Overview
- Mike Conway, Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi led a Toyota 1-2 in the 8 Hours of Bahrain ahead of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa.
- Toyota confirmed it will keep the same two Hypercar trios for 2026 and has already begun track testing its updated car, with mileage at Paul Ricard and a collective test in Qatar planned for mid-December.
- Ferrari clinched the Hypercar drivers’ title with the No. 51 crew of James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi finishing fourth, and secured the manufacturers’ crown for its first top-class titles since 1972.
- Race dynamics hinged on key rulings, including a 30-second stop-and-hold for Jenson Button for contact with Thomas Flohr, Alex Riberas briefly leading in the Aston Martin Valkyrie before a safety-car infringement penalty, and a Dries Vanthoor spin that triggered a pivotal virtual safety car.
- In LMGT3, the No. 87 Akkodis ASP Lexus won the race while Manthey 1st Phorm clinched the class championship, and Toyota’s result lifted it to second in the manufacturers’ standings behind Ferrari.