Stacked 36-car grid set for BIC this weekend in the Bapco Energies 8H of Bahrain

Stacked 36-car grid set for BIC this weekend in the Bapco Energies 8H of Bahrain

• 12 Hypercars set for record-breaking fight in WEC’s top-tier category
• Thirteen LMGTE Am teams racing in world’s most iconic sportscar brands to hit tarmac, including an all-female squad
• Tickets for both days of world championship racing and family entertainment at BD5.500 for adults, BD2.750 for children

A stacked field of 36 cars will be lining up on the grid at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) this weekend for this year’s Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain.

The ultra-competitive entry list for the final round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is set to be headlined by a record-breaking 12 Hypercars, along with 11 contenders in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class and another 13 in the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Am (LMGTE Am) category.

The world-class competitors will be hitting the tarmac at “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East” as the Spirit of Le Mans makes its presence felt in Sakhir in a massive way.

The action starts on Thursday (2 November) with the WEC’s first two 90-minute practice sessions to be held behind closed doors.

BIC will then open its gates to fans on Friday and Saturday (Editor’s note: 3 and 4 November) for them to see endurance motorsport’s best teams and drivers in action in their iconic and technologically superior Hypercars and sportscars.

Gates are scheduled to be open from 11am to 6.30pm on Friday and from 10.30am to 10.30pm on Saturday.

Tickets to the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain remain available and those looking to attend are urged to purchase theirs today for this unmissable occasion at BIC.

Tickets cost just BD5.500 for adults and BD2.750 for kids for the two-day weekend programme. They can be bought online at BIC’s official website bahraingp.com or by calling the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000. Tickets are priced as one of the most affordable ways to witness a world championship motorsport event.

Hospitality packages are also available for the BIC Spirit of Le Mans Club Experience, where guests can experience exclusive cuisine and incredible views in BIC’s Paddock hospitality. Packages are also available to purchase online or via the BIC Hotline.

This year’s Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain will yet again be a brilliant spectacle for all those attending and watching on television from across the globe. The race on Saturday will flag off under the afternoon sun and then wrap up beneath the stars while shining brightly under BIC’s state-of-the-art floodlights.

With over a decade of racing history at BIC, the WEC has grown to become a landmark event in Bahrain. The 36-car field is one of the largest for the WEC race since it switched to an eight-hour format in 2019.

This year, the Hypercar category will be more hotly contested than ever.
Toyota Gazoo Racing and Peugeot TotalEnergies will be making their return to Bahrain, and they will be joined in the Hypercar battles for the first time at BIC by Ferrari AF Corse, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Cadillac Racing, Floyd Vanwall Racing Team, Hertz Team JOTA, and Proton Competition.

Toyota Gazoo Racing, Peugeot TotalEnergies, Ferrari AF Corse and Porsche Penske Motorsport will each have two cars taking to the track—all Hybrids. Hertz Team JOTA, Proton Competition and Cadillac Racing will be racing single Hybrid challengers, while Floyd Vanwall Racing Team will compete in their Vanwall Vandervell 680.