The 2019 8 Hours of Bahrain, formally known as the 2019 BAPCO 8 Hours of Bahrain, for sponsorship reasons, was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 14 December 2019, as the fourth round of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This would mark the return of the FIA WEC to the Bahrain International Circuit for the first time since 2017, and would also be the inaugural running of the race, in an extended 8 hours format, having previously been run as the 6 Hours of Bahrain.
The race winning #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid seen at the 2018 6 Hours of Fuji
Bruno Senna (pictured here in 2009) scored pole position with teammate Norman Nato
José María López (pictured here in 2014) brought the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid across the line to lead home a 1-2 finish for Toyota Gazoo Racing
Marco Sørensen (pictured here in 2012) brought the #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE to the chequered flag, claiming the lead in the GTE World Drivers' Championship
Bahrain International Circuit
The Bahrain International Circuit is a 5.412 km (3.363 mi) motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 Series, and the annual Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. Beginning in 2006, Australian V8 Supercars raced at the BIC, with the event known as the Desert 400. However, the V8 Supercars did not return for the 2011 V8 Supercar season. 24 Hour endurance races are also hosted at BIC. The circuit has a FIA Grade 1 license. The circuit also has multiple layouts.
Satellite view of the circuit as it appeared in November 2017
The Bahrain International Circuit in 2010