TOYOTA TAKES HOME THE 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN AS FERRARI WINS BOTH TITLES
Toyota Gazoo Racing finished first and second in the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain, but the big celebration of the day belonged to Ferrari. The Italian team won the 2025 FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship, and the drivers of the #51 Ferrari, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi, became the 2025 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers’ Champions.
Toyota’s #7 GR010 Hybrid took the final race win of the season. Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway delivered Toyota’s first victory of 2025, meaning five different manufacturers won races across the eight-round season.
In LMGT3, the #92 Manthey 1stPhorm crew of Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Ryan Hardwick took fourth place, which was enough for Manthey to score its second straight title.
The LMGT3 race win went to the #87 Akkodis ASP Lexus driven by Jose-Maria Lopez, Petru Umbrarescu and Clemens Schmid. It was their second win of the season after their first victory at Interlagos in July.
Ferrari’s success this year has been remarkable. In its third season in the FIA WEC Hypercar class, Ferrari set the pace from the start. Its 499P prototype won the first four races, building a lead that no rival could close. This championship is Ferrari’s first global endurance title since 1972, finishing a huge 75 points ahead of Toyota.
Ferrari also dominated the drivers’ standings. Thanks to a fourth-place finish in Bahrain, the #51 crew of Giovinazzi, Calado and Pier Guidi secured the title after leading the championship since their win at Imola in April.
Second place in the drivers’ championship went to the #83 AF Corse Ferrari trio, Robert Kubica, Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye, who also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Third went to the #50 Ferrari crew of Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina.
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