WEC Final Round Preview

After nine months of racing around the globe, the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship will make its final stop in the deserts of Bahrain. The season finale has arrived, one last showdown under the lights. The grid is filled with high-stakes title fights and emotional farewells, but it won’t be over until the checkered flag waves. 

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First appearing on the WEC calendar in 2012, the Bahrain International Circuit has become the championship's season finale. Located in Sakhir, the 5.412km track is known for its long straights, heavy braking zones, high tyre degradation, sand on the track, and its day-to-night transition. Bahrain has hosted some intense title deciders, such as Toyota vs. Porsche in the mid-2010s. Once again, titles are coming down to racing under the floodlights of Sakhir. 

In the Hypercar class, Ferrari is still on top with 204 points, Porsche is in second with 165 points, and Cadillac is close behind with 143 points. With the race being 8 hours, a total of 66 points are up for grabs, meaning any of the top three can claim the championship victory. 

In the LMGT3 class, #92 Porsche is in the lead with 105 points, #21 Ferrari is in second with 94 points, and #81 Corvette is in third with 81 points. 39 points are up for grabs; any of the top three can win it. 

Bahrain isn’t just the end of a season, but also marks the end of an era. Porsche has announced their exit from the WEC at the end of the 2025 season to focus on IMSA and Formula E. For many, this race is about more than just points; it’s legacy, closure, and a final statement under the lights.

Another significant farewell will be for Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, who is set to make his last WEC appearance with the #38 Cadillac before retiring from professional racing to spend more time with his family.

On the flip side, Genesis is set to join the grid in 2026. The Korean luxury brand, competing under the Genesis Magma Racing banner, will enter with a two-car LMDh program and its prototype, the GMR-001. It marks Hyundai’s first-ever factory return to top-level endurance racing. 

After nine months of epic battles, countless strategy gambles, and sleepless nights in pit walls across the world, everything comes down to one final sprint into the desert night. Bahrain will decide legacies, crown champions, wave goodbye to icons, and set the tone for a new era that begins the moment the lights go out next season. Eight hours. Under the floodlights. Titles, pride, and last chances on the line. The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship ends here, and it will not go quietly.

Written by Haley Hall