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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 · 4 min read
Which manufacturer has won the most Hypercar-era WEC races?
[Toyota](/manufacturers/toyota) has won the most Hypercar-era WEC races with 21 overall victories since the class debuted in 2021. [Ferrari](/manufacturers/ferrari) sits second with 7 wins, all in the 2023-2025 stretch. [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) has 4 wins, [Alpine](/manufacturers/alpine) has 3, with single victories for [Cadillac](/manufacturers/cadillac) and [BMW](/manufacturers/bmw). Six different manufacturers winning in five seasons is the deepest top-class spread the WEC has had since the championship started in 2012.
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.
Regulations · 4 min read
What replaced LMP1 in the WEC?
The Hypercar class replaced LMP1 as the WEC's top class for the 2021 season. The change ran in two stages: the LMP1-Hybrid era closed at the end of the 2019-2020 super-season, the 2020 Le Mans was the last LMP1 race of the WEC, and the Hypercar regulations went live at the start of the [2021 WEC season](/seasons/2021). Hypercar is a hybrid-mandatory class with two platform types under one performance window: LMH (manufacturer-built end to end) and LMDh (manufacturer engine and bodywork on a spec LMP2 chassis).
Events · 4 min read
What is the longest WEC race that isn't Le Mans?
The longest WEC race outside the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era) is the 1000 Miles of Sebring, run in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. The race takes between 7.5 and 8 hours to complete depending on lap times and weather. The 8 Hours of Bahrain, run as the season finale in 2021, 2022 and 2024, sits second. Every other round on the current WEC calendar is 6 hours, with the exception of a single 10 Hours of Qatar held in 2024 as a one-off opening event.