FIA WEC title contenders ready for Bahrain bonanza - Speedway Digest

The bright, warm sunshine of the Middle East will welcome the FIA World Endurance Championship in just two weeks’ time for the seventh and penultimate stop in the 2014 Championship. The race promises to be a scintillating one with championship battles across the classes getting tighter and tighter!

Toyota Racing’s Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi took their fourth victory of the season in China and moved ever closer to their first World Endurance Championship crown. There is much to gain and all to lose for the pairing at the next round, and the title will surely be on everyone’s mind within the Japanese team.

The 27 cars which are due to take the start of the 6 Hours of Bahrain will be providing just as much action as was seen in China, but some of the LMP2 and LMGTE Pro categories will certainly be hoping for less drama. The first lap accident involving the current GT Drivers’ Championship leader, Gianmaria Bruni, and LMP2 contender KCMG, put to an end the Italian’s hopes of wrapping up the title chase in China. There will be much at stake for AF Corse with both Bruni and his team mate Toni Vilander aiming to fight back in Bahrain.

In the LMP2 category G-Drive Racing has also four victories this year and consecutive wins at Fuji and Shanghai has given it new momentum towards the title. The Russian entered team has closed the gap consistently to SMP Racing’s Sergey Zlobin and the competition in this class is sure to be intense. Also competitive, but within the same team, will be the battle for LMGTE Am honours as both the manufacturer’s entries in this category could still win the championship.

The superb 5.412 km (3.363 mile) Sakhir circuit in the Kingdom of Bahrain is the venue for the race which begins mid-afternoon and runs into the night, providing an added challenge for the teams and drivers. This will be the third race of the season to be run during the hours of darkness, following the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Lone Star Grand Prix in Texas.

CLICK HERE for the entry list for the 6 Hours of Bahrain

(Fiona Miller, FIA WEC PR)

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