Overview
- Alpine’s No. 35 A424 driven by Charles Milesi, Paul‑Loup Chatin and Ferdinand Habsburg took a breakthrough victory, the marque’s first overall WEC win with the A424.
- A well-timed stop before a Full Course Yellow and a left-side-only tyre change on the final stop vaulted Milesi past Peugeot No. 93 and Porsche No. 6 to win by 7.6 seconds.
- The race featured three safety cars and several FCYs, including barrier repairs after Raffaele Marciello’s heavy but injury‑free crash, and a later SC for Tom Gamble’s collision.
- The podium was Peugeot No. 93 second and Porsche Penske No. 6 third despite a five‑second pitstop penalty, while the polesitting JOTA Cadillac fell to seventh.
- TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette won LMGT3 after Vista AF Corse’s No. 21 Ferrari took a five‑second pitstop penalty, and Ferrari’s No. 51 failed to score to keep titles alive for Bahrain.