P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Nyck de Vries leads with just 1 hour remaining in both the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 8 Hours of Bahrain, and the 2025 season of the series. The #7 Toyota driver has a 30 second lead on Nicklas Nielsen in the #50 Ferrari, and is in good place to take the race win, which if […]
Nyck de Vries is currently leading the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 8 Hours of Bahrain and the 2025 season, with only 1 hour left in the race.
He has a 30-second lead on Nicklas Nielsen in the Ferrari #50, putting him in a strong position to secure Toyota’s first win of the year in WEC.
Toyota will debut an updated GR010 Hybrid for the 2026 season, already tested at Paul Ricard.
Brendon Hartley in the Toyota #8 is in third place, benefitting from an extra set of tires after double stinting at the start.
If the race finishes as it stands, Alessandro Pier Guidi in the Ferrari #51 is poised to win the drivers’ championship, with Ferrari likely taking the manufacturers’ title.
In the LMGT3 class, Jose Maria Lopez leads in the ASP Lexus #87, but faces a fuel shortage issue for the final hour, potentially needing a quick pit stop.
Second in LMGT3 is the Porsche #92 of Riccardo Pera, with a chance to secure the championship, while Maxime Martin follows closely in the Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG #61.
