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The 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain was an endurance sports car racing event held on the Grand Prix Circuit of the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain on 17–19 November 2016, and served as the ninth and last race of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the #8 Audi R18 of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis, run by Audi Sport Team Joest. ^[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position in Class is in bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Grid
1	LMP1	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:39.207	1
2	LMP1	No. 1 Porsche Team	1:39.471	2
3	LMP1	No. 2 Porsche Team	1:39.669	3
4	LMP1	No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:39.698	4
5	LMP1	No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:40.222	5
6	LMP1	No. 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:40.776	6
7	LMP1	No. 13 Rebellion Racing	1:45.091	7
8	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	1:49.640	8
9	LMP2	No. 44 Manor	1:50.034	9
10	LMP2	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	1:50.410	10
11	LMP2	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:50.685	11
12	LMP2	No. 45 Manor	1:50.800	12
13	LMP2	No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:51.071	13
14	LMP2	No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine	1:51.185	14
15	LMP2	No. 27 SMP Racing	1:51.427	15
16	LMP2	No. 37 SMP Racing	1:51.475	16
17	LMGTE-Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	1:56.953	17
18	LMGTE-Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	1:57.081	18
19	LMGTE-Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	1:57.380	19
20	LMGTE-Pro	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1:57.891	20
21	LMGTE-Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	1:58.201	21
22	LMGTE-Pro	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1:58.504	22
23	LMGTE-Pro	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	1:58.882	23
24	LMGTE-Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	1:59.879	24
25	LMGTE-Am	No. 83 AF Corse	2:00.227	25
26	LMGTE-Am	No. 50 Larbre Compétition	2:00.938	26
27	LMGTE-Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing	2:02.112	27
28	LMGTE-Am	No. 78 KCMG	2:39.576	28
–	LMP1	No. 4 ByKolles Racing	No Time	29
–	LMGTE-Am	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	No Time	30
–	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No Time¹	31

^1 – The No. 26 G-Drive Racing all laptimes deleted because of both its front brakes cooling ducts were not fitted with mesh.^[3]

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 141 laps. Class winners in bold.^[4]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18	M	201
1	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	201
2	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18	M	201
2	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	201
3	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	201
3	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	201
4	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	200
4	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	200
5	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	200
5	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	200
6	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	198
6	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	198
7	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion R-One	D	191
7	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	191
8	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer	CLM P1/01	D	187
8	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	187
9	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Oreca 05	D	184
9	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	184
10	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Ligier JS P2	D	184
10	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	184
11	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Alpine A460	D	183
11	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	183
12	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Ligier JS P2	D	183
12	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	183
13	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Sean Gelael Tom Dillmann Giedo van der Garde	Ligier JS P2	D	183
13	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Sean Gelael Tom Dillmann Giedo van der Garde	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	183
14	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin	Alpine A460	D	182
14	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	182
15	LMP2	45	Manor	Roberto González Julien Canal Roberto Merhi	Oreca 05	D	182
15	LMP2	45	Manor	Roberto González Julien Canal Roberto Merhi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	182
16	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	BR Engineering BR01	D	179
16	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	179
17	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin	BR Engineering BR01	D	176
17	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	176
18	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Alex Lynn	Oreca 05	D	175
18	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Alex Lynn	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	175
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	174
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	174
20	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	174
20	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	174
21	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	173
21	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	173
22	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Ford GT	M	173
22	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	173
23	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	173
23	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	173
24	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	Ford GT	M	172
24	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	172
25	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	172
25	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	172
26	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khalid Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 911 RSR	M	171
26	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khalid Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	171
27	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 RSR	M	170
27	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	170
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	169
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	169
29	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 911 RSR	M	168
29	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	168
30	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Romain Brandela Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	164
30	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Romain Brandela Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	164
DNF	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	84
DNF	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	84

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Qualifying

Qualifying result

Race

Race result

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