The Latest Breaking News from Bahrain

Buemi had lost hope before comeback drive gave Toyota WEC title

Sebastien Buemi believed Toyota was out of contention for the World Endurance Championship manufacturers’ crown when he began the comeback that yielded the Japanese car maker the title in Bahrain. 

Autosport · Nov 3, 2024

Ferrari loses second place in WEC Bahrain race for exceeding tyre allocation

The second-placed factory Ferrari has been penalised for exceeding its tyre allocation in Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain and has dropped out of the points.

Autosport · Nov 2, 2024

WEC Bahrain: Toyota wins thriller to secure manufacturers' crown, Porsche seals drivers'

Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer wrapped up the World Endurance Championship Hypercar drivers' title in the eight-hour Bahrain season finale, but Toyota snatched the manufacturers' crown from Porsche.

Motorsport · Nov 2, 2024

WEC Bahrain: BMW tops FP2 from Porsche

BMW topped the times in second free practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship curtain-closer in Bahrain.

Autosport · Oct 31, 2024

WEC Bahrain: Peugeot leads Porsche in opening practice

Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

Motorsport · Oct 31, 2024

WEC Bahrain: Peugeot leads Porsche as the final round of the year begins

Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

Autosport · Oct 31, 2024

McLaren Has a New Owner (Again)

Mumtalaket, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, purchased the McLaren Group earlier this year. That gave the company full ownership of the struggling British supercar maker and its racing subsidiary. But as of today, McLaren's automotive arm already has another owner.

Motor1 · Oct 29, 2024

McLaren Group set for Abu Dhabi investment

Control of the automotive arm of McLaren Group could be set to shift from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi after CYVN Holdings entered into a non-binding agreement with Mumtalakat.

Autosport · Oct 29, 2024

Toyota and Ferrari given BoP break for WEC Bahrain finale

Ferrari and Toyota have received double Balance of Performance breaks ahead of this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain as they attempt to overhaul points leader Porsche

Motorsport · Oct 28, 2024

Toyota and Ferrari BoP break for WEC Bahrain finale

The Ferrari 499P and the Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars will go into the Bahrain 8 Hours lighter and with more power than last time out in the WEC at Fuji last month. 

Autosport · Oct 28, 2024