Bahrain news from the teams: LMP1

Audi Sport Team Joest

Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro won the sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain. The trio won the race staged in hot weather conditions in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro ahead of the sister car. For Audi, this marked as many as five victories from six events.

For more information:  https://www.audi-motorsport.info/v2/public

Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012, RACE. The No.1 Audi R19 e-tron quattro won the 6 Hours of Bahrain.

Toyota Racing

TOYOTA Racing’s challenge in the Six Hours of Bahrain ended with an accident after an earlier technical issue had already denied the team a chance of victory in the sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Following the win two weeks ago in Sao Paulo, the #7 TS030 HYBRID of Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre led after two hours and looked in a very strong position. However, the lights went out on that victory bid soon after.

For more information: http://www.toyotahybridracing.com/

Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012, RACE. Toyota made a strong start to the 6 Hours of Bahrain.

Photo : FREDERIC LE FLOC'H

Rebellion Racing 

After the toughest race of the season due to extreme heat and high humidity, REBELLION Racing finishes the 6 Hours of Bahrain in fourth and fifth place overall, 2nd and 3rd in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams. The 6 Hours of Bahrain saw for the sixth time in six races both Lola B12/60 Toyotas taking the chequered flag proving the high level of reliability of the REBELLION Racing cars.

For more information:  http://www.rebellion-racing.com

Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012, RACE.  The No.13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota raced from the back of the grid to finish 5th overall.

Photo : CLEMENT MARIN

Strakka Racing

Strakka Racing recorded a sensational result at the 6 Hours of Bahrain, scoring a dominant win in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Privateers’ category and finishing 3rd overall with its Honda Performance Development ARX-03a.

For more information:  http://www.strakkaracing.com/

Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012, RACE.  From left to right, Danny Watts, Nick Leventis and Jonny Kane were delighted to record their first LMP1 Privateer victory and third overall.

Photo : FREDERIC LE FLOC'H

JRM Racing

JRM Racing’s increasing promise went unrewarded in today’s Six Hours of Bahrain. The #22 HPD ARX-03a driven by David Brabham, Peter Dumbreck and Karun Chandhok had qualified in P3 in the privateers’ class for today’s inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship race in the Middle East and had high hopes of a podium finish, however electrical gremlins hit just a handful of laps into the race.

For more information:  http://www.jrm-group.com/jrm-racing-lmp1

Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012, RACE.  The No.22 JRM HPD ARX 03a promised much until technical problems intervened.