Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor clinched the FIA World Endurance Driver Championship with #6 Porsche 963, seven years after Porsche won its third consecutive FIA World Championship with the Porsche 919.

The 8 Hours of Bahrain will be remembered as an eventfull race with Toyota sneaking the manufacturer title from Porsche, the Porsche #6 trio clinching the driver title and 3 newcomers as manufacturers ending in the top 5.

16 drivers improved di Resta’s FP1 fastest lap during FP2 with Dries Vanthoor topping the timesheet. Porsche #5 and Ferrari #51 are still second and third.

After securing all titles in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche now sets its sights on winning the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships.

With a second victory this season, Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor with Porsche 963 #6 completed a key milestone for the FIA WEC Endurance Drivers’ Championship title.

Kévin Estre, André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor crossed the finish line first at the wheel of the #6 Porsche 963. The Porsche 963 triumph is complete with #5 sister third and customer team Hertz Team Jota second.

Porsche Penske Motorsport is third in both IMSA and WEC manufacturers championships still in contention in IMSA but far behind in points in WEC. After suffering technical issues in Daytona, both Porsche 963 were lacking performance in WEC and suffering technical issues. In IMSA, both cars were in contention for a double at Sebring and Porsche 963 #6 clinched its first victory at Long Beach in IMSA.

Porsche Penske Motorsport officialises the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship lineups with two 963 hybrid prototypes fielded in each series. Also new info for Daytona lineups with the new 911 GT3 R. 📷 © Courtesy of IMSA

FIA WEC LMP1 and Hybrid from 2012 till 2021.

Three manufacturers won the LMP1 and Hybrid seasons since WEC inception: Audi, Porsche and Toyota.