 seconds (+-0/+1)

BoP LMGT3 WEC Bahrain 2025

The extra energy that the LMGT3 cars had available during their stint at Fuji will be immediately removed for Bahrain. The modified ground clearance of the BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo from Fuji will remain unchanged.

Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 Evo Minimum weight: 1,343 kilograms (+4/-9)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 86.1 percent (+1.5/+1.1) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 9.3 degrees (+-0/-1.7) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 665 megajoules (-32/-29)

BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo Minimum weight: 1,332 kilograms (-8)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 96.2 percent (+0.1) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 3.3 degrees Ground clearance min.: 55 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 687 megajoules (-32)

Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R Minimum weight: 1,352 kilograms (+14/+8)

Max. power <200>Max. power >200 km/h: 98.9 percent (-0.1/-0.1)Rear wing min.: according to homologationRear wing max.: 5.6 degrees (+-0/-3.7)Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 680 megajoules (-37/-10)

Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Minimum weight: 1,365 kilograms (+7/+24)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 83 percent Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 3.5 degrees (+-0/-1) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 672 megajoules (-29/-6)

Ford Mustang LMGT3 Minimum weight: 1,344 kilograms (-5/+10)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 94.7 percent (+0.8/+1.7) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 5.7 degrees (+-0/-1.9) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 676 megajoules (-33/-21)

Lexus RC F LMGT3 Minimum weight: 1,354 kilograms (+-0/-1)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 92 percent (+-0/-5) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 9.0 degrees (+-0/-1) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 676 megajoules (-33/-37)

McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo Minimum weight: 1,353 kilograms (+14/+8)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 93.4 percent (+-0/+0.4) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 8.5 degrees (+-0/-2.2) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 694 megajoules (-33/+7)

Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 Minimum weight: 1,333 kilograms

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 97 percent Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 6.8 degrees Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per smelt: 705 megajoules (-34)

Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 Minimum weight: 1,352 kilograms (+20/-2)

Max. power <200> Max. power >200 km/h: 97.7 percent (+-0/-1.3) Rear wing min.: as per homologation Rear wing max.: 10.8 degrees (+-0/-1.5) Ground clearance min.: 50 millimeters

Maximum energy output per sint: 677 megajoules (-32/-10)

Success ballast LMGT3

AF-Corse-Ferrari #21 (Heriau/Mann/Rovera) - 24 kilograms; TF-Sport-Corvette #81 (van Rompuy/Andrade/Eastwood) - 24 kilograms; Manthey-Porsche #92 (Hardwick/Pera/Lietz) - 18 kilograms; United-Autosports-McLaren #95 (Leung/Gelael/Sato) - 18 kilograms; WRT-BMW #46 (Al Harthy/Rossi/K. van der Linde) - 12 kilograms; WRT-BMW #31 (Shahin/Boguslawski/Farfus) - 6 kilograms

AF-Corse-Ferrari #54 (Flohr/Castellacci/Rigon) - 6 kilograms

Championship situation

The points system for the final race is 38 - 27 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 3 - 2, plus one point for pole position. A driver crew can therefore score a maximum of 39 points. There are still 66 points up for grabs in the manufacturers' championship.

Hypercar driver: 1. Ferrari #51 (Pier Guidi/Calado/Giovinazzi) - 115 points2. AF-Corse-Ferrari #83 (Kubica/Ye/Hanson) - 1023. Porsche #6 (Estre/L. Vanthoor) - 94

4. Cadillac #12 (Lynn/Nato/Stevens)

Hypercar manufacturers: 1. Ferrari - 204 2. Porsche - 165

3. Cadillac - 143

LMGT3 Drivers: 1. Manthey-Porsche #92 (Hardwick/Pera/Lietz) - 1052. AF-Corse-Ferrari #21 (Heriau/Mann/Rovera) - 943. TF-Sport-Corvette #81 (van Rompuy/Andrade/Eastwood) - 81

4. TF Sport Corvette #33 (Keating/Edgar/Juncadella) - 70

LMGT3 Teams: 1. Manthey 1st Phorm #92 (Porsche) - 1052. Vista AF Corse (Ferrari) - 94

3. TF Sport (Corvette) - 81

Weather forecast, as of November 4, 2025

The weather at the Bahrain International Circuit is warm for this time of year. Currently, everything indicates that temperatures will reach 30 degrees Celsius every day. In the evening, it will drop back to around 23 degrees. Rain, like on the 2023 practice day, is not expected.

On this tire-shredding circuit, tire management plays a crucial role in the opening hours of the race. All teams will need to hold back a fresh set of tires in case of a late safety car deployment. The 2024 race clearly demonstrated the necessity of this. Therefore, double stints will be required at the start, in the hottest conditions.

The wind is coming from a northerly to northwesterly direction with a constant breeze of between ten and 20 km/h, meaning that drivers have to fight against the wind on the start-finish straight.

Data on the Bahrain International Circuit

Track length: 5.412 kilometers; Corners: 14-15 (depending on the counting method); Opened: 2004; WEC in Bahrain since: 2012 (no race in 2018 due to the "Super Season"); Hypercar track record: Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota GR010 Hybrid, 2021, 1:46.250 minutes); LMGT3 track record: Matteo Cairoli (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2, 2024, 2:01.914 minutes); Distance record (6 hours): 201 laps, 1,087.812 kilometers (2016; winner su); Distance record (8 hours): 263 laps, 1,423.356 kilometers (2020; winner su)

Address: Gate 255, Gulf of Bahrain Avenue, Umm Jidar 1062, Sachir, Kingdom of Bahrain

All WEC winners in Bahrain

2012: Fässler/Lotterer/Treluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro)2013: Davidson/Sarrazin/Buemi (Toyota TS030 Hybrid)2014: Wurz/Sarrazin/Conway (Toyota TS040 Hybrid)2015: Dumas/Jani/Lieb (Porsche 919 Hybrid)2016: di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18)2017: Davidson/Buemi/Nakajima (Toyota TS050 Hybrid)2019: Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez (Toyota TS050 Hybrid)2020: Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez (Toyota TS050 Hybrid)2021 (6h): Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)2021 (8h): Buemi/Nakajima/Hartley (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)2022: Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)2023: Buemi/Hartley/Hirakawa (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)

2024: Buemi/Hartley/Hirakawa (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)