Live broadcast of the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2025 1812 km of Qatar
What you need to know about the 1812 KM of Qatar
The first event of the 2025 World Endurance Championship marks the beginning of a new season full of expectations. With 338 laps scheduled on the challenging Lusail International Circuit.
- Hypercar Pole Position: Antonio Giovinazzi with the Ferrari 499P #51 (1m38.359s)
- LMGT3 Pole Position: Sean Gelael with the McLaren 720S #95 from United Autosports (1m54.239s)
Complete Hypercar Starting Grid
Pos | Team and Drivers |
---|---|
1 | Ferrari AF Corse #51 - Alessandro Pier Guidi / James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi |
2 | BMW M Team WRT #15 - Dries Vanthoor / Raffaele Marciello / Kevin Magnussen |
3 | Ferrari AF Corse #50 - Antonio Fuoco / Miguel Molina / Nicklas Nielsen |
4 | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA #12 - Alex Lynn / Norman Nato / Will Stevens |
5 | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA #38 - Earl Bamber / Sebastien Bourdais / Jenson Button |
6 | BMW M Team WRT #20 - René Rast / Robin Frijns / Sheldon van der Linde |
7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 - Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi / Nyck de Vries |
8 | Ferrari AF Corse #83 - Robert Kubica / Yifei Ye / Philip Hanson |
9 | Alpine Endurance Team #35 - Paul-Loup Chatin / Ferdinand Habsburg / Charles Milesi |
10 | Peugeot TotalEnergies #93 - Paul di Resta / Mikkel Jensen / Jean-Eric Vergne |
11 | Porsche Penske Motorsport #5 - Julien Andlauer / Michael Christensen / Mathieu Jaminet |
12 | Peugeot TotalEnergies #94 - Loïc Duval / Malthe Jakobsen / Stoffel Vandoorne |
13 | Porsche Penske Motorsport #6 - Kévin Estre / Laurens Vanthoor / Matt Campbell |
14 | Alpine Endurance Team #36 - Jules Gounon / Frédéric Makowiecki / Mick Schumacher |
15 | Proton Competition #99 - Neel Jani / Nicolas Pino / Nicolas Varrone |
16 | Aston Martin Thor Team #7 - Harry Tincknell / Tom Gamble / Ross Gunn |
17 | Toyota Gazoo Racing #8 - Sébastien Buemi / Brendon Hartley / Ryo Hirakawa |
18 | Aston Martin Thor Team #9 - Alex Riberas / Marco Sorensen / Roman de Angelis |
LMGT3 Starting Grid
Pos | Team and Drivers |
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1 | United Autosports McLaren #95 - Darren Leung / Sean Gelael / Marino Sato |
2 | United Autosports McLaren #59 - James Cottingham / Sebastien Baud / Gregoire Saucy |
3 | Akkodis ASP Lexus #78 - Arnold Robin / Finn Gehrsitz / Ben Barnicoat |
4 | VISTA AF Corse Ferrari #54 - Thomas Flohr / Francesco Castellacci / Davide Rigon |
5 | VISTA AF Corse Ferrari #21 - François Heriau / Simon Mann / Alessio Rovera |
6 | Akkodis ASP Lexus #87 - Petru Umbrarescu / Clemens Schmid / Jose Maria Lopez |
7 | Heart of Racing Aston Martin #27 - Ian James / Zacharie Robichon / Mattia Drudi |
8 | Team WRT BMW #46 - Ahmad Al Harthy / Valentino Rossi / Kelvin Van Der Linde |
9 | TF Sport Corvette #81 - Tom Van Rompuy / Rui Andrade / Charlie Eastwood |
10 | Proton Competition Ford Mustang #88 - Stefano Gattuso / Giammarco Levorato / Dennis Olsen |
11 | Manthey 1ST Phorm Porsche #92 - Ryan Hardwick / Riccardo Pera / Richard Lietz |
12 | Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin #10 - Derek DeBoer / Eduardo Barrichello / Valentin Hasse Clot |
13 | TF Sport Corvette #33 - Ben Keating / Jonny Edgar / Daniel Juncadella |
14 | The Bend Team WRT BMW #31 - Yasser Shahin / Timur Boguslavskiy / Augusto Farfus |
15 | Iron Dames Porsche #85 - Celia Martin / Rahel Frey / Michelle Gatting |
16 | Proton Competition Ford Mustang #77 - Bernardo Sousa / Ben Tuck / Benjamin Barker |
17 | Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG #61 - Christian Ried / Lin Hodenius / Maxime Martin |
18 | Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG #60 - Claudio Schiavoni / Matteo Cressoni / Matteo Cairoli |
Important information to follow the race
- Duration: 1812 kilometers (338 laps)
- Circuit: Lusail International Circuit, Qatar
- Circuit length: 5.38 kilometers
- Turns: 16 (10 right, 6 left)
- Complete WEC 2025 Calendar
- February 28: Qatar 1812km (QAT)
- April 20: 6 Hours of Imola (ITA)
- May 10: TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL)
- June 14-15: 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA)
- July 13: Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo (BRA)
- September 7: Lone Star Le Mans (USA)
- September 28: 6 Hours of Fuji (JPN)
- November 8: Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain (BAH)

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