Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout

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sports car racing event held at the

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Sakhir Sakhir ( ) is a desert area located in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain, near Zallaq. It contains the Al-Sakhir Palace, built in 1870. Camping in Sakhir during the winter months is a popular activity in the country. Notable sites In the earl ...

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, on 30 October 2021. It served as the fifth and penultimate round of the

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, and was the ninth running of the

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as part of the championship. This race was a replacement for the cancelled race at

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, creating the first double-header in the championship's history, with the

8 Hours of Bahrain The 8 Hours of Bahrain (previously 6 Hours of Bahrain) (بطولة ست ساعات في البحرين) is a sports car race that is held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was created for the FIA World Endurance Champi ...

being run on 6 November 2021. The race was won by the

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and

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Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 130 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and .

References

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