Circuit
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
— · 2012 — 2025
History
Every WEC Race Held Here
2025 · R8
6 NovRound 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2024 · R8
31 OctRound 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2023 · R7
2 NovRound 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2022 · R6
10 NovRound 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2019-20 · R8
12 NovRound 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2019-20 · R4
12 DecRound 4 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2017 · R9
16 NovRound 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2016 · R9
17 NovRound 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2015 · R8
19 NovRound 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2014 · R7
13 NovRound 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2013 · R9
28 NovRound 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
2012 · R6
27 SeptRound 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
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Questions about this circuit
Circuits · 4 min read
Why does the WEC race at Bahrain?
The WEC has raced at the [Bahrain International Circuit](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) every year since 2012, with the round serving as the championship's season finale since 2017. Bahrain offers three things no other WEC venue offers consistently: a desert-climate calendar slot in October or November when European tracks are weather-marginal, a high-spec circuit with built-in night-running infrastructure, and a Middle East commercial market the championship's sponsors value. The Bahrain round has produced more Hypercar manufacturer titles than any other single venue.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
Why did Audi leave the WEC?
[Audi](/manufacturers/audi) ended its LMP1-Hybrid programme at the end of the 2016 WEC season, citing budget reallocation following the Volkswagen Group's 2015 diesel-emissions investigation. The decision closed a 17-year top-class endurance racing programme that had produced 13 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, 17 WEC overall race wins and the most consistent LMP1 manufacturer effort in motorsport history. Audi has not returned to top-class endurance racing since, although the marque had announced a Formula 1 entry for 2026 with Sauber.
Drivers · 4 min read
Who has the most WEC race fastest laps?
[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) has set the most race fastest laps in WEC history, with 23 across 102 race sessions since 2012. [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) sits second with 22, followed by [Jose Maria Lopez](/drivers/jose-maria-lopez) on 20, [Andre Lotterer](/drivers/andre-lotterer) on 17 and [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) on 16. The top five all share a Toyota Gazoo Racing connection at some point in their WEC careers, with Lotterer the only one to set most of his fastest laps for a different manufacturer.
Circuits · 4 min read
Which circuit has hosted the most WEC events?
[Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has hosted the most WEC events, with 15 rounds run there from 2012 through 2026. [Le Mans](/circuits/le-mans) sits second with 14 events, followed by [Bahrain](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) at 12 and [Fuji](/circuits/fuji-speedway) at 11. Spa, Le Mans, Bahrain and Fuji are the only four circuits to have hosted a WEC round in every single season of the championship since the inaugural 2012 calendar.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
What was the Porsche 919 Hybrid era?
The [Porsche 919 Hybrid](/cars/porsche-919-hybrid) era ran from 2014 to 2017 in the WEC's LMP1-Hybrid class. The car took 16 race wins in four WEC seasons, three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victories (2015, 2016, 2017), three Manufacturers' championships (2015, 2016, 2017) and three Drivers' titles. Porsche withdrew from LMP1-Hybrid at the end of 2017, citing budget reallocation toward Formula E. The 919 then ran a separate 919 Hybrid Evo programme in 2018 that set the all-time Nordschleife lap record at 5:19.55.