Ferrari has achieved eight class victories – with GT cars – in the World Endurance Championship at the Bahrain circuit, which has become a point of reference for racing in the Middle East in the space of just a few years. The most recent win dates back to 2024, when Vista AF Corse’s 296 LMGT3 won with a crew consisting of Ferrari official driver Alessio Rovera, Simon Mann and François Heriau.

Since 2012, the Bahrain round has marked the last act of the FIA WEC season. Since then, Ferrari has scored eight class wins (2012-14, 2017, and 2021-22 in LMGTE Pro; 2021 also in LMGTE Am; 2024 in LMGT3) in the country overlooking the Persian Gulf, where endurance races start before sunset and finish under the spotlights.

In 2012, Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander triumphed in the 458 Italia GTE. The Finnish driver, paired with Gianmaria Bruni in the same car, also took wins in the following two years. On the back of the excellent results at the Sakhir circuit, the Maranello-based manufacturer celebrated the LMGTE Pro Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles in Bahrain in 2021 and 2022. On the latter occasion, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina’s first victory in the LMGTE Pro category allowed Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado to secure their third title despite a gearbox problem in the last two hours of the race.

Since the debut of the 499P in the top Hypercar class, Ferrari’s best result at the 8 Hours of Bahrain was third place in 2023 with the number 50 crew of Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen. In 2024 at Sakhir, the Maranello-based manufacturer finished the race in 11th place with Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen, who ended the season in second place in the drivers’ world championship standings, while Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi finished 14th. The results allowed Ferrari to finish the season in third place in the Manufacturers’ Championship.

Celebrating in Bahrain were Alessio Rovera, Simon Mann and François Heriau, who took the chequered flag first in the 296 LMGT3 of Vista AF Corse. The event attracted 30,500 spectators.